steering AUDI S4 2019 Owners Manual

Tableofcontents

AboutthisOwner'sManual......
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Cockpitoverview.............-0000-5
Indicatorlightsoverview...........0..
Displayandoperation............
Instrumentcluster...............
Instrumentclusteroverview...........
Coolanttemperatureindicator.........
Tachometer.........0.0 eeeeeeee
Fulellevélse.:2wessysewssoeeesoees
Odometersiceosisiecsoreseseemeeomens
Multifunctionsteeringwheelplus......
Multifunctionsteeringwheel..........
Vehiclefunctions«csv.eeveeweveo
MessageS...0...eeeeee
Head-updisplay..................
Description...............0..000000.
Startinganddriving.............
Openingandclosing.............
Centrallocking..................000-
Luggagecompartmentlid.............
Childisatiety,LOKsecnsicex +emersin« iwnisne+oisens
PowerwindowS............000e0eee
Sliding/tiltingsunroof................
Panoramicglassroof.................
Valetparking............-.000eee eee
Garagedooropener........eeeeeeneee
LightsandVision.................
EXteriorlightingsasy ¢sewszoeees2eee
Interiorlightingie:+«sewssswesseeee
Vision...eeeee
Windshieldwipers...............0005
Digital.compass':«sci:«5eewseemeeeeee
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Headrestraints...........00.00eee eee
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56 58 58 58 59 60
Stowingandusing...............62
Ashtray...6.6ceceeeeeeeeeeeee62
Cigarettelight@r’:secsssnews2 2sewsxee62
POWEPSOUNCESsisiccacocnciveneoooreswvaero62
Storage...eeeeeeeee63
Luggagecompartment...............64
ROOPPACKE.5 &income«wvsenvavewaaminesawaraww70
Warmandcold...................va
Climatecontrolsystem...............ZA
3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol.72
Steeringwheelheating...............74
BGRAINGE:&csevessa 6smswes5 &eueenceooareaswoaa76
Generalinformation.................76
STEERING&qua5=nowy2 &OEEEEReste7
ShiftingintoGeticvssecssocomersveoe77
Startingandstoppingtheengine.......78
Start/StopSystem«exessseveaxoesge80
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.......82
Starting todrive.......2...eeeeee83
DrivingOfffOad«2e0:: =2ae8semeeeseee84
Automatictransmission..............85
Trailertowing....................93
Drivingwithiatrailers«sae«»sausocaw93
Driverassistance.................95
Assistsystems...................95
Speedwarningsystem..............--95
Cruise controlsystem.............0-.95
Camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition...97
WeaPeCHIM)Hawcsis&wsaeewnss«suawessa xssieoants99
Predictiveefficiencyassist.............100
Audi adaptivecruisecontrol...........102
Audiprevsensess=sscosx 6sewssveaeooawe112
Audiactivelaneassist................117
AudiSidéSSSiStisy: «qwax:« 3wmee2smeme= 2121
Audidriverselect)s«isisiisnsa vaave126
Parkingaid.......................129
Generalinformation.................129
Rearparkingsystem............-.4..130
Parkingsystemplus.............-.05.130
Rearviewcamerasacs< .eeuisseesoes132
PeripheralcameraS........0.02.eee133

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Tableofcontents

Adjusting theparkingaid.............
ErrormesSageS........00esseseee eee
IntelligentTechnology...........
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)....
Electromechanicalsteering,Dynamic
SEESTHAGone«causes0mnmens4»cyienoite«9enamine
Allwheeldrive(quattro)..............
Energymanagement................-
Noticeaboutdata recordedbytheEvent
DataRecorderandvehiclecontrol
Infotainmentsystem............
MultiMediaInterface............
Trafficsafetyinformation.............
Introduction................2.000005
MMIOn/Offknobwithjoystickfunction..
Infotainmentsystemdisplay..........
MMIoperation...............0-.0005
MMICGUICHs«=cee&neue© 2seus¢ 2ee
Controlknobwithjoystickfunction.....
Shortcutkeys.........-..0ceeeeee
Letter/numberspeller................
Pree:textisearchsosvsi2sonsoso2maimooa0
MenusandSymbols...............--.
Multifunctionsteeringwheel....
Introduction................0eeeeee
Te@lephomeince:+ asane+creaseousoonooaeons
Navigation..................0..000.
Voicerecognitionsystem........
Operating............0.ceceeeeeee
Commandoverviewinformation........
COMMANAS«wises&woewewanvomSow
Externalvoiceoperation..............
TelephoOne:.::«2cisssecessecowssees
Introduction................002aee
Usingthe Audiphonebox.............
Usingthetelephone..............000%
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MO@SSAGESaces«>wes=yneuesy 2Reesxeoe
Listeningtovoicemail................181
Directory...2...ceceeeeeeeeee181
Additionalsettings...............005183
Troubleshootingwicsc.ssweanoevsiene=emere184
AudiCONNECE:sce:¢ ee605+feesss os186
Introductions««seesowearsoecon3»oe186
AudiconnectInfotainment............186
AudiconnectInfotainmentservices.....187
Audiconnectvehiclecontrolservices....190
SOECINOScosas«weneuvire&prienens« xsomesw4stones192
DataPrivacy............002..e eeeee194
Troubleshooting............ceeeeveces195
Emergencycall...................1956.
TrithOdUGtiOn::x «coms= «eamesx¥eee*Bee196
Emergencycall«sci2ves:ooeweeoemcee196
Onlineroadsideassistance............197
Navigation.....................00.198
Openingnavigation..................198
Enteringadestination................198
Personalrouteassistance.............204
Alternativeroutes.............0.000.205
Additionalsettings................0.205
Mapes¢ &saves¥ 5saegoeae2 8wee2os207
Satellitemap...............022.00210
Mapupdate................000s211
Trafficinformation................005212
Troubleshooting«encensecaw&wenene© 0sine214
Radio:«astssewssspewstowowsseeS215
Openingtheradio...................215
Radiofunctions...............000005216
RadioMenu¢ »eves¢ seeentspeeseeeen218
PreSCESE:«swam@eanima 2emoa 2comeWHOe218
Additionalsettings...............005218
TROUBLESHOOTINGvn+ :gece« 2nome2 2eae219
Media...............0.ceceeeeeee220
Introduction.............eeeeeeeeee220
NOLES«seuseemeses& ©seine& ¥cava&»saves220
Mediadrives............0.00eeeeee221
Bluetoothaudioplayer...............223
Wi-Fiaudioplayer...................224
OnlinemediaandInternetradio........225
Multimediaconnections..............226
Playingtedia':= ¢seesy=sees5seeeso xe229

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sideassistdisplays,warningabout
exitingthevehicle..............
Doorhandle
Centrallockingswitch...........
Memorybuttons...............
Vent
Thumbwheelforvent
Leverfor:
—Turnsignalsandhighbeams....
—Highbeamassistant..........
—Active laneassist.............
—Trafficjamassist.............
Multifunctionsteeringwheelwith:
—Hornbe
—Driver'sairbag............05.
—Driverinformationsystemcon-
trols..0...eeeeee eee
—Audio/video,telephone,naviga-
tion,andvoicerecognitioncon-
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—Shiftpaddles................
Instrumentcluster.............
Resettingthetripodometer......
Windshieldwashersystemlever..
Emergencyflashers.............
Kit@éairbag!ss=esiss ¢ceroseeSees
Adjustablesteeringcolumn......
Leverfor:
—Cruisecontrolsystem.........
—Adaptivecruisecontrol........
Instrumentillumination.........
DatalinkconnectorforOnBoard
DiagnosticSystem(OBDII)......
Hoodirelease®« «cssiswsx xasowinex #awewees
Buttonforswitchingthehead-up
displayon/off,adjustingthe height.
LightiSWItehevesseseesx eoeenwcee
Buttonsfor:
—All-weatherlights............
—Rearfoglights...............
Switchforluggagecompartment
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Powerexteriormirroradjustment.
—[&/steeringwheelheatingbutton.
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102
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Powerwindows................
Childsafetylock...............
Infotainmentsystemdisplay.....
Lockableglovecompartment.....
DrivesforCD,DVD,SIMcards....
Frontpassenger'sairbag........
ValetParkingfunction..........
Climatecontrolsystem..........
Dependingonequipment,buttons
for:
—driveselect...............04.
—Start/Stopsystem............
—ElectronicStabilizationControl
(30)eeee
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—Hilldescentassist............
—Infotainmentsystemdisplay....
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Centerarmrestwithstoragecom-
partment.Dependingonvehicle
equipment,itmayhave:
—Audimusicinterface..........
—Audiphonebox...............
Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
malfunction..............0008e
Electromechanicalparkingbrake..
Dependingonequipment:
—Selectorlever(automatictrans-
MISSION)!« 2snowssmeeeoememeag
—Gearshiftlever(manualtransmis-
sion)
@Infotainmentunit..............
@[STARTENGINESTOP]button....


@)Audimusicinterface............
G@)Tips
Infotainmentsystemon/offbutton.
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221 265
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126
80
139 129140146
62 63
145
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145
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Sometheequipmentlistedhereisonlyinstal-
ledincertainmodelsorisavailableasanop-
tion.

Quickaccess

Indicatorlightsoverview
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
blinkorturnon.Theyindicatefunctionsormal-
functions.
Messagesmayappearwithsomeindicatorlights.
Awarningsignalwillsoundatthesametime.
Theindicatorlightsandmessagesmaybecov-
ered byotherdisplays.Toshow themagain,se-
lectthesecondtabformessageswiththemulti-
functionsteeringwheel>page15or
=>page18.
Someindicatorlightsinthedisplaycandisplayin
severalcolors.

MMeTeelemlis
Ifthewaorindicatorlightturnson,check
themessageintheinstrumentcluster.
OTA]
Someindicatorlightsturnonbrieflyasafunction
checkwhenyouswitchtheignitionon.Thesesys-
temsaremarkedwithaVinthefollowingtables.
Ifoneoftheseindicatorlightsdoesnotturnon,
thereisamalfunctioninthatsystem.
Yourvehiclehaseitheramonochromedisplayor
amulticoloreddisplay,dependingonvehicle
equipment.Someindicatorlightsappearwhite
onamonochromedisplay.TheBoWcentral
indicatorlightturnsonatthesametimetoindi-
catethepriorityoftheseindicatorlights.
Thefollowingindicatorlightsmaybeavailable,
dependingonthevehicleequipment:

Redindicatorlights
Centralindicatorlight
=>page10,
Audipresense
=>page112
Brakesystem¥
=>page21
Brakesystem¥
=>page21
10

Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page 22
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page22
Coolingsystem
=>page 22
Engineoilpressure
>page312
Engineoillevel(MIN)
=>page312
Electricalsystem
>page317
Safetybelt
=>page23
Electromechanicalsteering
=>page142
Steeringlock
=>page23
Enginestartsystem
=>page23
Transmission(automatictransmis-
sion)
=>page90,
Clutch(manualtransmission)
=>page23
Hood
=>page24
Adaptivecruisecontrol/
=>page105
Trafficjamassist
=>page109
Drivesystem
=>page24


Yellowindicatorlights
Centralindicatorlight
=>page10
ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)
=>page24
ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)¥
=>page24

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ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)
=>page139
Brakesystem
=>page21
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)Y
=>page24
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)¥
=>page24
Safetysystems¥
=>page23
Brakepads
=>page21
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page22
Tirepressure
=>page340
Tirepressure
=>page340
Drivesystem
=>page24
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
v
=>page308
Enginespeedlimitation
=>page24
Engineoillevel(MIN)
=>page312
Engineoillevel(MAX)
=>page312
Engineoilsensor
=>page312
Enginewarm-uprequest
=>page313
Electricalsystem
=>page317
Tanksystem
=>page24
Washerfluidlevel
=>page25
Windshieldwipers
=>page25

Keys
=>page 78
Driver'sdoor
=>page25
Batteryinvehiclekey
=>page30
Bulbfailureindicator
=>page25
Headlightrangecontrolsystem
=>page25
Adaptivelight
=>page25
Light/rainsensor
=>page25
Activelaneassist
>page118
Audisideassist
>page126
Audipresense
=>page117
Parkingaid
=>page137
Transmission(automatictransmis-
sion)
=>page90,
Clutch(manualtransmission)
>page 23
Steeringlock
=>page 23
Enginestartsystem
=>page23
Electromechanicalsteering
=>page142
Suspensioncontrol
=>page26
Allwheeldrive/sportdifferential
=>page26
Emergencycallfunction
=>page197

Otherindicatorlights
Turnsignals
>page26>
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Cruise controlsystem
=>page95
Cruise controlsystem
=>page95
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page105
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page105
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page105
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page105
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page106,>page101
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page101
Trafficjamassist
=>page109
Activelaneassist
>page118
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page100
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page100
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page100
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page100
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page100
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page100
Hilldescentassist
=>page140
Start/Stopsystem
=>page80
Start/Stopsystem
=>page80
Keys
=>page79
Automatictransmission
=>page90

Dynamicsteering
=>page142
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page106,
Trafficjamassist
>page111
Trafficjamassist
=>page111
Audipresense
=>page117
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page 22
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page22
Hilldescentassist
=>page140
Childsafetylock
=>page40
Speedwarningsystem
=>page95
Speedwarningsystem
=>page95
Activelaneassist
>page118
Audisideassist
=>page126
Camera-basedtrafficsignrecogni-
tion
=>page98
Highbeams
=>page48
Highbeamassistant
=>page48
Highbeamassistant
=>page48

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Instrumentcluster

Fuellevel
Thedisplay>page13,fig.3orpage13,
fig.4onlyfunctionswhentheignitionisswitch-
edon.Whenthedisplayhasreached thereserve
mark,aredLEDturnsonandtheAlindicator
lightturnson>page24.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page373.
(@)Note
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyemp-
ty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresults
fromthatcancauseenginemisfires.Uncom-
bustedfuelwillthenentertheexhaustsys-
tem.Thiscancauseoverheatinganddamage
tothecatalyticconverter.
Odometer

Fig.5Instrumentcluster: odometerandresetbutton
Tripodometerandodometer
Thetripodometershowsthedistancedriven
sinceitwaslastreset.Itcanbeusedtomeasure
shortdistances.
Thetripodometercanberesettozerobypress-
ingthe|]resetbutton.


Theodometershowsthetotaldistancethatthe
vehiclehasbeendriven.
Malfunctionindicator
Ifthereisamalfunctionintheinstrumentclus-
ter,DEFwillappearinthetripodometerdisplay.
Havethemalfunctioncorrectedassoonaspossi-
ble.

@Tips
Theunitsofmeasurementcanbesetinthe
Infotainmentsystem>page240.
Multifunctionsteering
wheelplus
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheelplus


Fig.6Driverinformationsystemdisplay

Fig.7Leftsideofmultifunctionsteeringwheel
Requirement:theignitionmustbeswitchedon.
Thedriverinformationsystemcontains multiple
tabs@°fig.6thatdisplayvariousinformation
©.
Thefollowingtabsmaybeavailable,depending
onvehicleequipment:



FirsttabVehiclefunctions>page19
SecondMessages
tab?)
ThirdtabRadio>page157
Media>page157>
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Instrumentcluster


Fourthtab|Telephone*>page158

FifthtabNavigation*>page159
Map*>page160

a)Thistabisonlyvisiblewhenthereisat leastoneindicator
lightormessagedisplayed.

@®Button[<>

—Switchingtabs:pressthe[<>]buttonrepeated-
lyuntilthedesiredtabisshown(forexample,
Radio).


@[VIEW]button
Switchingviewsorreducingthedisplay
=>page17.

©Button[=
Returntofunctionsathigherlevels.
Controlbuttons
©Controlbuttons[3]and
Open/closetheselectionmenuoroptionsmenu
=>page16.
@Leftthumbwheel
—Selectingafunctioninamenu/list:turnthe
leftthumbwheeltothedesiredfunction(forex-
ample,selectingafrequency).
—Confirmingaselection:presstheleftthumb-
wheel()>fig.7.
—Zoomingin/outonthemap:whenamapis
displayed,turntheleftthumbwheeltozoomin
andoutonthemap.

Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheelplus



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Fig.8Selectionmenuandoptionsmenuview
Leftcontrolbutton
—Openingandclosingtheselectionmenu:press
therespectiveleftcontrolbuttononthesteer-
ing
wheel>fig.8.Youcanselectandconfirma
functionintheselectionmenuusingtheleft
thumbwheel(forexample,selectingafrequen-
cyband).
Rightcontrolbutton
—Opening/closingtheoptionsmenu:pressthe
respectiverightcontrolbuttononthesteering
16
wheel>fig.8.Youcanchangeanycontext-de-
pendentfunctionsandsettingsusingtheleft
thumbwheel(forexample,additionalstation
information).
(i)Tips
Theavailabilityofaselectionmenuoroptions
menudependsonthefunctionthatisselect-
ed.

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Instrumentcluster

ngviews>Openthefirstvehiclefunctionstabusingthe
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheelplus<>]buttononthemultifunctionsteering
wheel.
>Selectonthemultifunctionsteeringwheel:left
controlbutton>Layout>SportlayoutorClas-
siclayout.



Reducingthedisplay
Appliesto:vehicleswithanaloginstrumentcluster

>Pressthe[VIEW]buttontoswitchfromthe
classictothereduceddisplay.Toreturn tothe
classicview,pressthe[VIEW]buttonagain.



Adjustingtheadditionaldisplay
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudivirtualcockpit
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theaddi-
tionaldisplaysthatcan beselectedmayvary.
>Openthefirstvehiclefunctionstabusingthe
<>]buttononthemultifunctionsteering
wheel.
>Selectonthemultifunctionsteeringwheel:
rightcontrolbutton>Additionaldisplay.
Fig.9-Appliesto:vehicleswithAudivirtualcockpit-Default»Selectthedesiredadditionaldisplay.
view:classic/sport*
G@)Tips
Appliesto:vehicleswithsportview




Alwayssetthedesireddefaultviewbefore
driving,becausethedisplayfunctionswillnot
beavailableforseveralseconds.
7,AA

Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheelplus
Fig.10-Appliesto:vehicleswithAudivirtualcockpit-En-
hancedview
Changeview
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudivirtualcockpit

>Pressthe[VIEW]button@)>page15,fig.7to
switchfromthedefaultview>fig.9totheen-
hancedview>fig.10.Toreturntothedefault
view,pressthe[VIEW]buttonagain.




SettingthedefaultviewFig.11Rightsideofthe multifunctionsteeringwheel
Appliesto:vehicleswithsportview

@Button[¢ Dependingonthevehicleequipment,youcan
choosebetweentheclassicandthesportview.—Acceptingacall:pressthe[@]buttonwhen
thereisanincomingcall.


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Instrumentcluster


—Endingacall:pressthe|¢]buttonduringa
phonecalltoendthecall.

—Openingthecalllist:ifnophonecallisinprog-
ressandtherearenoincomingcalls,pressthe
[-]button.

@Button[2»
—Switchingthevoicerecognitionsystemon:
brieflypressthe[2+]button.Saythedesired
commandaftertheBeep.
—Switchingthevoicerecognitionsystemoff:
pressandholdthe|]button.Or:saythecom-
mandCancel.





Formoreinformationaboutthevoicerecognition
system,see>page164,Voicerecognitionsys-
temor>page241.
@Rightthumbwheel
Youcanadjustthevolumeofan audiosourceora
systemmessage(forexample,fromthevoice
recognitionsystem)whenthesoundisplaying.
—Increasingordecreasingthevolume:turnthe
rightthumbwheelupordown.
—Mutingorpausing:turntherightthumbwheel
down.Or:presstherightthumbwheel.
—Unmutingorresuming:turntherightthumb-
wheelup.Or:presstherightthumbwheel.
@kil
—Selectingtheprevious/nexttrackorstation:
pressthebutton.
—Fastforwarding/rewindingaudiofiles:press
andholdthebuttonuntilthedesired
locationinthefileisreached.
®k
—Steeringwheelheating*:youcanfindaddition-
alinformationin>page74.
—Programmablesteeringwheelbutton-open-
ing afunction:pressthe[|buttononthemul-
tifunctionsteeringwheel.
—Programmablesteeringwheelbutton-re-
questingafunction:pressandholdthe[+]but-
ton.

/ Button[>>!

Kid]or[DDI

Kl]or[bo

Button/steeringwheelheating@




—Programmablesteeringwheelbutton-chang-
ing afunction:pressandholdthe[*]button.
Selectandconfirmanentry.Or


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—SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Steeringwheelbuttonassignment.


©Button[
—Repeatingthelastnavigationprompt:press
the[s]buttonwhenrouteguidanceisactive.
—Changingthevoiceguidancevolume:when
routeguidanceisactive,turntherightthumb-
wheelupwardordownwardduringanavigation
prompt.


Multifunctionsteering
wheel
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheel
Withthemultifunctionsteeringwheel,youcan
operatethedriverinformationsystemaswellas
theMMIfunctionsandyoucanalsoadjust the
volume.
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Fig.13Rightsideofthemultifunctionsteeringwheel
Requirement:theignitionmustbeswitchedon.>