tyre pressure AUDI S4 2008 Owner's Manual

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286The TMS can be used at outside temperatures down to – 20 °C.
WARNING
After repairing a tyre please note the following points:•
Do not drive faster than 80 km/h.
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Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking and fast cornering.
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Vehicle handling could be impaired.
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Tyres which have been sealed using the TMS are only suitable
for temporary use. Damaged tyres must be renewed.
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The TMS must NOT be used,
− on cuts and punctures larger than 4 mm
− if the wheel rim has been damaged
− if you have been driving with very low pressure or a
completely flat tyre
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Seek professional assistance if th e repair of a tyre puncture is
not possible with the sealing compound.
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Do not allow the sealant to come into contact with your eyes,
skin or clothing.
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If you do come into contact wi th the sealant immediately rinse
the eyes or skin affected with clean water.
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Change clothing immediately if it becomes soiled with the tyre
sealant.
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Make sure you do not breathe in the fumes!
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If any of the tyre sealant is a ccidentally ingested, immediately
rinse the mouth thoroughly and drink lots of water.
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Do not induce vomiting. Immediately contact a doctor!
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If any allergic reactions should occur get medical help immedi-
ately.
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Keep the sealant away from children.
For the sake of the environment
Used bottles of sealing compound can be returned to an Audi dealer
for disposal.
Note
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If sealant should leak out, leave it to dry. When it has dried, you
can pull it off like a piece of foil.
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Observe the expiry date stated on the sealing compound can.
Have the sealing compound exchanged by a qualified workshop.
Repairing a tyrePreparations
– If you have a flat tyre, stop the car well away from moving traffic.
– Apply the parking brake to stop the vehicle moving acci-
dentally.
–Engage first gear (manual gearbox) or move selector
lever to position P (automatic gearbox).
Fig. 270 Repairing a
tyre
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– Check whether a repair is possible using the Tyre
Mobility System ⇒page 285.
– Ensure that all passengers leave the vehicle and move
away from the danger area ⇒.
– Take the tyre sealant can and the electric compressor out
of the luggage compartment ⇒page 283.
– Fix the sticker “max. 80 km/h”, which is included with the tyre sealant can, onto the instrument cluster where the
driver will see it.
Filling the tyre
– Shake the tyre sealant can well.
– Screw the enclosed filling hose onto the sealant can as far as it will go. This will automatically pierce the foil
sealing the can.
– Take the valve cap off the tyre valve and use the enclosed valve insert tool to unscrew the valve insert ⇒page 286,
fig. 270.
– Place the valve insert onto a clean surface.
– Remove the sealing plug from the filling hose and insert the hose into the tyre valve.
– Hold the tyre sealant can upside down and fill the complete contents of the can into the tyre.
– Then disconnect the hose and screw the valve insert firmly back into the tyre valve. Inflating the tyre
– Screw the filling hose of th
e electric compressor onto the
tyre valve and plug the connector into the cigarette
lighter.
– Pump the tyre up to 2.0 to 2.5 bar and monitor the pres- sure shown on the pressure gauge.
– If the tyre pressure remains lower than the value speci- fied above drive the vehicle approx. 10 metres forwards
or backwards, so that the sealant can spread evenly in
the tyre. If the pressure is still lower than the specifica-
tion the tyre is too badly damaged and cannot be
repaired using the tyre sealant.
Final checks
– After about 10 minutes stop to check the tyre pressure.
– If tyre pressure is less than 1.3 bar, the tyre is too badly damaged. Do not drive on. You should obtain profes-
sional assistance.
WARNING
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If you have a puncture in moving traffic, switch on the hazard
warning lights and place the warning triangle in a visible location.
This is for your own safety and also warns other road users.
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Make sure your passengers wait in a safe place (for instance
behind the roadside crash barrier).
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Please observe the manufacturers' safety notes on the
compressor and the instructions supplied with the tyre sealant
can.
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If it was not possible to build up a tyre pressure of 2.0 bar
within 6 minutes this means that the tyre is too badly damaged.
Do not drive on.
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Seek professional assistance if th e repair of a tyre puncture is
not possible with the sealing compound.
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If tyre pressure is less than 1.3 bar after driving about 10
minutes, the tyre is too badly damaged. Do not drive on. You
should obtain professional assistance.Caution
Take special care if you have to repair a tyre on a gradient.
Note
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Do not use the compressor for longer than 6 minutes at a time,
as it could overheat. When the compressor has cooled down, you
can use it again.
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If tyre sealant should leak out, leave it to dry and then pull it off
like foil.
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After carrying out a tyre repair remember to buy a new tyre
sealant can at a qualified workshop. This will ensure that the Tyre
Mobility System is operative again.
•
Please observe the relevant regulations.
Changing a wheelPreparations
Some preparations are necessary before changing a
wheel.– If you have a flat tyre, stop the car well away from moving traffic. Choose a location that is as level as possible.– All passengers should
leave the car. They should wait in
a safe place (for instance behind the roadside crash
barrier).
– Apply the parking brake to stop the vehicle moving acci-
dentally.
–Engage first gear (manual gearbox) or move selector
lever to position P (automatic gearbox).
– When towing a trailer: unhitch the trailer from your vehicle.
– Take the tools ⇒ page 283 and the spare wheel*
⇒ page 284 out of the luggage compartment.
WARNING
If you have a puncture in moving traffic, switch on the hazard
warning lights and place the warning triangle in a visible location.
This is for your own safety and also warns other road users.
Caution
If you have to change the tyre on a gradient, block the wheel oppo-
site the wheel being changed by placing a stone or similar object
under it to prevent the vehicle from rolling away.
Note
Please observe the relevant regulations.How to change a wheel
Change the wheel as described below.–Pull off the hub cap . Also refer to ⇒page 289, “Hub
caps”.
WARNING (continued)
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–Loosen the wheel bolts ⇒ page 289 .
– Raise the car with the jack* ⇒page 290 .
– Ta k e o f f the wheel with the flat tyre and then put on the
spare wheel* ⇒page 291 .
– Lower the vehicle to the ground.
– Tighten the wheel bolts firmly i n d i a g o n a l s e qu e n c e w i t h
the box spanner ⇒page 289 .
–Fit the hub cap back on.After changing a wheel
What you must do after changing a wheel.– Place the wheel with the defective tyre in the spare wheel
well and secure it.
– Put the tools and the jack* back in the luggage compart- ment.
–The inflation pressure of the newly fitted spare tyre must
be checked as soon as possible.
–Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts checked as
soon as possible with a torque wrench. The correct tight-
ening torque is 120 Nm.
– Have the flat tyre replaced as quickly as possible.
Note•
If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded and difficult to
turn when changing a wheel, they must be replaced before having
the tightening torque checked.
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In the interest of safety, drive at moderate speeds until the tight-
ening torque of the wheel bolts has been checked.
Hub caps
The hub caps must be remo ved for access to the wheel
bolts.Removing
– Insert the hook (provided in the vehicle's tool kit) in the
hole in the hub cap.
–Pull off the hub cap ⇒fig. 271.Loosening and tighten ing the wheel bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before raising the
vehicle.
Fig. 271 Changing a
wheel: Removing a hub
capFig. 272 Changing a
wheel: Loosening
wheel bolts
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Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Head restraints Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Headlamp converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Changing dip settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Front seats (deluxe automatic air conditioner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 106
Washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 106
Heating Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 93
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . . 101
HomeLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
IIgnition key Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 39
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 43
Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Trailer turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Inflation pressures (tyres) . . . . . . . . . 39, 268
Inspection intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Interior lights Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Interior mirrors See Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 69
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Intermittent wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
JJack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283, 290
Jacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293KKey-operated switch for front passenger's airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Llane assist Changing settings on the MMI . . . . . . 147
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Indicator lamp in instrument cluster . 145
Instrument cluster display . . . . . . . . . 146
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Leather care Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Light sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Switching reversing camera on and off .
177
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
parking system advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Parking the car multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Particulate filter See Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . 229
Passengers See Sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Performance figures See Performance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Performance, weights and dimensions . 323 General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Personalised remote control key . . . . . . . . 43
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Pollen filter Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 93
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . . 101
Pollution filter Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 93
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . . 101
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Driver message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 36, 225
Pressure (tyres) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
QQuartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
quattro See Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226RRadio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Fixed installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Mobile equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Radio-controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Radio-operated remote control See Remote control keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rain sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Reading lights Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear centre console Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear lights Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rear View camera See Reversing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Rear view mirrors See Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 69
Rear window, sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Remote control keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Retaining net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Reverse gear
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Reversing camera Parking mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Parking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
RME fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Attachment points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Run flat tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Renewing defective components . . . . 276
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
SSAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Safety features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Seat adjustmentBackrest angle (manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Forwards and backwards (manual) . . . 73
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Towing bracket, removable . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Towing bracket, retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Towline anchorage
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Notes on towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Points to check before towing . . . . . . 232
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Trailer stabilisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Trailer turn signals Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Trailer weights See Performance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Trips, checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Tyre Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 41, 268
Tyre pressure monitoring system . . . . 39, 41
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Tyre Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Tyres Inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 268
Run flat tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Tread wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Tyre pressure monitoring system . 39, 41
Tyre service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
UUniversal transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48VVehicle data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . 321
VentilationDeluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . . 93
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . . 101
Ventilation slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192WWarning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 36
Electro-mechanical parking brake . 19, 20
Electronic stabilisatio n program . . . . . 17
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Suspension control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Washer fluid level low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Washing the vehicle By hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
With high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . 244
Waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Weights See Performance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Wheel imbalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 268 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Changing wheels round . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 106
Windows Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
De-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Windows (electric) See Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windscreen washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Windscreen wiper and washer system . . . 65
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Changing blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Winter conditions Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Care of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
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