lock AUDI S4 2019 Owner's Manual

Openingandclosing

Childsafetylock
Thechildsafetylockpreventsthereardoors
frombeingopenedfromtheinsideandtherear
powerwindowsfrombeingoperated.
B8U-0321

B8W-0085

Fig.35
-Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualchildsafetylocks:-Rear
door:manualchildsafetylock
Vehicleswithbutton#
Appliesto:vehicleswithpowerchildsafetylocks
>Toactivateanddeactivatethechildsafetylock
(doorhandleandpowerwindowswitch)forthe
areardoor,presstheleftorright#buttonin
thedriver'sdoor(@)thatcorrespondstothat
reardoor>fig.34.Theindicatorlightinthe
buttonturnson/blinks.
>Makesurethechildsafetylockisworkingby
checkingthefunctionontherearpowerwin-
dowswitchanddoorhandle.
Vehicleswithbutton
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualchildsafetylock
>
Toactivateordeactivatethechildsafetylock
forthepowerwindowswitchinthereardoors,
pressthe&buttoninthedriver'sdoor(2)
>fig.34.Theindicatorlightinthe buttonturns
on/blinks.
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>Toactivateordeactivatethemanualchildsafe-
ty lockforthereardoorhandle,openthere-
spectivereardoorandturnthekeyswitchwith
themechanicalkeyinthedirectionofthearrow
oroppositethedirectionofthearrow>fig.35.
Thiswilldisablethefunctionofthereardoor
handle.
> Makesurethechildsafetylockisworkingby
checkingthefunctionontherearpowerwin-
dowswitchanddoorhandle.
Itisnotpossibletooperate therearclimatecon-
trolsystem*whenthechildsafetylockisswitch-
edon.TheSETREARfunctionallowsyoutoapply
allsettingstotherearusingtheclimatecontrol
systemcontrolsinthecockpit>page73.
Messageintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Childproofcatch:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthechildsafetylock.
Pressthe#/Gbuttonagain.
Ifthemessagestayson,driveimmediatelytoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitytohavethemalfunctionrepaired.

ZAWARNING
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengineoroperateelectricalequipment
(suchaspowerwindows),whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.
—Amalfunctioninthechildsafetylockcould
allow
thereardoorstobeopenedfromthe
inside,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.

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Openingandclosing

Powerwindows
Thedrivercancontrolallpowerwindows.


B8U-0328

Fig.36Driver'sdoor:powerwindowcontrols
Allpowerwindowswitchesareequippedwitha
two-stagefunction:
Openingandclosingthewindows
>Toopenorclosethewindowcompletely,press
theswitchdownorpulltheswitchupbrieflyto
thesecondlevel.Theoperationwillstopifthe
switchispressedorpulledagain.
>Toselectapositioninbetweenopenedand
closed,pressorpulltheswitchtothefirstlevel
until
thedesiredwindowpositionisreached.
Powerwindowswitches
@Leftfrontdoor
@Rightfrontdoor
@®Leftreardoor
@Rightreardoor

ANWARNING
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengineoroperateelectricalequipment
(such aspowerwindows),whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.Thepowerwindows
continuetofunctionuntilthedriver'sdoor
orfrontpassenger'sdoorhasbeenopened.
—Paycarefulattentionwhenclosingthewin-
dows.Pinchingcouldcauseseriousinjuries.
—Whenlockingthevehiclefromoutside,the
vehiclemustbeunoccupiedsincethewin-


dowscannolongerbeopenedinanemer-
gency.
@Tips
Youcanstillopenandclosethewindowsfor
approximately10minutesafterturningthe
ignitionoff.Thepowerwindowsdonotswitch
offuntilthedriver'sdooror frontpassenger's
doorhasbeenopened.
Convenienceopeningandclosing
Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey

Allofthewindowsandtheroof*canbeopened/
closedatthesametime.
Convenienceopeningfeature
>Pressandholdthe&@buttononthevehiclekey
untilallofthewindowsreachthedesiredposi-
tionandtheroof*istiltedopen.
Convenienceclosingfeature
>Pressthe@buttononthevehiclekeyuntilall
windowsand theroof*areclosedoA,or
>Touchthesensor*onthedoorhandleuntilall
ofthewindowsandtheroof*areclosed.Donot
placeyourhandinthedoorhandlewhendoing
this.
Whenallofthewindowsandtheroof*are
closed,theturnsignalswillflashonce.
Settingconvenienceopeninginthe
Infotainmentsystem

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Centrallocking>Longpressto
openwindows.


ZA\WARNING
—Neverclosethewindowsortheroof*care-
lesslyorinanuncontrolledmanner,because
thisincreasestheriskofinjury.
—Forsecurityreasons,thewindowsandthe
roof*canonlybeopenedandclosedwith
thevehiclekeyatamaximumdistanceof
approximately6.5feet(2m)awayfromthe
vehicle.Alwayspayattentionwhenusing

thef&@buttontoclosethewindowsandthe>

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Openingandclosing

Youcanswitchthevaletparkingfunctionon,for
examplewhensomeoneelseisparkingyourvehi-
cle).Thevehiclecanbedriven,locked,andun-
lockedusingthevehiclekey,butaccesstothe
luggagecompartmentisblocked.
>Removethemechanicalkey>page30.
>Pressthe[VALET]buttonintheglovecompart-
ment.TheLEDinthebuttonturnsonifthe
functionisswitchedon.
>Locktheglovecompartmentwiththemechani-
calkey.
>Appliesto:vehicleswithlockablepass-through
andlockablerearseatbackrests:To securethe
luggagecompartmentfromthevehicleinterior,
lockthepass-throughandtherearseatbackr-
estsusingthemechanicalkey>page69or
=>page66.
>Giveyourvehiclekeytotheservicepersonnel
whoareparkingyourvehicleandkeeptheme-
chanicalkey.


Thefollowingbuttonsaredeactivatedwhenthe
valetparkingfunctionisswitchedon:
—<*buttoninthedriver'sdoor
— —Handleintheluggagecompartmentlid
Ifthevaletparkingfunctionisswitchedon,a
messagewillappeareverytimetheignitionis
switchedon.
G)Tips
Pleasenotethattheluggagecompartment
canstillbe accessedfromthevehicleinterior
invehicleswithfixedrearseatbackrestsor
onesthatcannotbelocked,evenwhenthe
valetparkingfunctionisswitchedon.

D_Thisfunctionisnotavailableinallcountries.
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Garagedooropener
pyrodfda(ela)
Appliesto:vehicleswithgaragedooropener
|
B4G-0535
=.
isi=
Fig.39Garage dooropener:examplesofusagefordiffer-
entsystems


Withthegarage dooropener,youcanactivate
systemssuchasthegaragedoors,securitysys-
temsorhouselightsfrominsideyourvehicle.
Threebuttonsareintegratedintheheadliner
thatcan beprogrammedtouptothreeremote
controls.
To beabletooperatesystemsusingthegarage
dooropener,the buttonsintheheadlinermust
firstbeprogrammed.

Z\WARNING
Whenoperatingorprogrammingthegarage
dooropener,makesure thatnopeopleorob-
jectsareintheareaimmediatelysurrounding
theequipment.Peoplecanbeinjuredorprop-
ertycanbedamagedifstruckwhenclosing.
®Tips
—Forsecurityreasons,werecommendthat
youcleartheprogrammedbuttonsbefore
sellingthevehicle.
—ForadditionalinformationaboutHomeLink,
visitwww.homelink.com.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
>page370.

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LightsandVision

Headlightassistant:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.Youcanstillswitchthe
highbeamsonoroffmanually.
Headlightassistant:currentlyunavailable.
Cameraviewrestrictedduetosurroundings.
Seeowner'smanual
Thecameraviewisblocked,forexamplebya
stickerordebris.
Thesensorislocated betweentheinteriorrear-
viewmirrorandthewindshield.Donotplaceany
stickersinthisareaonthewindshield.

ZAWARNING
Highbeamassistantisonlyintendedtoassist
thedriver.Thedriverisstillresponsiblefor
controllingtheheadlightsandmayneedto
switchthemonandoffmanuallydepending
onlightandvisibilityconditions.Itmaybe
necessarytooperatethemmanuallyinsitua-
tionssuchas:
—Inadverseweatherconditionssuchasfog,
heavyrain,blowingsnoworsprayingwater.
—Onroadswhereoncomingtrafficmaybe
partiallyobscured,suchasexpressways.
—Whenthereareroadusersthatdonot have
sufficientlighting,suchasbicyclersorvehi-
cleswithdirtytaillamps.
—Intightcurvesandonsteephills.
—Inpoorlylitareas.
—Withstrongreflectors,suchassigns.
—Iftheareaofthewindshieldnearthesensor
isfoggedover,dirty,icyorcoveredwitha
sticker.

Adjustingtheexterior lighting
ThefunctionsareadjustedintheInfotainment
system.

> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Exteriorlighting.
Automaticheadlights
YoucanadjustthefollowingsettingsintheAuto-
matic
headlightsmenu:
Activationtime-youcanadjustiftheheadlights
switchonEarly,MediumorLateaccordingtothe
sensitivityofthelightsensor.
Headlightassistant*-youcanswitchthehigh
beamassistant*onandoff.
Entry/exitlighting
Whenitisdark,theEntry/exitlightingillumi-
natestheareaaroundthevehiclewhenunlocking
the
vehicleandafterswitchingofftheignition
andopeningthedriver'sdoor.
TheEntry/exitlightingonlyworkswhenitisdark
andthelightswitchisintheAUTOposition.
Daytimerunninglights
USAmodels:thedaytimerunninglightscanbe
switchedon/off.SelectOnorOff.
Canadamodels:thisfunctioncannotbe switched
off.Theyactivateautomaticallyeachtimetheig-
nitionisswitchedon.
Emergencyflashers

Fig.43Centerconsole:emergencyflasherbutton
Theemergencyflashersmakesotherdrivers
awareofyourvehicleindangeroussituations.
»PresstheAbuttontoswitchtheemergency
flashersonoroff.
Youcanindicatealanechangeoraturnwhenthe
emergencyflashersareswitchedonbyusingthe
turnsignallever.Theemergencyflashersstop
temporarily.
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LightsandVision

@Tips
Thesettingisautomaticallystoredandas-
signedtotheremotecontrolkeythatisbeing
used.
Tideuateartela
Thebrightnessoftheilluminationfortheinstru-
ments,displayandhead-updisplay*canbead-
justed.

Fig.46Instrumentillumination
>Presstheknobtoreleaseit.
>Turn theknobtoward"-"or"+"toreduceorin-
creasethebrightness.
>
Presstheknobagaintoreturnittoitsoriginal
Position.
@)Tips
Dependingonvehicleequipment,theinstru-
mentillumination(needlesandgauges)may
turnonwhenthelightsareoffandtheigni-
tionisswitchedon.Theilluminationforthe
gaugesreducesautomaticallyandeventually
turnsoffasbrightnessoutsideincreases.This
functionremindsthedrivertoturnthelow
beamsonattheappropriatetime.

Vision
Adjustingexteriormirrors
°azt
g>eoO

Fig.47Driver'sdoor:knobfortheexteriormirrors
Turntheknobtothedesiredposition:
0-Alladjustmentfunctionsaredeactivated.
Q/®-Adjuststheleft/rightexteriormirror.
Movetheknobinthedesireddirection.
GA-Heats*themirrorglassdependingonthe
outsidetemperature.
SA-Foldstheexteriormirrors*.Tofoldthemir-
rorsout,turntheknobtooneoftheotherposi-
tions.IntheInfotainmentsystem,youcanselect
ifthemirrorsfoldinautomaticallywhenyoulock
thevehicle>page33.
Frontpassenger'sexteriormirrortilt
function*
Tohelpyouseethecurbwhenbackingintoa
parkingspace,thesurfaceofthemirrortilts
slightly.Forthistohappen,theknobmustbein
thepositionforthefrontpassenger'sexterior
mirror.
Youcanadjustthetiltedmirrorsurfacebyturn-
ingtheknobinthedesireddirection.Whenyou
moveoutofreverseandintoanothergear,the
newmirrorpositionisstoredandassignedtothe
keyyouareusing.
Themirrorgoesbackintoitsoriginalposition
onceyoudriveforwardfasterthan9mph
(15km/h)orturntheignitionoff.

ZXWARNING
Curvedmirrorsurfaces(forexampleconvex)
enlargethefieldofvision.However,they>

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LightsandVision

Replacingwiperblades

B8R-0379
@)—8

Fig.52Removingwindshieldwiperblades
Windshieldwiperserviceposition/blade
replacementposition
>Switchofftheignitionandholdthewindshield
wiperleverinposition@)>page53,fig.50un-
tilthewindshieldwipermovesintotheservice
position.
>Tobringthewindshieldwipersbacktothenor-
malposition,switchtheignitiononandhold
thewindshieldwiperleverinposition@)until
thewindshieldwipersgobacktothenormal
position,ordrivefasterthan8mph(12km/h).
Youcanalsoturntheservicepositiononoroffin
theInfotainmentsystem:
>Switchthewindshieldwipersoff(position@
=>page53,fig.50).
>Select:[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcontrol
button>Service&checks>Wiperchangepo-
sition.


Removingthewiperblade
>Foldthewindshieldwiperarmawayfromthe
windshield.
>Pressthelockingknob@©fig.52onthewiper
blade.Holdthewiperbladefirmly.
>Removethewiperbladeinthedirectionofthe
arrow.
Installingthewiperblade
> Insertthenewwiperbladeintothemounton
thewiperarm(2)untilitclicksintoplace.
>Placethewiperarmbackonthewindshield.
>Exittheserviceposition.

ZAWARNING
Forsafetyreasons,thewindshieldwiper
bladesshouldbereplacedonceortwiceeach
year.


@)Note
—Onlyfoldthewindshieldwipersawaywhen
theyareintheserviceposition.Otherwise,
youriskdamagingthepaintonthehoodor
thewindshieldwipermotor.
—Youshouldnotmoveyourvehicleoroperate
thewindshieldwiperleverwhenthewiper
armsarefoldedawayfromthewindshield.
Thewindshieldwiperswouldmovebackin-
totheiroriginalpositionandcoulddamage
thehood andwindshield.
G)Tips
—Youcanalsousetheserviceposition,forex-
ample,ifyouwanttoprotectthewindshield
fromicingbyusingacover.
—Youcannotactivatetheserviceposition
whenthehoodisopen.
Replacingrearwiperblade
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearwindowwiper

B4G-0314


Fig.53Rearwindowwiper:installingthewiperblade
Removingthewiperblade
>Foldthewiperarmawayfromtherearwindow.
>Removethewiperbladefromitsholder.
Installingthewiperblade
>Pressthewiperblademountintotheretainer.
>Foldthewindowwiperarmbackontotherear
window.
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Seats

>Toselectaseatsetting,turnthemultifunction
button@)inthecorrespondingdirectionuntil
thedesiredseatsettingisoutlinedinred.
>Thearrows(B)representthepossibleadjust-
ments.Forexample,tolowerthelumbarsup-
port,pressthemultifunctionbutton@down.
Thecorrespondingarrow©lightsup.
Thefollowingseatsettings@arepossible:
Massagefunction*-selectthemassagetype
Wave,Stretch,KneadorOff.Youcanadjustthe
intensityofeachmassagefrom1to3.Youcan
switchtheselectedmassageon/offusingthe
button®)©fig.58.
Lumbarsupport-youcanadjustthelumbarsup-
portup/downandtobestronger/weaker.
Sidebolsters*-youcanincrease/decreasethe
sidesupportintheseatusingthesidebolsters
ontheseatbackrest.
@®Tips
—Themassagefunctionswitchesoffautomat-
icallyafterapproximately10minutes.
—Theairinthesidebolsters*isreleasedas
soonasthedriver'sdooropens.Thismakes
ispossibletoenterandexitthevehicle
morecomfortably.Assoonasyoustartdriv-
ingthevehicle,thesidebolstersfill.
(eTaheae4
Appliesto:vehicleswithacomfortfrontcenterarmrest
Thereisastoragecompartmentunderthearm-
rest.


Fig.59Comfortcenterarmrestbetweenthedriver'sseat
andfrontpassenger'sseat
>Toadjusttheangle,raisethearmrestfromthe
startingpositionnotchbynotch.
>Tobringthearmrestbackintothestartingpo-
sition,raiseitoutofthe top notchandfoldit
backdown.
Thearmrestcanslideforwardandback.
Headrestraints
Frontheadrestraints
Appliesto:vehicleswithadjustableheadrestraints

Baw-0022


Fig.60Frontseat:adjustingtheheadrestraint*
Adjusttheheadrestraintssotheupperedgeisas
evenaspossiblewiththe topofyourhead.Ifthat
isnotpossible,trytoadjustasclosetothisposi-
tion aspossible.
Adjustingtheheadrestraints
>Tomoveaheadrestraint*upwardorforward,
holditatthesideswithbothhandsandslideit
upwardorforwarduntilyoufeelitclickinto
place.
>Tomovetheheadrestraint*downwardorback-
ward,pressthesidebuttonandslidethehead
restraintdownwardorbackward.Releasethe
buttonandslidetheheadrestraintfartheruntil
itlocksintoplace.

Z\WARNING
Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page250,Properadjustmentofhead
restraints.

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Seats

TaeMery
Appliesto:vehicleswithadjustableheadrestraints


B8W-0187

B8W-0157


Fig.62Rearseat:removingtheheadrestraint
Ifpassengersaresittingintheouterrearseats,
adjusttheheadrestraintsso thattheupperedge
oftheheadrestraintisaslevelaspossiblewith
theupperpartoftheirhead.Ifthatisnotpossi-
ble,trytoadjustasclosetothispositionaspos-
sible.Ifyourvehiclehasamiddleseat,adjust
thatheadrestraintallthewayup>A\.
Movingtheheadrestraints
>Tomovetheheadrestraintupward,holditat
thesideswithbothhandsandslideitupward
untilitclicksintoplace>fig.61.
>
Tomovetheheadrestraintdown,pressthe
button-arrow->fig.61andslidetheheadre-
straintdownward.
Removingtheheadrestraints
>Movetheheadrestraintupwardasfarasitcan
go.
>Pressthereleasepoint>fig.62usingtheme-
chanicalkey>page29,Keysetandpressthe
button-arrow->fig.61.Pulltheheadrestraint
outofthebackrestatthesametime>A\.
60
Installingtheheadrestraints
>
Slidethepostsontheheadrestraintdowninto
theguidesuntilthepostsclickintoplace.
>Pressthebutton-arrow->fig.61 andslidethe
headrestraintallthewaydown.Youshould not
be
abletoremovetheheadrestraintfromthe
backrestwithoutpressingthebutton.

ZXWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page250,Properadjustmentof
headrestraints.
—Onlyremovetheheadrestraintsfromthe
rearseatswhenitisnecessaryforinstalling
a child
safetyseat>page285,Childsafety.
Installtheheadrestraintagainimmediately
oncethechildsafetyseatisremoved.Driv-
ingwiththeheadrestraintsremovedornot
intheuprightpositionincreasestheriskof
seriousinjury.

Memoryfunction
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Withthememoryfunction,youcansaveandre-
callseatprofilesusingthememorybuttonsin
thedoortrimpanelandwiththevehiclekey.
Thedriver'sseatprofileisstoredagainandas-
signedtothevehiclekeyeachtimethevehicleis
locked.Whenyouopenthedoor,theseatprofile
isautomaticallyrecalled.Iftwopeopleuseone
vehicle,itisrecommendedthateachpersonal-
waysuses“hisorherown”vehiclekey.
Depending ontheequipment,itmaybepossible
to
storethefollowingsettings:
—Driver'sseat:seat,exteriormirror*
NaC Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Thedriver'sseatprofilecanbeassignedtothe
vehiclekeywhenthevehicleislocked.

MENU >SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle

>

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Stowingandusing

—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothevehicle
electricalsystem,neverattempttocharge
thevehiclebatterybyconnectingaccesso-
riesthatprovidepowertothepowersour-
ces.
—Donotconnectanydevicewhosenetwork
class(voltage)doesnotmatchthenetwork
classdesignedforthesocket.
Storage
(etymiredtel-Te
5 e
=g8


Fig.66Rearcenterarmrest:cupholders*
Yourvehiclehascupholdersinthefrontcenter
consoleandinthecenterrearseat”.
Cupholdersintherearcenterarmrest*
> Foldthecenterarmrestdownward.
>Toopenthecupholders,pullthetopcoveron
thecupholdersforward>fig.66.
>»Setyourbeverageintheholder.
>Toclosethecupholder,foldthecoverbackun-
tilitclicksintoplace.

/\WARNING
—Donot putanyhotbeveragesinthecup
holderwhilethevehicleismoving.Hotbev-
eragescouldspill,whichincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
—Donotuseanybreakablebeveragecontain-
ers(forexample,madeoutofglassorpor-
celain).Youcouldbeinjuredbytheminthe
eventofanaccident.
@)Note
Beveragecontainersinthecupholdersshould
alwayshavealid.Otherwise,theliquidinside

couldspillandcausedamagetovehicle
equipment.
Cooledglovecompartment
Appliesto:vehicleswithcooledglovecompartment


Fig.67Glovecompartment:switchingcoolingmode
on/off
>Turn theknob(@)counter-clockwisetoswitch
thecoolingon.
>Turn theknob(@)clockwisetoswitchthecool-
ingoff.Thesymbolsontheknobmustappear
astheydoin>fig.67.
Theglovecompartmentcoolingmodeonlyfunc-
tionswhenthevehicleA/Csystemisswitchedon.
Iftheheatingisswitchedon,switchingtheglove
compartmentcoolingmodeoffisrecommended.
Additionalstoragecompartments
Youwillfindavarietyofstoragecompartments
andholdersatvariouslocationsinthevehicle.
—Glovecompartment:theglovecompartment
can belocked*usingthemechanicalkey
=page29,Keyset
—Inthedoortrimpanels
—Storagecompartmentunderthefrontcenter
armrest
—Storagecompartment*intherearcenterarm-
rest
—Storagecompartment*underthelightswitch
—Garmenthooks abovethereardoors*
—Nets*onthebackrestsofthefrontseats
—Nets*ontheleft/rightluggagecompartment
trimpanel
—Tie-downs*ontheleft/rightluggagecompart-
menttrimpanel
—Baghooks*intheluggagecompartment
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Stowingandusing


ZA\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,makesurethe
coversforallstoragecompartmentsareal-
waysclosedwhiledriving.
—Only use thestoragecompartmentsinthe
doortrimpanelstostoresmallobjectsthat
willnotstickoutofthecompartmentand
impair thefunction ofthesideairbags.
—Duetostrengthreasons,onlysecureobjects
upto11lbs(5kg)withthetie-downs*.
Heavierobjectsarenotadequatelysecured.
Thereisriskofpersonalinjury.
—Makesureyour viewtowardtherearisnot
blocked,forexamplebyhangingclothing or
objects
inthevehicle.
—Onlylightweightclothingshould behung
fromthegarmenthooksinthevehicle.The
pocketsoftheclothingmustnotcontainany
heavy,breakable,orsharp-edgedobjects.
Suchobjectsendangervehicleoccupants
andincreasetheriskofinjuryduringsudden
drivingorbrakingmaneuversorinanacci-
dent,especiallyiftheairbagsdeploy.
—Donotusecoathangerstohanggarments
becausethiscouldreducetheeffectiveness
ofthesidecurtainairbags*.

>Makesurethattherearseatbackissecurely
latchedinplace.

Z\WARNING
Improperlystoredluggageorotheritemscan
flythroughthevehiclecausingseriousper-
sonalinjuryinthe eventofhardbrakingoran
accident.Tohelpreducetheriskofserious
personalinjury:
—Alwaysputobjects,forexample,luggageor
otherheavyitemsintheluggagecompart-
ment.
—Alwayssecureobjectsintheluggagecom-
partmentusingthetie-downeyeletsand
suitablestraps.


Luggagecompartment
ereeerie)
Allluggageandotherobjectsmustbeproperly
stowedandsecuredintheluggagecompart-
ment.
Looseitemsintheluggagecompartmentcan
shiftsuddenly,changingvehiclehandlingcharac-
teristics.Looseitemscanalsoincreasetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryinasuddenvehiclema-
neuverorinacollision.
>Distributetheloadevenlyintheluggagecom-
partment.
>Alwaysplaceandproperlysecureheavyitemsin
theluggagecompartmentaslowandasfarfor-
ward
aspossible.
>Secureluggageusingthetie-downsprovided
>page68.
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Z\WARNING
Heavyloadswillinfluencethewayyourvehi-
clehandles.TohelpreducetheriskofaLossof
controlleadingto seriouspersonalinjury:
—Alwayskeepinmindwhentransporting
heavyobjects,thatachangeinthecenter of
gravitycanalsocausechangesinvehicle
handling:
—Alwaysdistributetheload asevenlyas
possible.
—Placeheavyobjects asfarforwardinthe
luggagecompartmentaspossible.
—Neverexceedthe GrossAxleWeightRating
ortheGrossVehicleWeightRatingspecified
onthesafetycompliancestickeronthedriv-
er'ssideB-pillarrespectivelyonthefront
endofthedriver'sdoor.Exceedingpermissi-
bleweightstandards cancausethevehicle
toslideandhandledifferently.
—Pleaseobserveinformationonsafedriving
=>page247.


AWARNING
Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgasfrom
beingdrawnintothevehicle,alwayskeepthe
rearlidclosedwhiledriving.
—Nevertransportobjectslargerthanthose
fittingcompletelyintotheluggageareabe-
causetherearlidcannotbefullyclosed.