lights AUDI S5 2008 8T / 1.G Repair Manual
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Controls
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Technical data
Changing bulbs
All bulbs can be changed easily after removing the rear
light.The bulbs are secured with a bayonet fastener. The table
below gives an overview of the bulb positions.
– Remove the relevant bulb holder ⇒page 266.
– Change the bulb ⇒page 266.
– Install the bulb holder ⇒page 266.
– Check whether the new bulb is working.
– Re-install the rear light ⇒page 271.Position of bulbs
Installing rear light
The rear light is easy to re-install.To re-install the rear light, follow the steps for removal in
reverse sequence.
– Plug in the electrical connector. Make sure you hear it
click into place.
– Insert the rear light into the rear light carrier ⇒fig. 255.
– Press the rear light into the two rubber mountings as far
as it will go. The rear light must be flush with the body
contour.
– Use the screw to secure the rear light from the luggage
compartment.
– Make sure that all bulbs for the rear lights are working.
CautionTake care when installing the rear light to make sure there is no
damage to the paintwork or any of its components.
Pos iti on: ⇒fig. 254
Bulb function
A
Tu r n s i g n a l s
B
Tail light and brake light
Fig. 254 Position of
bulbs in rear light.
Example: outer left rear
light
Fig. 255 Installing rear
light
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Rear fog light
•
Reversing light
Before you begin working, please make yourself familiar with the
different bulb versions ⇒page 265.
Removing bulb carrier
The description for changing the bulb refers to the left rear
light unit; in principle the same procedure applies to the
right rear light unit.
– Check which of the bulbs is defective.
– Open the boot lid.
– Take the screwdriver out of the vehicle tool kit.
– Using the flat-blade side of the reversible screwdriver
insert, carefully detach the cover cap ⇒fig. 257 -arrows-.
– Using the screwdriver, unscrew the nut ⇒fig. 258 in
the anti-clockwise direction and remove the nut and the
retaining clip .
– Release the retaining tab and remove the bulb holder
from the light unit.
– Change the bulb ⇒page 273.
Fig. 256 Rear lights in
boot lidFig. 257 Boot lid:
Opening the cover in
the boot lid
Fig. 258 Boot lid:
Removing bulb carrier
AA
AB
AC
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Safety
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Technical data
Changing bulbs
All bulbs can be changed easily on the bulb carrier.The bulbs are secured with a bayonet fastener. The table
below gives an overview of the bulb positions.
– Lightly press the defective bulb into the bulb carrier, then
turn it anti-clockwise and remove it.
– Fit the new bulb, pressing it into the bulb holder and turn
it clockwise as far as it will go.
– Use a cloth to remove any fingerprints from the glass
part of the bulb.
– Check whether the new bulb is working.
– Re-install the bulb carrier ⇒page 273.Position of bulbs
Installing bulb carrier
The bulb carrier is easy to install.– Insert the bulb carrier into the rear light. Make sure you
hear the retaining tab ⇒fig. 260 click into place.
– Position the retaining clip so that the guide pins
are located in the recess on the retaining clip, and
tighten the nut .
– Fit the cover back in the interior trim so that it engages.
– Put the screwdriver back into the tool kit.
– Make sure that all bulbs for the rear lights are working.
Pos. ⇒fig. 259
Bulb function
A
Reversing light
B
Tail light and rear fog light
Fig. 259 Bulb carrier
for boot lid: Position of
the bulbs
Fig. 260 The retaining
clip for the bulb carrier
has a guide pin
AA
AB
AC
AD
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Controls
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Technical data Blower
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 94
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . .
102
Bonnet
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Boot
SeeLoading luggage compartment . 158
SeeLuggage compartment . . . . . . . . . 75
Boot lid
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Manual release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Brake system
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Brake pads worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electro-mechanical parking brake . . . 119
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Bulb holder
Bayonet fastener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Bulb monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Bulbs
Bayonet fastener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Changing (general notes) . . . . . . . . . . 265
Bulbs, changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Brake lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Bulb holder with bayonet fastener . . 266Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Reversing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Turn signals (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Business equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
CCapacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Car keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Care of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Deadlock mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Opening and closing windows . . . . . . . 50
Switches on driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Changing bulbs
SeeBulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Child safety seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Child seat categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
On front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . 176
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Cleaning seat covers
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Textile covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Cleaning textile covers and trim parts . . 213
Clock, setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Closing
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Colour code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Compact temporary spare wheel
SeeSpare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Compartment for (sun)glasses . . . . . . . . . 89
Compass in mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Controls and displays
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Convenience close function . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Convenience open function . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cooling system
Anti-freeze additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . 11
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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Adjusting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Control lever on steering wheel . . . . 123
Cruise mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Pre-selecting a speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Resuming cruise control . . . . . . . . . . 126
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . 126
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Current fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25DDate display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Deactivating front passenger's airbag . . 173
Deadlock mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 45
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 104
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . . . . 91
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Air outlets for rear passengers . . . . . . 97
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Seat heating, front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . . . 99
AC mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Air outlets for rear passengers . . . . . 106
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Auxiliary heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Auxiliary heating - remote control . . 111
Auxiliary heating - running time . . . . 111
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Dipped headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
DIS
SeeDriver information system . . . . . . 20Door catches/boot lid warning . . . . . . . . . 23
Doors
Manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Driver
SeeSitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Auto-check control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Bulb monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
CD and radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Door catches/boot lid warning . . . . . . 23
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . 21
Red symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Yellow symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving away from a standstill . . . . . . . . 120
Driving away when towing a trailer . . . . 121
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Dust filter
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 91
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus 99
DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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EEasy-entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
EDL
SeeElectronic differential lock . . . . . . . 17
Electric seat adjustment
SeeSeat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Convenience open/close function . . . . 50
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Electrical accessories
SeeElectrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Electrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 86
Electro-mechanical parking brake . . . . . . 122
Auto release function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Driving away from a standstill . . . . . . 120
Driving away when towing a trailer . . 121
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . 121
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Releasing and applying . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic differential lock
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Electronic stabilisation program
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . 121
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Emergency release
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emission control systems
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Engine compartment
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Engine compartment layout . . . . . . . . . . 222
Engine data
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Engine hood
SeeBonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Engine management
(EPC) warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
LongLife Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
See alsoPerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Engine oil capacity
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Engine oil pressure
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Engine oil sensor
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . 197
Environmental tips
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 104
Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
EPC
SeeEngine management . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ESP
SeeElectronic stabilisation program . . 16
Ethanol fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
FFastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 159
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Releasing the tank flap manually . . . . 219
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157, 158
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Foreign countries
SeeDriving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Front passenger
SeeSitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Fuel
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Current fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Fuel level low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Fuel range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Fuse, changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
GGarage door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Generator
SeeAlternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89HHandbrake
SeeElectro-mechanical parking brake . . .
119
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Head restraints
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Headlight range control
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Changing dip settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heated
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Front seats (deluxe automatic air
conditioner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 104
Washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 104
Heating
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 91
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus 99
HomeLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
IIgnition key
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 37
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 38
Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Trailer turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Inflation pressures (tyres) . . . . . . . . . . . . 232Inspection intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Interior lights
Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Interior mirrors
SeeMirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Intermittent wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
JJack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245, 252
Jacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255KKey-operated switch for front passenger's
airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39LLeather care
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
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Controls
Safety
Driving tips
General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Light sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Loading luggage compartment . . . . . . . . 158
Load-through hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from in-
side
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Locking doors manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
LongLife Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Extending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78, 79, 80
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Load-through hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Side storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 77
Stretch net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
See alsoLoading luggage compartment
158
Luggage rack
SeeRoof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
MMain beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Make-up mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Manual operation
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Tilting panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Maximum speed
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Memory for driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Activating remote control key . . . . . . . 73
Recalling settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mileage recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Minimising pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Mirrors
Anti-dazzle setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Automatic anti-dazzle exterior mirrors 67
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror . 65
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Make-up mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
MMI control console, cleaning . . . . . . . . 213
MMI display, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Mobile phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
NNatural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Number plate light
Changing bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274OOctane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Oil
SeeEngine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Opening
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9PPaint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Parking aid
Seeparking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
parking system
Adjusting warning beeps . . . . . . . . . . 139
Detection range of reversing camera 135
Front and rear, with display . . . . . . . . 129
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Front and rear, with display and reversing
camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Note on distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Notes on acoustic parking aid . . . . . . 143
Notes on reversing camera . . . . . . . . 143
Parking next to an obstacle . . . . . . . . 141
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Reversing camera (Rear View) . . . . . . 134
Reversing camera, parking mode 1 . 136
Reversing camera, parking mode 2 . 137
Special parking situations . . . . . . . . . 141
Switching graphic display on and off 140
Switching reversing camera on and off . .
140
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Passengers
SeeSitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Performance figures
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Performance, weights and dimensions . 281
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Pollen filter
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 91
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus 99
Pollution filter
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 91
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus 99Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Driver message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
QQuartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
quattro
SeeFour-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191RRadio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Fixed installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Mobile equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Radio-controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rain sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Reading lights
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear centre console
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear lights
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear View camera
SeeReversing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Rear view mirrors
SeeMirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rear window, sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Remote control keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Retaining net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Reversing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131, 134
Parking mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Parking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Attachment points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
SSAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Safety features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Seat adjustment
Easy-entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Adjusting seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
During pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Putting on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
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Controls
Safety
Driving tips
General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Seat heating
Front (deluxe automatic air conditioner)
112
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service position for windscreen wipers . . 64
servotronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Single journey memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sitting position
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . 157
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Sockets
230 Volt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 22
Starting the engine
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Starting with jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Steering
Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Steering wheel height adjustment
(manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Stretch net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Sun roof (tilting panorama roof) . . . . . . . . 51
Manual operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Tilting open and closed . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Sunroof (tilting panorama roof)
Convenience open/close function . . . . 50
Switches on driver's door
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . 116, 118
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
TTailgate
SeeBoot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Total journey memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tow-away protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Towing
Automatic braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trailer stabilisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199Towing away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Towing bracket
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Towing bracket, removable . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Towing bracket, retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Towline anchorage
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Traction control system
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Notes on towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Points to check before towing . . . . . . 198
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Trailer stabilisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trailer turn signals
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Trailer weights
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Transport bag
SeeLoad-through hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Trips, checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Tyre Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
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