seats AUDI S3 SEDAN 2015 Owners Manual
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Table of contents
Owner's Literature
About this Owner's Manual ... .. .
Cockpi t ... ...... ........... .. .. .. .
Cockpi t overview .......... .. .. .. .
Controls at a g lance . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
Instrument s and indicator lights
Instruments .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .
I ndicator ligh ts .... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) ..... .
Driver inform ation system ..... .
Overview ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Operation . ..... .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Boost indicator .... ........... .. .. .. .
Efficiency program ............ .. .. .. .
Lap t imer a nd engine oil temperature
i n dicator . .. .... .......... ...... ... .
Start and drive .............. .. .. .
Opening and clo sing ...... .. .. .. .
Centra l locking .. .............. ... .. .
L uggage compa rtment lid .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Ch ild safety loc k ... ......... .. .. .. .. .
P ower windows . ............. .. .. .. .
P anorama s unroof .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
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Light and Vi sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Seats and storage ....... .. .. ... . .
General information .......... .. .. .. .
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Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
H ead rest raints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
S to rag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
L uggage compa rtmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Roof rac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Climate con trol sy stem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4
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Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Econom ica l and envi ronmentally-friendly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Starting and stopp ing the engine
(ve hicles w ith an ign ition lock) . . . . . . . . . 73
Start ing and stopp ing the engine
(ve hicl es w ith a convenience key) . . . . . . . 75
Drive r messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7
E lectromechanica l pa rking brake . . . . . . . 78
Hill ho ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Automatic tran smission . . . . . . . . . 82
S troni c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Trai ler mode notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Driver assi stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4
Assi st .. .. .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 94
E lectronic speed limiter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cruise contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . .
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Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
General informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Audi pr e sense bas ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Audi pre se nse front. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Audi s ide ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
A udi drive select (d rive settings) . . . . . . . . 112
Parking systems
General information
Rear par king system
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Parking system pl us. .. ........... .. .. 116
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
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Adjusting the disp lay and the warning
tones .... .. .. .. .... .... ... .. .. .... . 121
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 122
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle cont rol
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Electronic stabilization control (ESC) . . . . 123
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
All wheel drive (quatt ro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
En ergy management 128
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Correct passenger seating positions..... 131
Driver's and front passenger's footwe ll . . 13 5
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Storing cargo correct ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety belt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Airb ag sy stem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System . 160
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
I mportant information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Securing child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
LATCH system (Lower anchorages and
tethers for children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Table of contents
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . .
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Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Diesel f uel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Catalytic co nverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
D ie sel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Selective catalytic reduction . . . . . . . . . . . 195
En gine compartm ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Eng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Serv ice interval display
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Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 232
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23S
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23S
Cleaning and care information 236
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Luggage compartment lid emergency
re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
General informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Equipm ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Fu se s and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
El ectrica l fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 8
Bulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Emergency situation s . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Starting by pushing or towing . . . . . . . . . . 252
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Using jump start cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Towing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
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General information
Important information
A WARNING
Refer to the chapter Driving Safely
c::> page 130, Driving safety for important in
formation, tips, suggestions and warnings
that you should read and follow for your own
safety and the safety of your passengers.
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system con only
provide maximum protection if the front seats
ore correctly adjusted.
There are various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the driver and the front passenger. Adjust
your seat properly so that:
- you can easily and quickly reach all the switches
and controls in the instrument panel
-your body is properly supported thus reducing
physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and airbag system can offer
maximum protection
c::> page 148.
In the following sections, you will see exactly
how you can best adjust your seats.
There are special regulations and instructions for
installing a child seat on the front passenger's
seat . Always follow the information regarding
child safety provided in
c::> page 172, Child safe
ty.
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and all
other passengers can result in serious person
al injury.
- Always keep your feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion -never put your feet on
top of the instrument panel, out of the win
dow or on top of the seat cushion. This ap
plies especially to the passengers. If your
seating position is incorrect, you increase
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the risk of injury in the case of sudden brak
ing or an accident.
If the airbag inflates and
the seating position is incorrect, this could result in personal injury or even death.
- It is important for both the driver and front
passenger to keep a distance of at least
10 inches (25 cm) between themselves and
the steering wheel and/or instrument panel.
If you're sitting any closer than this, the air
bag system cannot protect you properly. In
addition, the front seats and head restraints
must be adjusted to your body height so
that they can give you maximum protection.
- Always try to keep as much distance as pos
sible between yourself and the steering
wheel or instrument panel.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front passeng
er's seat while the vehicle is moving. Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud
den loss of vehicle control and personal in
jury. If you adjust your seat while the vehicle is moving, you are out of position .
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjust the driver's seat
in the following manner:
.,. Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so that
you can easily push the pedals to the floor
while keeping your knees slightly bent
c::, A in
Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
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53.
.,. Adjust the backrest so that when you sit with
your back against the backrest, you can still grasp the top of the steering wheel.
.,. For adjustable head restraints: adjust the head
restraint so the upper edge is as even as possi
ble with the top of your head.
If that is not pos
sible, try to adjust the head restraint so that it
is as close to this position as possible
c::> page 56. Move the head restraint so that it
is as close to the back of the head as possible. ..,.
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_& WARNING
Never place any objects in the driver's foot
well. An object could get into the pedal area and interfere w ith pedal function. In case of
sudden brak ing or an accident, yo u wou ld not
be able to brake or acce lerate.
Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the
rearmost position.
To avo id contact wit h the airbag while it is de
p loying, do not sit any closer to the instrument
panel than necessary and always wear the three
poi nt safety belt provided ad justed correctly . We
recommend that you adjust the passe nger's sea t
in the fol low ing manner:
• Bring the backrest up to an (a lmost) upright
pos ition .
Do not ride w ith the seat reclined .
• Fo r adjus table head restraints: adjust the head
rest rain t so the upper edge is as even as possi
ble with the top of your head . If that is not pos
s ible, try to adjust the head restraint so that it
is as close to this position as possib le
c> page 56. Move the head restraint so that it
is as close to the back of the head as possib le.
• Place your feet on the floor in front of the pas
senger's seat.
Front seats
Manual seat adjustment
Applies to veh icles: w ith manu ally a dju stable seats
Fig . 44 F ront seat: manual seat adjustment
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@ -Movi ng the seat fo rward/ba ck: Pull the lever
a nd move the seat.
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@ -Lengthening/shorten ing the upper thigh
support*:
lift the grip handle.
@ -Adjust ing the a ngle of the seat surface* .
P ull /press the lever.
© -Adjust ing the lumbar support*: press the
button in the des ired direction.
® -Moving t he seat up/down: pull/press the lev
er.
® -Adjusting the backrest angle: turn the ad
justing wheel.
_& WARNING
- On ly adjust the fro nt seat with whe n the ve
hicle is stationary . Otherwise, th is i ncreases
t he risk of an accident
- Exerc ise caution when adjusting the seat
he igh t. Ad justing the seat care lessly o r
w it h out check ing ca n pinch hands and fin
ge rs.
- The front seat back rests must not be t ilted
too fa r ba ck when driv ing, beca use thi s im
pa irs the effec tiveness of the s afety belts
a nd airbag system, which incre ases the risk
of injury.
- To reduce t he risk of injury dur ing su dden
braking or in a co llision, the driver and front
passenger should not have t heir backrests i n
the reclined posit io n while driving or riding .
The safety be lts and airbag system can pro
vide the greatest p rotection poss ible when
the backrests are in the upright position and
the safety belts are worn correctly . The
mo re a backrest is reclined , the greater the
r is k of i njury d ue t o an incorrec t seating po
si tion and safety belt pos ition.
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Power seat adjustment
Applies to vehicles: with power adjustable seats
Fig. 45 Front seat: power seat adjus tment
@ -Adjusting the lumbar support: press the but
ton in the desired direction .
®-Moving the seat up/down: press the button
up/down. To adjust the front seat cush ion, press
the front button up/down . To adjust the rear seat
cushion, press the rear button up/down.
@ -Moving the seat forward/back: press the but
ton forward/back.
© -Adjusting the backrest angle: turn the ad
justing wheel.
@ -Lengthening/shortening the upper thigh
support*: lift the grip hand le.
A WARNING
- Only adjust the front seat with when the ve
hicle is stationary . Otherwise, this increases
the risk of an accident
- The power adjustment for the front seats al
so works with the ignition switched off or
with the ignition key removed. For this rea
son, children should never be left unattend ed in the vehicle - they could be injured!
- Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
height. Unsupervised or careless seat ad
justment can pinch fingers or hands causing
injuries.
- While the vehicle is moving, the seat backs
of the front seats must not be inclined too
far to the rear because the effect iveness of
the safety be lts and the airbag system is se
verely compromised -there is a risk of in
jury.
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- To reduce the risk of injury during sudden
braking or in a collision, the driver and front
passenger should not have their backrests in
the reclined position while driving or riding.
The safety belts and airbag system can pro
vide the greatest protection possible when
the backrests are in the upright position and
the safety belts are worn correctly. The
more a backrest is reclined, the greater the
risk of injury due to an incorrect seating po
sition and safety belt position.
Front center armrest
Applies to vehicles: wit h front center armrest
The center armrest can be adjusted to several
levels.
Fig. 46 Armrest between the driver's/front passenger's
seats .
.,.. To adjust the angle, raise the armrest ~fig. 46
notch by notch.
.,.. To bring the armrest back down, raise it out of
the top notch and fold it back down. Then lift
the armrest to the desired position, if necessa
ry.
Please note tha t the driver's ability to move his or
arm may be restricted when the armrest is folded
down. Because of this, the armrest should not be
folded down during city driving.
The armrest can slide forward and back.
There is a storage compartment under the arm
rest.
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Rear center armrest
Applies to vehicles: with rear center armrest
The storage compartment and cup holder are in
tegrated in the armrest.
Fig . 47 Rear armrest
Folding the armre st d own
• Tilt the armrest a ll the way down.
Opening the sto rage c omp artment
• Lift the cover on the upper rim .
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ers, see
c> page 58.
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Applies to veh icles: with adjustable head restraints
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' F ig. 48 Front seat : ad just ing the head restraint
Applies to vehicles w ith super sport seats* (no il
lustration): the head restraints are integrated in
the backrest and cannot be adjusted.
Adjust the head restraints so the upper edge is as
even as possible with the top of your head. If that is not possible, try to adjust as close to this posi
tion as possib le. Push the head restra int as close
as poss ible to the back of the head.
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• To move the head restraint up or forward, slide
it unti l it locks into place .
• To move the head restraint down or back, press
the side button -arrow-
c> fig. 48 and s lide the
head restraint until it locks into place.
Refer to
c> page 134, Proper adjustment of head
restraints
for guidelines on how to adjust the
height of the front head restraints to suit the oc
cupant's body size.
A WARNING
- Dr iving without head restraints or head re
straints that are not adjusted correctly dra
mat ica lly increases the risk of serious o r fa
tal neck inju ries.
- Read and following the WARNINGS in
c> page 134, Proper adjustment of head re
straints.
@ Tips
Head restraints that are adjusted correctly
and safety belts are an extreme ly effect ive
combination of safety equipment.
Rear head restraints
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Fig. 49 Outer rear head rest raints: release point
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If there are passengers in the rear seat, fold the
head restraints up on the occupied seats at least
to the next notch
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Adju sting the head restraints
• To move the head restraint up, hold it at the
sides with both hands and slide it upward unt il
you feel it click into place. .,.
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.. To move the head restraint down, press the
button ®
<::>fig . 49 and slide the head restraint
downward.
Removing the h ead restraints
To remove the head restraints, the backrest m ust
be folded forwa rd partia lly .
.. Remove the screwdrive r from the vehicle too l
k it
9 page 241 .
.. Re lease the backrest<::> page 60 .
.. Press the but ton @ c:? fig. 49 and s lide the head
restraint up as far as it can go<::>
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.. Place the screwdriver in position @ in the
opening, press the button ® and pu ll the head
restraint out of the backrest at the same time
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.. Fold the backrest down unt il it latches securely
t::> .A in Increasing the size of the luggage
compartment on page 60 .
Installing the head re st ra int s
To install the head restraints, the backrest must
be folded forward partially .
.. Re lease the backrest <::>
page 60 .
.. Slide the posts on the head restra int down into
the guides until you feel the posts click into
place. You should not be able to pull the head
restraint out of the backrest .
.,. Fold the backrest down unt il it latches securely
9 .A in Increasing the si ze of the luggage
compartmen t on page 60.
A WARNING
- Only remove the rear seat head restraints
w hen necessary in o rder to i nstall a chi ld
seat . Install the head restraint again imme
diately once the chi ld seat is removed. Driv
ing with the head restraints removed or
head restraints not in the highest position
increases the risk of ser ious injury .
- Read and fo llow ing the WARNINGS in
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page 134.
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Socket
Applies to veh icles: w it h socket
Electrical accessories can be connected in the 12
volt socket.
F ig. S O Center co nsole: front/ rear 12 volt socket•
F ig. 5 1 Luggage compartm ent side trim panel: 12 volt
socket* (examp le)
.. Remove the plug from the center console sock
et <::>
fig. 50, or
.,. Open the cover on the luggage compartment
socket* <::>
fig. 51.
.,. Insert the plug of the electrical dev ice into the
socket .
The 12 volt socket can be used for electrical ac
cessories . The power consumpt ion at the outlet
must not exceed 120 watts.
A WARNING
The socket wo rks only with the igni tion
switc hed on. Inco rrect usage can lead to ser i
ous injur ies or burns . To red uce the risk of in
j u ries, never leave c hildren unattended in the
vehicle with the vehicle key .
@ Note
To prevent damage to the socket, only use the
correct type of p lugs. .,,.
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-Never connect devices that generate e lectr i
ca l power such as solar panels or a battery
charger to the 12 volt socket . They can dam
age the veh icle electrical system.
- To prevent damage to the socket, only use
the correct type of plugs.
@ Tips
The vehicle battery drains when accessories
are turned on but the e ngine is off .
Storage
Beverage holders
Fig . 52 Ce nter console : front cup hol ders
Fig. 53 Sect io n of the rea r be nch se at: rea r cu p ho lde rs•
F ront cup holder s
.. Place beverages in the holder¢ fig. 52. There is
space for two beverages. A larger plastic bottle
can be p laced in the door trim .
Rear* cup hold ers
.. To open the c up holders, tap on the rim @
¢fig . 53.
.. To place the beverage container in the cup hold
er, push the arm @ outward .
.. Then push the arm against the beverage con
ta iner so that the arm lies closely against it .
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.. To close t he cup holders, push them back into
the slot.
A WARNING
Spilled hot liquid can increase the risk of acci
dents and injuries.
- Never drive with containers that contain hot
liqu id such as coffee or tea. The hot liquid
could sp ill and cause b urns during a colli
sion, sudden braking or other vehicle move
ment. Spilled hot liquid can also increase
the risk of accidents and injuries .
- Only use soft containers in the c up ho lders.
Hard cups and g lasses can inc rease the risk
of injury during a collision.
- Never use the cup holder or the adapte r as
an ashtray - this is a fire haza rd .
(D Note
Make sure your beverage container has a lid.
If not, your beverage could spill out and cause
damage to the vehicle electron ic or stain the
seat cove rs.
Glove compartment
F ig. 5 4 Glove co mpar tmen t
Opening /cl os ing
.. To open the glove compa rtmen t, pull the han
dle in the d irect ion of the a rrow .
.. To close the glove compartment, swing the lid
upward unt il it clicks into place .
The glove compartment can be locked using the
vehicle key . .,.
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_& WARNING
Always leave the lid on the glove compartment cover closed while driving to reduce the
risk of injury.
Additional storage compartments
There are additional storage compartments,
compartments and holders at other locations in
the vehicle :
- In the upper part of the glove compartment.
- In the center console under the center arm-
rest* .
- On the back of the right front seat . The com
partment* can hold a maximum weight of
2 lbs
(1 kg).
- Garment hooks on the B-pillar ¢
&.
_& WARNING
-Do not place any objects on the instrument
panel. Objects that are not stored securely
can slide around in the vehicle while driving,
when accelerating or braking or when turn
ing.
- Make sure that objects cannot fall out of the
center console storage compartment or oth
er compartments and into the footwell
while driving. These objects could prevent
you from braking or accelerating during sud
den braking maneuvers.
- Garments hung on the hooks must not ob
struct the driver's view. The garment hooks
are only designed for light objects . Do not
hang any garments with hard, sharp or
heavy objects in the pockets on the garment
hooks . These objects could injure vehicle oc
cupants during sudden brak ing or in a colli
sion - especially if the airbags deploy.
- Always keep the glove compartment closed
while driving to reduce the risk of injury dur
ing a collision or heavy brak ing.
- Read and following the WARNINGS in
¢ page 168, Important safety instructions
on the side airbag system.
-Hang garments so that they do not obstruct
the driver's view.
Seats and storage
-The garment hooks should only be used for
light articles of clothing . Do not leave any
heavy or sharp-edged objects in the pockets
that could interfere with the side airbags unfolding and cause injuries in the event of
a collision .
- Do not use coat hangers to hang garments,
because this could reduce the effectiveness
of the side curtain airbags.
- Do not hang any heavy objects on the gar
ment hooks, because they could cause injury
during heavy braking.
- Because of their load capacity, the hooks
should only be used to secure objects that
weigh a max imum of 10 lb (5 kg). Heavy ob
jects will not be secured sufficiently, and
this increases the risk of injury.
luggage compartment
Loading luggage compartment
Luggage items must be stowed securely.
Fig. 55 Place heavy objects as far forward as poss ib le.
Note the following to preserve the vehicle's good
handling characteristics .
.,. Distribute the load as evenly as possible.
.,. Place heavy objects as far forward as possible
¢ fig . 55 .
.,. Secure luggage items with the cargo net* or
with non-elastic retaining straps to the tie
down rings* ¢
page 61.
WARNING
-Loose objects in the luggage compartment
can slide about suddenly and alter the vehi
cle's handling characteristics.
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Seats and storag e
-Loose objects in the passenger compart
ment can fly forward during abrupt maneu
vers or acc idents and injure occupants.
- Always store objects in the luggage com
partment and use suitable straps, particu
larly with heavy objects.
- When you transport heavy objects, a lways
remember that a change in the center of
gravity may result in a change in the veh i
cle's handling character istics.
- Follow all warnings
Q page 130, Driving
safety .
(D Tips
The tire pressure must be adjusted to the load
- see the tire pressure sticker located on the
driver's side B-pillar.
General information
.&, WARNING
Refer to the chapter Dr iving Safely
Q page 130, Driving safety for important in
formation, tips, suggestions and warnings that you should read and fo llow for your own
safety and the safety of your passengers.
Increasing the size of the luggage
compartment
The rear seat backrests can be folded forward ei
ther separately or together.
Fig. 56 Backrest: release lever (left side, example)
Folding the backrest forward
.,. Push the co rresponding head restraint down
ward ¢
page 56.
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.,. Press the release leve r@ in the direction of the
arrow.
.,. Fold the backrest forward .
Folding th e backre st back into the upright
po sition
.,. Fold the backrest down until it latches securely
¢ ,&. .When you can no longer see the red mark
on the pin@, the seat is latched.
.&, WARNING
- The backrest must be latched securely to en
sure that the safety belt is protecting the
cent er seating position .
- The backrest must be securely latched so
objects cannot slide forward o ut of the lug
gage compartment du ring sudde n brak ing .
- Always make sure the backrest is latched
comp letely by pulling forward on it .
- Make sure the safety belt is not caught in
the doo r hinges or the seat fittings and
damaged.
- Torn or frayed safety be lts can break, and
be lt ancho rs can b reak du ring a collision .
Check the safety be lts regularly. Safety belts
w it h noticeable damage to t he webb ing,
bi ndings, b uckles o r ret ra ctors m ust be re
placed.
(D Note
- If you move the front seat back when the
rear seat backrest is folded forward, you
c o ul d damage the head res traints on the
rear seat. If necessary, remove the rear seat
head restraint before moving the front seat
back
- Make su re the safety belt is not pinched in
the back rest lock and damaged when the
rear seat backrest if folded back. Other ob
jects should be removed from the rear
bench seat to protect the rear backrest from
damage .