key AUDI S3 SEDAN 2015 Owner's Guide

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Stopp ing /p ark in g
If the se lector lever is not in the P position when
you open the driver's door, the vehicle cou ld roll.
In vehicles with a convenience key*, the message:
Shift t o P, o ther wis e vehi cle c an roll away .
D oo rs do not lo ck if l ever i s not i n P
appears . You
will also hear a warning tone.
~ Press and ho ld the brake pedal c:> A ­
~ Set the parking brake.
~ Se lect the P selector lever pos ition.
Stopping on an incline
~ Always press the b rake pedal to hold the vehi­
cle in place and prevent it from "rolling back"
c:> A -Do not try to prevent the vehicle from
"rolling back" when a gear is engaged by in­
creasing the engine speed
c:> @ .
Starting on an incline in vehicl es without H ill
H old *
~ Set the parking brake.
~ With the driving gear se lected, press the accel ­
erator pedal carefully. The parking brake releas­
es automatically . Requ irement: The door must
be closed .
Starting o n an incline in veh icles with Hill
Hol d*
~ With the driving gear selected, remove your
foot from the brake pedal and press the accel­
erator pedal
c:> page 80, Hill hold.
Under certain circumstances, (such as driving in
the mountains or towing a tra iler), it may be use­
ful to sw itch temporarily to the manual sh ift pro­
gram in order to adjust the gears to the driving
conditions by hand~
page 87.
When parking on a level surface, simply place the
selector lever in the P position. On inclines, acti­
vate the parking brake first and then move the
selecto r lever to the P position~
page 78. This
prevents the locking me chanism from being load­
ed too heavi ly and wi ll make it easier to move the
selector lever out of the P posit ion .
Aut omatic transm issio n
A WARNING
-The vehicle can roll even when the engine is
sw itched off.
- Unintended vehicle movement can lead to
serious injuries.
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine running while in gear. If you must leave your
veh icle when the engine is running, set the
parking brake and move the selector lever to
the P position.
- Power is still transferred to the wheels when
the eng ine is running at idle. To prevent the
veh icle from "creeping", you must keep your
foot on the brake when the engine is run­
n ing and the selec to r l ever is in the D, Sor R
position or "tiptronic" mode is selected .
- Do not inadvertently press the accelera tor
pedal when the vehicle is stationa ry. Other­
wise the vehicle will start to move immedi­
ately, even if the parking brake is set. This
could res ult in a crash.
- Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the se lector lever position while
the vehicle is stationary and the eng ine is
running.
- Never engage the R or P selector level pos i­
tions while dr iv ing.
It could cause a crash.
- Before driving down a steep s lope, reduce
your speed and shift into a lower gear with
"t iptronic".
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
pedal too often or too long when driving
down a hill. Constant braking causes the
brakes to overheat and substantially re­
duces braking performance, increases brak­
ing d istance or causes comp lete failure of
the brake system.
- If you must stop on an incline, always hold
the vehicle in place with the foot brake or pa rking brake to prevent it from ro lling
back.
- Never hold the vehicle on an incline with a slipping clut ch. The cl utch opens au tomati­
cally when it becomes too hot from the
overload . The
mJ indicator light turns on
and a message appears
c:> page 88 when
the clutch is overloaded .
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_& WARNING
With the vibration warning switched off, no
visible warning will appear in t he instrument
cluster dis play when crossing a lane ma rker.
(D Tips
Ma rket-specific: your settings are automati­
cally stored and assigned to the remote con­
trol key being used .
Audi side assist
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Audi side assist
Fig . 9 5 Sensor detect io n range
Fig . 96 Display on the exterior mirror
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traffic behind your ve hicle. W it hi n the limit s of
the system, it warns yo u about vehicles that are
coming closer or that are traveling with your
within sensor range
(D ¢ fig . 95: If a lane change
is classified as cr it ica l, the display @in the exte­
rior mirror turns on
c:> fig. 96.
The display in the left exterior mirro r provides as ­
sistance when making a la ne change to the left,
while the d isp lay in the right exterior mirror pro-
A ssi st
vides assistance when making a lane change to
th e right.
Information stage
As long as you do not act ivate the tu rn signa l,
s ide ass ist
informs yo u about vehicles that are
de te cted a nd classified as criti cal. The d is pl ay in
the mirror turns on, but is dim .
T he display rema ins d im in the info rmation stage
so tha t your v iew toward the front is not dis tur­
bed.
Warn ing stage
If you activate the turn s ignal, s ide ass ist warns
you about vehicles that are de tected and classi­
fied as cri tica l. The display in the respective m ir­
ro r blinks brightly . If this happe ns, che ck tr affi c
by glanc ing in the rearv iew mirror and over your
sho ulder
c:> .&. in General information on
page 110.
@ Tips
- Yo u can adjust the brightness on of the dis­
play on the rearview mirror
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-If vehicles are approaching or being left
behind very quickly. The display may not
turn on in time .
- In poor weather conditions such as heavy
rain, snow or heavy mist.
- On very wide lanes, in tight curves, or if
there is a rise in the road surface. Vehicles
in the adjacent lane may not be detected
because they are outside of the sensor range.
- Audi side assist cannot detect all vehicles
under all conditions, which can increase the
risk of accidents .
- Please note that side assist only displays ap­
proaching vehicles or vehicles in your blind
spot if your vehicle is traveling at least
19 mph (30 km/h).
- In certain situations, the system may not
work or its function may be limited. For ex­
ample:
- The display may not turn on at the right
time if vehicles are approaching or passing
very quickly.
- In poor weather conditions, such as heavy rain, snow or fog.
- In very wide lanes, in tight curves or when
there are slopes in the roadway, vehicles in
the neighboring lanes may not be detect­
ed because they are outside of the sensor
range .
(D Note
The sensors can be displaced by impacts or
damage to the bumper, wheel housing and
underbody. This can affect the system. Have
an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility check their function .
(Di Tips
-If the window glass in the driver's door or
front passenger's door has been tinted, the
display in the exterior mirror may be misin­
terpreted.
- For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, refer to
r::!> page 2 65 .
Assist
Switching on and off
App lies to vehicles : wi th Audi side ass ist
The system and be switched on and off in the
MMI*.
"'Select: the I MENU I button> Car> Systems*
control button > Driver assistance> Audi side
assist .
With Off, the system is switched off.
An activated system will signal every time the ig­ nition is switched on by turning the displays in
the exterior mirrors on briefly.
Adjusting the display brightness
App lies to vehicles: wi th Audi s ide ass ist
The display brightness can be adjusted in the
MM!*.
"'Select: the I MENU I button> Car> Systems*
control button > Driver assistance > Audi side
assist .
The display brightness adjusts automatically to
the brightness of the surroundings, both in the
information and in the warning stage. In very
dark or very bright surroundings, the display is al­
ready set to the minimum or maximum level by
the automatic adjustment. In such cases, you
may notice no change when adjusting the bright­
ness, or the change may only be noticeable once
the surroundings change.
Adjust the brightness to a level where the display
in the information stage will not disrupt your
view forward. If you change the brightness, the
display in the exterior mirror will briefly show the
brightness level in the information stage . The
brightness of the warning stage is linked to the
brightness in the information stage and is adjust­
ed along with the information stage adjustment .
(D Tips
-Side assist is not active while you are mak­
ing the adjustment.
- Your settings are automatically stored and assigned to the remote control key being
used.
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Assist Systems comfort
Audi adaptive cru ise control*
comfortable
Adaptive damper s* comfor table
Engine sound* subtle
a) Subtle in the selector lever position D and sporty in S.
(D Tips
Your individual * mode settings are automati­
cally stored and assigned to the remote co n­
trol key being used.
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auto dynamic
ba
lanced sporty
ba la nced sporty
subtle/sportyal sporty

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Adjusting the display and the warning tones
App lies to vehicles: with pa rking system p lus/rearv iew cam­
era
The display and warning tones con be adjusted in
the MMI.
~ Select: the I MENU ! button >Car> Systems *
control button > Driver assistance > Parking
aid.
Display
On* -
optical display is shown for the parking sys­
tem plus, rearview camera image is shown for
parking system plus with rearv iew camera *.
Off -when the parking system is switched off, on­
l y audible signals are given.
Warning tones
Front volume -
Volume for the front and side*
area
Rear volume -Volume for the rear area
Front frequency -Frequency for the front and
side* area
Rear frequency -Frequency for the rear area
Entertainment volume lowering -When the
parking system is turned on, the volum e of the
audio/video source is lowered.
The newly adjusted value is briefly heard from
the signal generator.
- The warning tones can also be adjusted di­
re ctly from the visual d isplay or the rearview
camera image*. Simply press the
Settings
control button.
- The settings a re automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote control key that is in
use.
Error messages
Ap plies to vehicles: with park ing system p lus/rearv iew cam ­
era
There is an error in the system if the LED in the
p, ,1 A. button is blinking and you hear a continuous
Parking systems
alarm for a few seconds after switching on the
parking system or when the parking system is al­
ready activated .
If the error is not corrected be­
fore you switch
off the ignition, the LED in the P1
1,
button w ill blink the next time you switch on the
parking system by shift ing into reverse .
Parking system plus*
If a sensor is faulty, the~ symbol will appear in
front of/behind the vehicle in the MMI display. If
a rear sensor is faulty, only obstacles that are in
areas @and @are shown ¢
page 116, fig. 101.
If a front sensor is faulty, only obstacles that are
i n areas © and @are shown .
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected .
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Intelligent Technology
is not different from a two wheel drive vehi­
cle. Do not be tempted to accelerate to a
high speed when the road is slippery th is in­
creases the r isk of an accident.
- Note that on wet streets, the front wheels
can "hydrop lane" if driving at speeds that
are too high . Unlike front whee l drive
vehicles, the engi ne does not rev higher sud­
denly when the vehicl e begins hyd rop laning.
Fo r th is r easo n, pay a ttent ion to the road
co ndi tions regardless of your speed.
Energy management
The starting ability is optimized
The en ergy management system manages the
electrical energy distribution and optimizes the
availability of electrical energy for starting the
engine.
When a ve hicle with a co nventional energy sys­
tem is not driven for a long time, the battery is
drained by equipment (for example the immobil­
izer) . In certa in circumstances , there cou ld may
not be eno ugh energy to start the engine .
Your vehicle is equipped w it h an intelligent ener­
gy management system for distr ibut ing electric i­
ty . T his sign ificantly improves the starting ability
and inc reases the battery life .
The energy management system Is made up of
battery diagnos is , idling cu rrent management
and dynamic energy management.
Battery diagnosis
The batte ry diagnosis determines the batte ry
charge leve l. The sensors determine the batte ry
voltage, the battery current , and the battery
t emperature . The current cha rge level and the
pe rformance of t he battery a re dete rmined based
on this .
Idling current management
The idling cu rrent management decreases the
energy used while parked. W it h the engine
sw itched off, it manages the energy d istribution
to the different electrical components . Date from
battery diagnosis is taken into account for this .
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Depend ing on the ba tte ry charge leve l, electrical
equipment is switched off one item after the oth­
er, to prevent the battery from dra ining and to
retain the start ing ability.
Dynamic energy management
While driv ing, dynam ic ene rgy management dis­
tribu tes the appropriate amount o f energy to the
e lectrica l equ ipment. It control s the battery
charge level so that more ene rgy is not used then
i s be ing generated in order to maintain an opti­
mal battery charge level.
(D Tips
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- Energy management cannot overcome the
laws of p hys ics. Note that the charge level
and length of the battery life a re limited.
- When the sta rting ability is endangered, the
(•) indicator light t urns on
c:> page 19 .
What you should know
Maintaining the starting ability is the highest
priority.
A lot of st ress is placed on the battery when dr iv ­
ing sho rt distances, in traffic, and at cold t imes
of the year. A lot of energy is used but little is
generated.
It is also critical when the engine is
not ru nning but e lectr ica l equipment is sw itched
o n. In th is case, energy is used but none is gener ­
ated.
In sit uat ions like this, e nergy ma nagement w ill
active ly regu lated the distribution of energy .
Long periods without use
If you do not drive your vehicle for several days or
weeks, e lectr ica l cons umers are grad ually scaled
back or sw itched off. This reduces energy use and
ensures the ve hicle w ill be able to start after long
per iods of time . Some conven ience functions
suc h as opening w it h the remote co ntrol key may
not be available. These conve nience f unct ions
will be ava ila ble aga in once you swi tch the igni-
tion on and st art the eng ine . .,_

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_& WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im­
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death. Safety belts can work only
when used correctly .
- Always fasten your safety belts correctly be­
fore driving off and make sure al l passen­
gers are correctly restrained.
- For maximum protection, safety belts must
always be pos itioned properly on the body.
- Never strap more than one person, includ­
ing small ch ildren, into any belt.
- Never place a safety belt over a child sitting
on your lap.
- Always keep feet in the footwell in front of
the seat while the vehicle is being driven.
- Never let any person ride with their feet on
the instrument panel or sticking out the
window or on the seat.
- Never remove a safety belt while the vehicle
is moving . Doing so will increase your risk of
being injured or killed.
- Never wear belts twisted.
- Never wear belts over rigid or breakable ob-
jects in or on your clothing, such as eye
glasses, pens, keys, etc., as these may cause
injury.
- Never allow safety belts to become dam­
aged by being caught in door or seat hard­
ware.
- Do not wear the shoulder part of the belt
under your arm or otherwise out of position.
- Several layers of heavy clothing may inter­
fere with correct positioning of belts and re­ duce the overall effectiveness of the system.
- Always keep belt buckles free of anything
that may prevent the buckle from latching
securely.
- Never use comfort clips or devices that cre­
ate slack in the shoulder be lt. However, spe­
cial clips may be required for the proper use
of some child restraint systems.
- Torn or frayed safety belts can tear, and
damaged belt hardware can break in an acc i­
dent. Inspect belts regularly. If webb ing,
bind ings, buckles, or retracto rs are dam-
Safety belts
aged, have belts replaced by an authorized
Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
- Safety belts that have been worn and loaded
in an accident must be replaced with the
correct replacement safety belt by an au­
thorized Audi dealer. Replacement may be
necessary even if damage cannot be clearly
seen. Anchorages that were loaded must al­
so be inspected.
- Never remove, modify, d isassemble, o r try
to repair the safety belts yourself.
-Always keep the belts clean. Dirty belts may not work properly and can impair the func­
tion of the inertia reel~
table Internal
cleaning on page 237.
Safety belts
Fastening safety belts
Safety first -everybody buckle up!
Fig. 122 Belt buck le and tongue on the d rive r's seat
To provide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the wear­
er's body.
.. Adjust the front seat and head restraint proper­
ly ¢
page 54, Front seats.
.. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench is
in an upright position and securely latched in
place before using the belt¢.&, .
.. Ho ld the belt by the tongue and pull it even ly
across the chest and pelvis ¢.&_ .
.. Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch securely
¢ fig. 122 .
.. Pull on the belt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buckle.
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Safety belts
Autom atic safet y belt retractors
Every safety belt is eq uipped w ith an automatic
be lt retractor on the shou lder belt. This feature
locks the belt when the be lt is pulled o ut fast,
during hard brak ing and in an accident . The belt
may also lock when you drive up or down a steep
hill or through a sharp curve. During normal driv­
ing the belt lets you move freely.
S afety belt p rete n sioner s
The safety be lts are equipped with a belt preten­
sioner that helps to t ighten the safety belt and
remove s lack when the pretensioner is activated
¢ page 146. The funct ion of the pretensioner is
mon itored by a warning light
<=:>page 20.
Converti ble lock ing r etra ctor
Every safety belt except the one on the driver
seat is equipped w ith a convertib le locking retrac­
tor that
must be used when the safety belt is
used to attach a child seat. Be sure to read the
important information about this feature
¢page 182 .
.&_ WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious injury in an accident¢
page 144,
Safety belt posi tion.
- Safety belts offer optimum protection only
when the seatback is upright and belts are
properly positioned on the body.
- Always make sure that the rea r seat back­
rest to which t he center rear safety belt* is
attached is securely latched whenever the
rear center safety be lt is being used .
If the
backrest is not securely latched, the passen ­
ger wi ll move forward with the backrest dur­
ing sudden braking, in a sudden maneuver
and especially in a crash.
- Never attach the safety belt to the buck le
for another seat. Attaching the belt to the
wrong buckle will reduce safety be lt effec­
t iveness and can cause serious persona l in­
jury.
- A passenger who is not properly restrained can be se riously in jured by the safety belt it­
self when it moves from the stronger parts
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of the body into critical areas like the abdo­
men.
- Always lock the convertible locking retractor
when you are secur ing a child seat in the ve­
hicle
¢page 184.
(D Tips
For information on safety belt pretensioners,
refer to
¢page 146.
Safety belt position
Correct belt position is the key to getting maxi­
mum protection from safety belts .
Fig. 123 Safety belt posit ion
Use the height adjustment to change the posit ion
of the shoulder belt of the front safety belts.
.&_ WARNING
I mp roperly posit ioned safety be lts can cause
serio us pe rsonal injury in an accident.
- The shou lder belt should lie as close to the
center of the collar bone as possib le and
should fi t well on the body. Ho ld the bel t
above the latch to ng ue and pull it evenly
across the chest so that it sits as low as pos ­
sible on the pe lvis and there is no pressure
on the abdomen. The belt should always fit
snug ly¢
fig. 123. Pull on the belt to tighten
if necessary.
- The lap be lt portion of the safety belt must
be positioned as low as poss ible across pel­
vis and never over the abdomen. Make sure
the belt lies flat and snug
c::> fig. 123. Pu ll on
the belt to tighten if necessary.
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Checking and F ill in g
sure you are using the correct brake f luid .
The correct type of brake fluid is also indi­
cated on the brake fluid reservoir .
- The brake fluid must be new. Heavy use of
the brakes can cause a vapor lock if the
brake fluid is left in the system too long.
This can ser iously affect the effic iency of
the brakes as well as your safety . This
could res ult in an accident.
(D Note
Brake flu id will damage the paint of your vehi­
cle .
@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the problem of proper d isposa l of
brake fluid as well as the spec ia l tools re-
quired and the necessary expertise, we rec ­
ommend tha t you have the b rake fluid
changed by your author ized Audi dealer.
Battery
General information
The battery in yo ur Audi does not need any ma in­
tenance under normal operating conditions. Aud i
recommends having the electro lyte level check by
an author ized Audi dealer or author ized Audi
Service Fac ility when the re a re
high outside tem­
pe ratu res or when dr iv ing a ll day. The electroly te
leve l sho uld also be checked ea ch t ime the bat ­
t ery is charged
9 page 210 .
Have the battery checked when you br ing you r ve­
hicle in fo r an inspec tio n. It is a good idea to re­
p la ce the batte ry if i t is more than 5 ye ars old .
During certai n types of a irbag dep loyments, the
battery is disconnect ed from the vehicle electr i­
cal system fo r safety reasons
9 .&. in Repair, care
and disposal of the airbags on page 163.
Disconnecting the battery terminals
Some veh icle functions (such as power windows)
are not ava ilable when the batte ry is disco nnect­
ed. These functions must be programmed after
the ba ttery is reconnec ted. To avoid havi ng to do
t his , on ly disconnect the b attery from the veh icle
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electrica l sys tem when that is necessa ry to pe r­
form repairs.
To reprogram the func tion s, proceed as fo llows:
Function Reprogramming
P owe r window one-
9 page 41, Correcting
to uch up/down f unc-power window malfunc-
tion tions
Remote control key o r If the vehicle does not
Conve nience key reac t to the key , it must
be synchronized
9 page 35
Digita l clock 9 page 10
ESC indi cato r light The ind icator lig ht goes
o ut afte r driving a few
meters
Not running the vehicle for long periods of
time
If you do not d rive yo ur vehicle for several days or
weeks, e lectr ica l components are gradua lly re­
duced or switched off. Th is red uces energy con­
s u mption and maintains the vehicle's ability to
start over a long per iod of t ime ¢
page 128.
Some conven ience functions , such as inter ior
li ght ing or power seats* may not wo rk . These
convenienc e functions w ill be availabl e agai n
o nce you swi tch the ig nition on and sta rt the en ­
gine.
Winter operation Du ring the winter months , it is common for the
batte ry capaci ty to dec rease as the tempe rat ur es
become lower . This is because more powe r is
needed to start the vehicle and componen ts such
as the he ad lights and the rear window defogger
are used more frequent ly.
Avoid using powe r unnecessar ily, especially in
c ity dr iv ing o r o n short trips . H ave yo ur au thor­
iz ed Audi de aler or author ized A udi Se rv ice Facili­
ty check the ba ttery capacity before the start of
winter ¢
page 210. A well-charged battery will
not only reduce starting problems in co ld weath­
er, but it will a lso last longer .

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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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