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-Some of the equipment listed in the follow­
ing tables applies only to certain model
versions or certain opt ional equ ipment.
Interior fuse ass ignment
F ig. 186 Vehicle interior: fuse assignment
No. Equipment
Fl Engine components
F2 Seat
adjustment
F3 Hydraulic pump cover (Cabriolet)
F4 MM
controls, MMI-components
FS Gateway
F6 Anti-theft
alarm system
Climate/heati ng control, selector lever
F7 (automat ic transm ission), parking heater,
rear window heater relay coil
Diagnosis, electromechanical parking
F8 brake switch, light switch, rain/light sen-
sor, interior lighting
F9 Steering column switch module
FlO Display
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Fll Reversible
driver's side safety belt tension-
ers
F12 MMI area
F13 Adapt ive dampers control module
No.
Fl4
FlS
Fl6
F 1 7
F18
F19
F20
F23
F 24
F 25
F 26
F27
F28
F29
F 31
F32
F 33
F34
F3S
F 36
F37
F 39
F 40
F 41
F42
F43
F 44
Fu ses a nd bulb s
Equipment
Climate control system blower
Electronic steering co lumn lock
MMI area
Instrument cluster
Rearview camera
Conv ince key system control mod ule, tank
system
Tank system
Exterior lighting, heated washer fluid noz-
zles
Panorama sunroof/ power top control
module, power top latch (Cabriolet)
Door/driver 's side doors (for example pow-
er windows)
Se at heating
Sound-amplifier
Power top control modu le, electronics
(Cab riolet)
Inter ior light ing
E xterior lighting
Driver assistance systems
Airbag
Button illumination, coils for upper cabin
heating relay (Cab riolet) and socket relay,
i nte rior sound, back- up light sw itch, tern-
perature sensor, oi l level sensor
Diagnosis, headlight range control system,
a ir quality sensor, automatic d imming
rearview m irror
Right cornering light/ right LED-headlight
Left cornering light/ left LED-headlight
Door/front passenger's side doors (for ex-
ample, power windows)
Sockets Reversible front passenger's side safety
belt tensioners
Central locking components, windshield
washer system
Head lights, l ight ing
a ll wheel drive
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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 repa irs 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 other 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 .
Befo re you check an ything in the engine com -
"' partm ent, always r ead and h eed all WARNING S
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Co 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 an­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop .
- The engine compar tment o f any motor vehi ­
cle is a potentially hazardous area. Never reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature contro lled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
g ine is off. The radiator fan sw itches on au­
tomatically when the coolant reaches a cer­
tain tempe ratu re and will continue to run
until the coolant temperature drops.
- Always sw itch off the ignition before anyone
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 not adequate 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 applied.
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Index
Cargo net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
CD -ROM playe r (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
C D change r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Ce ntra l ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Centra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Folding the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
L uggage compa rtment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
P anorama sun roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 1
p ' d owe r win ows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety cen tral lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Cert ification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
265
Changing engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Ch ild restr aints
D anger o f using c hild restra ints in the front
seat ... .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ...
149
Where can I get additiona l information
about child restra ints and their use? . . . .
189
Ch ild restra int sys tem an chors . . . . . . . . . . 185
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Important safety instructions fo r using ch ild
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 5
Tet he r an chors
188
Tethe r str aps . .... ......... .. .. .. .. . 188
Ch ild safety lock
Powe r windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
Convertible ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
H ow do I p roperly install a ch ild safety seat
. h' l ? m myve 1c e . ................. ... .. . 175
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Insta lling a child res traint using the LA T CH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 7
LA T CH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Mounting and re leasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
187
Safety instructions.............. .. ... 175
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 177
268
Child seats
Securing 178
182
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 35
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 237
Cleaning Alcan tara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Cleaning art ificial leathe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
C leaning carbon parts . ... . ..... ... 237, 238
Cleaning con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 7
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . ..
236, 237
Cleaning disp lays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 7
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . .
236
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Cl eaning r ims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 36
Cleaning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Cleaning tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 38
Cli mate control system
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Climate co ntrol system (automatic)
Adjusting air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67, 68
Air distrib ution, air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
A UTO (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . 66
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Defrost ing t he w indshie ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
D rive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Re ar window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recirc ulation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Setting the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
synch ronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cli mate co ntrol system (ma nual)
Adjus ting air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 , 68
Adjus tin g the tempera ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Air distrib ution, air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
B lower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Defrost ing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recircu lation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Closi ng
Hood ..... .. .... .. .. ... .......... .. 200
P a no rama sunroo f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows ... .... .. .. ... . .. .... ... .. . 40
Closi ng/ope ning
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
wi th the centra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . 3 7

Index
Service in terval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Using the multif unction steering whee l . . . 27
Driver seating posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
Drive select .. .. ................. .. ... 112
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Driving t ime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dust filter
refer to Po llutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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ECO mode (automatic climate control
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Descr ipt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Fue l economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Electrical accessories
refer to Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Elect romechanica l par king b rake
refer to Parking bra ke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
E lectromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Indicator l ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
E lectronic different ia l lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Elect ron ic immobili ze r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
also refer to Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Elect ron ic speed lim ite r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
E lectron ic stabilization control ( ESC)
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Elect ronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . . . 123
E me rgency ass istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
E mergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
E me rgency flashers
I ndicator ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
E me rgency operation
E me rgency braking fu nction . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Fr ont passenge r's door/ rear doo rs . . . . . . . 39
L ugg age compartmen t lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 0
P anorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
with convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
270
Emergency re lease
Fuel f iller door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
E merge ncy s tarting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20S
Preheating (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Preheating (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Star ting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Starting (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Start ing (dr iver messages w ith conven ience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Star ting (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
stopp ing (b utton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
stopp ing (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Engine compartment Clos ing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Open ing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Overview . ... .... .. .. ... . .. .... . 200, 201
Safety preca utions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
E ngin e co ntrol ( indicato r light) . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
adding ... .. .... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. 203
Changi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Checking the oi l level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Dipst ick ... .. .... .. .. ....... 200, 201, 203
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Oil consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Spec ificat io n and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
T empe rat ure indica to r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
U se ...... .. .... .. .. .. ........... .. 203
Engine speed lim itation ( indicato r light) . . . 23
Environment Break-in per iod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Diesel pa rticulate f ilter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19S
Dispos ing of your veh icle battery . . . . . . .
211
D rivi ng at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . . . . 71
P roper disposal of d ra ined bra ke fl uid . . . 20 7
Proper disposal of d ra ined eng ine oi l . . . . 204
U nleaded fuel .. .. .. ................. 190
Wha t shou ld I do with an o ld battery? ... 211
EPC (engine cont ro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Coming/Leaving home................. 45
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 45
Highway light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Park ing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Switch ing daytime running lights on and off .45
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Light/ rain sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 49
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior/reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
L oading the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
Locking/unlocking
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 37
with the convenience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
with the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
L ong-term memory
28
Low beam
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) . . . . .
185
Luggage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Increasing the si ze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Loading .. .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 59
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Revers ible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Luggage compartment lid
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Lumbar support 54,55
Index
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Magnetic ride
refer to Adaptive dampers
Maintenance
. . .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. ..
Maintenance intervals
with driver information system ..... .. . .
Mirror
112
262
212
Digital compass switching on and off. .. .. 51
d ' . 1mming .. .... .. ................ .... 48
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mirror compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . .
160
Motor
stopping (driver messages with mechanical
ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Multifunction steering whee l . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
N
Natural leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Navigation system
CD-ROM player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58
NH TSA
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blue. .. ............. .. .. .. 195
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Number of vehicle keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Occupant seating posi tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Oil
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
also refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 203
Oil change interval
with driver information system . . . . . . . . .
212
On-Board-D iagnost ic System (OBD)
System indicator light (MIL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Operation (multifunct ion steering wheel)
28
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Index
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electronic speed lim iter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Opening. .. .. .. .. .... .. ... .... .. .. .. .. 33
F ue l filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows .. .. .... ........... .. .. .... 40
Opening/closing with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
with the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Othe r equipment (eff iciency program) . . . . . 30
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Overview (Cockpit)
Owner's Literature
p
Paint damage ..............
... .... . 8
s
237
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Conven ience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Parking aid Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Power supply fa ilure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Setting/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
also refer to Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Parking system Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . . 121
Cleaning the rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . 118
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Parking system plus .. ...... .... ... .. . 116
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
a/sorefertoPark ingsystems ... .. . 116,117
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . 84, 85
274 particulate
filter
refer to Diesel particu late filter . . . . . . . . 195
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 160
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 141
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Windows . .. .. .. .. .. ........ ..... .. . 40
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Preheating With button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
with key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Basic (description) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 106
Front (description) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 131
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Proper seating posit ion
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Occupants. .... .. .. .. ............. .. 131
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Protection mat
refer to Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Q
Question
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 141

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Radiator fan
Radio clock 206
refer to Clock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rain/light sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 49
Sw itching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Range (tank contents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear lid
refer to luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . 39
Rear light
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems 116,117
Rearview mirror
refer to Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rearview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recirculation mode
automatic control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 65
Reducing fue l consumption
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Synch ron izat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
u nl ocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 50
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Reset button (tr ip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Resetting the tr ip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Retract New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Ind ex
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Reve rse (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 82
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Right hand dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rims ......... ... .. ................. 229
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Load ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
s
Saddlebag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Safe drivi ng habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Co rrect seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Pedal a rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 146
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women 145
Safety be lt pretensioner
Serv ice and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 40, 143
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Height ad justment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Improperly wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Indicator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Sa fe ty be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Warning/ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Safety compliance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Safety eq uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
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Index
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3
Safety instructions for side curta in airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
fo r using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 162
Safety systems (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Seat adjustment Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fr ont passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 132
Incorrect seat posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Seats
adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 55
Correct seating posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Select ive wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . . 123
Selector lever (automatic transmission)
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Service interval display
w ith driver information system . . . . . . . . . 212
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting the date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sett ing the temperature
automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 67
Setting the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SETUP (basic settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Shift paddles (automat ic transm iss ion) . . . . 87
Short-term memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
276
Side airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Howtheywork ... .. ................. 168
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
also refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Sliding/tilting sunroof
refer to Panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Stabilization program
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
START ENGINE STOP button (conven ience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
START ENGINE STOP (convenience key) . . . . . 76
Start ing
Hill ho ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting from a stop Hill start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting (engine) Malfunction (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Malfunction (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
With button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7S
With key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Steering Electromechanical steering .......... 126, 0
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Locking steering (ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . 74
Locking the steering (button) . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Locking (mechanical ignition lock) . . . . . . . 73
also refer to Electromechanical steering . 126