child seat AUDI TT 2013 Owner´s Manual

restraints that are not equipped with the low ­
er anchorage attachments can still be instal­
led in compliance with the child restra int
manufacturer's instructions on using vehicle
safety belts.
A WARNING
Improper use of LATCH lower anchorages
can cause serious personal injury in an ac­
cident.
-Always carefully follow the ch ild re­
straints manufacturer's inst ruct ions for
proper installation of the child restraint
and proper use of the lowe r anchorages
or safety belts in your vehicle.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or
other items to the
LATCH lower ancho­
rages.
- Always read and heed the important in­
formation about child restraints in this
chapter and WARNINGS
c;, page 130,
Child Safety.
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages
Special guidance fixtures increase the conven­
ience of the lower anchorages and are availa­
ble from your authorized Audi dealer.
F ig. 120 Rear seats : install ing the guidance fixtures
Child Safety 145
Fig. 121 Close -up: fitt ing the guidance fixture over the
l ower anchorage bracket
The lower anchorage attachment points are
located on the rear seats between the seat­
back and the seat cushion. Special guidance
fixtures increase the convenience of the lower
anchorages and help protect the seat material
from possible damage when installing child restraints .
Installing the guidance fixtures
... Push down on the seat cushion so that the
lower anchorages are visible.
.,. Hold the guidance fixture with the part
number facing downward and push it in the
direction of the arrow onto the anchorage
c;,fig. 121.
.,. Make sure that each of the two guidance fix­
tures per seat snaps into place.
Removing the guidance fixtures
... Remove the ch ild restraint according the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions .
.,. Push down on the seat cushion so that the
lower anchorages are visible .
.,. Pull off the guidance fixtures from the low­
er anchorages .
... Always remove the guidance fixt ures and
keep them in a safe p lace when not in use.
You may find it easier to install chi ld re­
straints equipped with hooks attached to
straps without the g uidance fixtures in place.
If this is the case, remove the guidance fix­
tures by pulling them off the anchorages. However, the guidance fixtures can help you
to locate the
LATCH anchorages . ..,.

146 Child Safet y
& WARNING
Improper use of tether anchorages or low­
er anchorages can cause serious personal
injury in a crash.
- Always carefully follow the ch ild re­
straint manufacturer 's instructions for
proper installation and use of child re­
st raint systems .
- Never use the
LATCH or tethe r anchorag­
es to attach safety belts or other kinds of
occupant restraints.
- Child restraint tether attachments and
lower attachments are only des igned to
se cu re a child res traint that has been
equipped to use these anchorages.
- T ether anchorages and lower anchorages
are designed to withstand only those loads imposed by correct ly fitted ch ild
restraints . Under no circumstances can
they be used safe ly for adu lt or chi ld
safety belts or harnesses.
- Never mount more than one chi ld re­
straint to a sing le tether or to a lower an­
chorage point. Attaching two chi ld re­
straints to a single anchorage point can cause the anchorage to fail and cause se­
rious personal injury in a crash.
(D Note
- Remove the guidance f ixtures before
fold ing the rear seatback to prevent
damaging the seat cushion.
- If you leave the guidance fixtures instal­
led for several days, they could leave a
mark on the upholstery on the seat cush­
ion and backrest in the area that the
guidance fixtures were insta lled. The up­
ho lstery would also be permanently
stretched around the guid ance fixtu res.
This applies especially to leather seats.
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always
follow the child restraint manufacturer's in­
structions.
Fig . 122 Lower ancho rages: proper mount ing
Mo unting
.,. Make s ure the seatback of the rear seat
bench is in the upright position and securely
latched in place.
.,. Attach both hook-on connectors with the
spring catch release on the child safety seat
onto the LATCH lower anchorage so that the
connectors lock into place
~ fig. 122.
.,. Pull on the connector attachments to make
sure they are properly attached to the LATC H
lower ancho rage .
.,. Pull straps tight fo llow ing the child re­
straint manufacturer's instructions .
Releasing
.,. Loosen the tension on the straps following
t he child restra int manufac turer's inst ruc­
tions.
.. Depress the spring catches to release the
anchorage hooks from the lower anchorag­
es.
Remember: Use tether straps to help keep the
child restraint firmly in place.
A WARNING
'-
Improper use of the LATCH system can in-
crease the risk of serious personal injury
and death in an accident.

-These anchors were developed only for
child safety seats us ing the "LATCH" sys­
tem.
- Never attach other child safety seats,
belts or other objects to these anchors .
- Always make sure that you hear a click
when latching the seat in place. If you do
not hear a click the seat is not secure and
could fly forward and h it the interior of
the vehicle, or be ejected from the vehi­
cle.
A WARNING
Imprope r insta llation of chi ld restraints
w ill increase the risk of inju ry in an acci­
dent .
- Always follow the child restraint system
man ufacturer's instructions for proper
installation of the child restraint system
and proper use of tether straps as we ll as
the lower anchorages or safety belts in
your vehicle.
- Always read and heed the important in­
formation and WARNINGS about child
safety and the installation of child re­
straint systems
¢ page 130, Child Safe­
ty.
Tether anchors and tether straps
Fi g. 123 Tether ancho rs : attachment hook locatio ns
behind t he rear seatbacks
The tether anchors for the rear seating posi­
tions are located on the backside of the rear
seatbacks
¢ fig . 123 .
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that
attaches the top part of a child restraint to
special anchorage points in the veh icle.
-
Child S afety 14 7
The purpose of the tether is to reduce the for­
ward movement of the child restraint in a
crash, in order to help reduce the risk of head
injury that cou ld be caused by striking the ve­
hicle interior .
Forward facing child restraints manufactured
after September 1, 1999, are requ ired by U.S .
federal regu lations to comply with new child
head movement performance requirements.
These new performance requirements make a
tether necessary on most new child safety
seats .
A WARNING
Imp roper installat ion of ch ild restra ints
will increase the risk of injury and death in
a crash.
- Always follow the instr uctions provided
by the manufacturer of the child re­
straint you intend to install in your Audi.
- Improper use of child restraint ancho rs
(including tether anchors) can lead to in­
jury in a collision . The anchors are de­
signed to withstand only those loads im­
posed by correctly fitted child restraints .
- Never mount two child restraint systems
on one LATCH lower anchor point.
- Never attach two child restraint systems to one tether strap or tether anchorage.
- Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down
hook in the luggage compartment .
- Never use child restraint tether ancho­
rages to secure safety belts or other
kinds of occupant restraints .
- Never secure or attach any luggage or
other items to the LATCH lower ancho­ rages or to the tether anchors.
- If a tether or other strap is used to at ­
tach a chi ld restraint to the front passen­
ger seat, make s ure that it is not so
tight, that it causes the weight-sens ing
mat to measure more we ight than is ac­
tually on the seat .
- The heavier weight registered can make
the Advanced Airbag System work as
though an adult were on the seat and de-
ploy the Advanced Airbag when it must ..,

148 Child Safet y
be suppressed causing ser ious or even
fatal injury to the child .
- If you must install a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circumstan­
ces and the
P A SS EN GER AIR BA G OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im­
med iately install the rear-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have t he a irbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 12 4 Tet her st rap : proper ro uting a nd mountin g
F ig . 125 Tether strap: p rope r ro uting a nd mo unting
Inst all ing th e tether strap
.,. Release or deploy the tether strap on the
child restra int according to the child re­
stra int manufacturer's instruct ions .
.,. Gu ide the upper tether st rap into the rear
cargo area
¢fig. 125 .
.,. Slide the tether strap hook over the anchor
bracket.
.,. Pull on the tether strap hook so that the
spring catch of the hook engages .
.,. Tighten the tether stra p firmly following
t he child res train t manufacturer 's instruc­
t ions .
Releasing the teth er strap
.,. Loosen the tension follow ing the child re­
straint manufacturer's instructions.
.,. Depress the spring catch on the hook and
release it from the anchorage .
(D Note
If you leave the child restraint with the
tether strap firm ly installed for several
days, this could leave a mark on the up­
ho lstery on the seat cushion and backrest
i n the area where the tether strap was in­
stalled . The upholstery would also be per ­
manently st retched a round the tether
strap. This applies especia lly to leather
seats .
· Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
C urrently, few rear-facing chi ld restraint sys­
tems come with a tether . Please read and
heed the child restrain t system manufactur­
er's instructions carefully to determine how to
properly install the tether .
A WARNING -
A child in a rearward-facing ch ild safety
seat installed on the front passenger seat
will be serio usly inju red and can be killed if
the front airbag infla tes - even wi th an Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
- The infla ting airbag will h it the c hild
safety seat or infant carrier wi th great
force and will smash the child safety seat
a nd child against the backrest, or door .
- A t ight tether or o ther strap on a rea r­
ward-facing child restraint attached to the front passenger seat can p ut too
much pressure on the weight-mat in the
seat and register a heavier weight in the
Advanced Airbag System . The heavier
weight registered can make the sys tem
work as though an adult we re on the seat
and deploy the Advanced Airbag when it
m ust be suppressed causing ser ious or
even fata l injury to the ch ild .

-If you must insta ll a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circumstan­ ces and the
PASS ENG ER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im­
med iately install the rea r-facing child
safety sea t in a rear seating position a nd
have t he a irbag system inspec ted by you r
Audi dealer .
Additional Information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a numbe r of sources of additional
i n fo rmation abou t ch ild restrai nt sele ct io n, in ­
stallat io n a nd use :
NHTSA advises that t he best child safe ty seat
i s the one that fits your child and fits in your
ve hicl e, and that you w ill use cor rectly and
consis ten tly.
T ry befo re you buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Admin­
istrat ion
T e l.: 1-888 -327 -4236 (T TY : 1-800 -424 -9153)
www .nhtsa .gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Te l.: (202) 662-0600
www .safekids .org
Safety BeltS afe U .S .A
Te l.: (800) 745-SAFE (English)
Te l.: (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
www .carseat .org
Transport Canada Inform ation Cent re
Te l.: 1 (800) 333-0371 or ca ll
1 (613) 998-8616 if you are in the Ottawa
area h ttp://www .tc .gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/
menu.htm
Audi Customer Relations
T e l.: (800) 822-2834
Child Sa fet y 149
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A
A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Acoust ic park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Adapt ive light .. ........... .. .. .. .... 43
defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Adding Eng ine coolant .............. .... . .
E ng ine oi l .. ............. .... .. .. .
W indshield washer fl uid ... .. .. .. .. .
Addit ional accessories .... .. .. .. .. .. .
Additives Engine oil .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 188
185
194
245
185
Ad justab le steer ing colum n .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 1
Adjusting front seats ....... .. .. .. .. .. 54
Ad justing steering co lumn ... .. .. .. .. .. 71
Ad just ing the seats ............. ... ... 55
Advanced Airbag System Chi ldren . .. ............. .... .. .. .
Components ............. .... .. .. .
Front airbags ............... ... .. .
H ow the components work together ..
Mo nitor ing . .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 131
115
113
116
1 19
Weight-sens ing mat ...... .. .. .. .. . 13 1
Airbag War ning/ indicator lights . ...... ... ... 15
Ai rbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 127
Care . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 122
C hi ld restra ints ........... .... .. .. . 132
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . 115
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
D isposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Fr ont airbag s ............ .... .. .. .
H ow do the front a irbags wo rk? . .. .. .
H ow many airbags does my vehi cle
have? ... .. .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .. .
Important safety instructions on the knee airbag system ....... .. .. .. .. .
Important things to know .. .. .. .. .. .
Indicator light .. ...... ... .... .. .. . 1
12
1 17
115 125
108 119
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Mo nitor ing .... ........... ... ... .. 119
P ASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF light .. .. .. . 119
Repa irs .. .. ............. .... .. .. .
Side airbags .. ........... .. .. .. .. .
When must the system be inspected? . 12
2
126 1 19
Inde x 247
All- wheel drive . ..... . .. .. ..... ... . .
Winter tires ... .... . ... ...... ... . .
Alloy w heels .. .. .. ................ .
Alternator lSS
211 169
refer to Generator .. . ... .... ... .. .. . 16
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine cooling system ... .. .. 187
A nti- lock b rake system
W arning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 18
Anti -lock braking system ............. 150
Anti-slip reg ulation
150
Ant i-theft systems
An ti- theft a la rm system ........ .. .. . 38
El ectronic immob ilizer .......... .... . 33
Ashtray .......... .. ..... ........... 62
Aste risk
What does it mean when something is marked w it h an aster isk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A udi magnet ic r ide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1, 78
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Indicator light ..... . ... ...... ... .. . 21
Audi Se rv ice Repair Manuals and Litera-
tu re ..... .. .. .. .. .... . · · · · · · · · · · · ·
Automat ic be lt retractor .. ...... .... .
Automatic car wash
refer to Washing ... . ... .... ... .. . . 243
104
165
Automa tic transm iss ion . ......... .... . 80
D rivi ng No tes .. .. ............... .. . 82
Emergency prog ram . .. ..... ... .. .. . 85
Emergency re lease . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 86
Ignit ion key safety lock . ..... ... .. .. . 72
K ick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Launch Control Program .......... .. .
8S
Se lector lever lock ... ... .... ... .. .. . 81
Se lector lever positions
80
Tiptronic .. .. .. .... ... ....... ...... 84
T iptronic controls on the stee ring wheel 84
Auto Safety Hotline ................. . 98
Ave rage fuel mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Avoid damaging the vehicle .... ... .. .. 160
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190, 193
Charg ing . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 193
Checking battery acid level ........ .. 193
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248 Index
Connecting ...... ..... ... .. .. .... . 190
Disconnecting . ....... ... .. .. .... . 190
Important warn ings . .... ... .. .... . 192
Locat ion 192
Low . .. .. .... ........... ........ . 156
Replacing the battery ......... .. ... 191
State of charge ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. . 156
W inte r operation .......... ... .. .. . 190
Working on the battery .. ...... .. .. . 192
Battery voltage ................ .... .. 19
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Blended gasoline ........... ... .. .. . 176
Body cavity sealing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Boost . .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 28
Booster seats .............. ... .. .. . 138
Boost pressure indicator . ... .. .... .. . . 28
Brake fluid
Changing the brake flu id . .. .. .. .. .. .
190
Chec king the bra ke fluid level . .. .... . 189
What is the correct brake fl uid leve l? .. 189
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? .. ... .. .. ... ... .
189
Brake fl uid reservo ir ........ .. .. .... . 189
Brake system .............. .... .... . 189
Anti -lock brake system ........ .. .... 18
Brake ass ist system . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 150
Brake fl uid . ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 189
Brake flu id spec ifica tions for refill and re-
p la cemen t ... ......... .. .. .. .. .. .
190
Brake light defect ive . ... .. .. .... .. . . 20
Brake pads .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 159
General information . ... .. .. ... ... . 153
How does the moisture or road sa lt affect
the brakes? .............. .. .. .... .
153
Malfunc tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Warn ing/ indicator l ights ....... .. .... 14
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Break- in period ............ .. .. .. .. . 159
Brake pads ... ........... .. .. .... . 159
Tires
Bulbs
C
159
23 1
Califo rni a Proposit ion 65 Warning .. .. . 18 1
Battery specif ic .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 193
Capac it ies . .. ..... ........... ... .. . 240
Car care . ... .... .. ... .. .. ... .... . .. 164
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Plastic and vinyl . .... .. ..... ... .. .. 168
Care of ex ter ior .. .. ............. .. .. 164
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment ....... . 96
Cata lytic co nverter ... ... ..... ... .. .. 160
CD cha nger . .... .. ............. .... . 64
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Chang ing a flat t ire ... ... ..... ... .. .. 224
Chang ing engine oil ................ . 186
Chassis
Undercoating .. .. ............. .. ..
170
also refer to Audi magnet ic r ide .. .. .. . 78
Checking
Battery ac id leve l ... ... ..... ... .. ..
193
Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Checking t ire press ure ........... .. .. 2 02
Child restraint
Danger of using child rest raints in the
front seat . ...... ................ .
110
Child restraints
Where can I get additional informat ion
about child restraints and the ir use? ..
149
Child restraint system anchors . ... .. .. 143
Child saf ety . .. .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. 130
Co nvertib le loc king retractor ... .. .... 140
G ui dance fixtures for lower anc ho rages 1 4 5
Important sa fe ty instru ctions for using
child safety seats ... .... .... ... .. ..
133
Important things to know whe n driving
with children .... ............... ..
130
Installing a c hild restra int using the
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ...... ... .. .. ... ....... .... .
146
Tether anchors . .. ............. .... 14 7
Tether straps .. .. ............. .... 14 7
Child safety seat ..... ... ..... ... .. .. 135
Co nvertib le locking retractor ......... 140
Installing ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. 140
U nused safety be lts on the rear seat 135
Child safety seats
Booster seats .... ............... ..
138
Co nvertib le child seats ............ . 136
How do I properly i nstall a child safety
. h" l ? 133 seat in my ve 1c e .............. .. . .

Infant seats . ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 135
L A T CH syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 133
Ch ild seats
L owe r anchorages ........ .. .. .. .. . 14 4
C igarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
C lea ning
A lcantara (synthet ic suede) . .. .. .. .. . 173
Engine compartment ...... .. .. .. .. . 174
Exhaust tail p ipes ......... .. .. .. .. . 170
Fabrics and fabr ic coverings .. .. ... .. 171
Instrumen t panel ...... ...... .... .. 171
I nterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
L eathe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3
M atte fin is h pai nt ........ .. .. .. .. . 166
N avigation display ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 170
P lastic and v inyl .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 168
P lastic pa rts . ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 171
Radio disp lay ............ .... .. ... 170
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Trim str ips . .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. ... 168
C leaning and protection .. ... .. .. .. .. . 164
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
A ir d ist ribution ........... .... .. .. .. 6 8
A ir rec ircula tion mode .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 69
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Defrost .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 69
Economical use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Fa n ..... .. ................. .. .... 67
H eated seats ............... ... ... . 70
H eating . ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 66
P oll utant fi lter ........... .. .. .. .... 66
R ear w indow defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Sw itch ing on and off ...... .. .. .. .. .. 6 7
Temperatu re . .... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 67
Venti lation ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 66
C lock . .. .. .. .......... ... .... .. .. .. 11
Clutch overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
C lutch pedal
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Cold tire inflat ion pressure ... .. .. .. .. . 200
Com ing home ............. .... .. .... 43
Compass m irror ........ .... ... ... ... 52
Comp liance .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 246
Inde x 249
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 2 43
Contacting NHTSA ................. .. 98
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Convenie nce close/open feature
Windows ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 40
Convertible child saf ety seats
Conve rtib le loc king retractor 136
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Deact ivating . .. .. .... ............. 143
U sing to secure a child safety seat 1 .40, 142
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
C o rnering ligh t .. ...... ............. . 43
C ruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Changi ng speed .................. .. 77
Pres ett ing your speed ............. .. 77
Switch ing off .. .. .... ........... .. . 77
Swi tching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Warning/ind ic a tor lights .......... .. . 21
Cup holder ........ .. ................ 62
C ur rent fuel mileage 23
D
Damping
refer to Audi magnetic ride ... ... .. .. . 78
Data .......... ... .. ............... 240
Data recorder . .. .. ... ............ .. 150
Date d isp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Daytime runn ing lights .............. .. 42
Declaration of compliance Ce ll phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
E lectronic immob ilizer .............. 246
Homelink ® uni ve rsal remote control .. 246
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
def What does this mean when it appears in
th e tr ip odometer display? ...... .. .. . 12
De fec tive light bu lb wa rning ... ... .. .. . 20
Defrost ing the windows ............... 69
Dete rm ining correct load limit . ... .. .. 205
Digi tal clo ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Dime nsions ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 239
D imm ing the rearv iew m irror ........ .. 47
Dipst ick
Reading the dipst ic k properly ...... .. 185
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Driving to minimize pollution and noise 161
F ue l . .... .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. ... 178
F ue l economy ... ........ ... .. .. .. . 161
Leakage from your veh icle .. .. .. .. .. . 180
Lett ing the vehicle stand and warm up. 162
Prope r disposal of drained brake fluid . 190
Prope r disposal of dra ined engine coo l-
ant ..... ... ................... .. 188
Pr ope r disposal of drained engine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185, 186
Recycl ing use d engine oil ... .. .. .. .. . 185
Un leaded fu el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
What should I do with an old battery? . 191
E PC
refer to Electronic powe r control . . . . . . 19
ESC (E lectronic Stabilization Control)
War ning/ indicator lights ....... ... ... 17
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
E xhau st tail p ipes
C le a ning . .. ............. .... .. .. . 170
Expansion tank ..................... 187
Exterior mirrors Ad justing .. ............. .... .. .. .. 47
Dimm ing . .. ............. .... .. .... 47
H eating ........................... 47
F
Fan ..... ... . .. .. ............. .. .. .. 67
Radiator . .. ............. .... .. ... 189
F astening
Booste r seats ... ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 138
Convertible c hild safety seats ... .. ... 136
Infant seats .. .. ......... .. .. .. ... 135
F asten ing eyelets .......... .. .. .. .. .. 59
F lat t ire
Changing .. ................. .. ... 224
Fl oor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
F og lights . .. .... ......... .. .. .. .. .. 44
Foldi ng master key with remote control .. 32
F oot pedals .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... 95
For the sake of the environment Gasoline fumes and the environment . . 178
L e tting you r engine warm up . .. .. .. .. 7 2
Refue ling .. ............. .... .. .. . 17 8
Saving fue l by early upshifting . ... .. .. 1 0
Inde x 251
Front ai rbags
Description . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 112
How they wor k ... .. . .. ... .... ... .. 117
Fron tal coll is ions and the laws of p hysics 101
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Adjusting the manual seats . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Child rest raints in the front seat ...... 110
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
B le nded gasol ine ........ .......... 176
Current fuel mileage ................ 23
Fille r neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
F uel supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gasoline . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 176
Gasoline add itives .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 177
Octane rating .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 176
Recommendation . .... ............. 176
Ref uell ing . .. .. .. .. ............... 178
Rese rve ... .. .. .. .... ....... ....... 12
T ank capac ity .. ... ................ 240
U nlocking the fuel fi ller flap by hand .. 179
Fuel economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) .............................. 27
Fuse a rrangement ... . .. .. ..... ... .. 2 29
G
Garage doo r opener ( Hom eLink ®) ....... 87
Gas d ischarge lamps ................. 231
Ga uges
Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fuel ga uge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Gearshift leve r .... .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 80
General illustration Instruments and controls ............. 8
Generator Warning/ind icator lights ............ . 16
G lossary of tire and loading terminology 197
Glove compartme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . .. 238
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252 Index
H
Headlig hts . .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 42
adaptive light .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 43
defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Front fog lights .................... 44
Sw itching off ............ .... .... .. 42
Sw itch ing on ....................... 42
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Xenon headlights .......... .... ..... 42
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Ad justing ......................... 94
H eated
exterior mirrors ....... ... .. .. .... .. 4 7
front seats (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 70
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
H ea ted seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
H eated washer jets
W iper and washer system ............ 48
Heating ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 66
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 4 4
H igh voltage warn ing label ...... .. .. . 238
Hill Descent Assist .... ... .. .. .. .... .. 83
H ill hold ass ist
Starting on hills ........ .. .. .. .. .. . . 74
H omelink ® universal remote control
H ood
Opening .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
Release lever
. . . ...... ... .. .. .. ' . .
87
180 180
H orn
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ...........
H ow are c hild restra int system anchors re­
lated to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 115
H ow often shou ld I check my t ire pres-
sures? .. .. ............... .. .. .. .. . 203
H ow safety belt pretensioners work .... 106
Hydroplaning . .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 207
I
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ignition key safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
I gnition lock pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Immobilizer .............. .. .. ...... 12
I mpor tant things to do before driving . . . 90
Imp roperly worn safety belts ...... .... 106 Ind
icator light
Airbag system ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 119
Audi magnet ic r ide . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 21
Clutch overheat ing ............. ..... 8S
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ........... 119
Ind icator lights
Red symbols in the center display . . . . . . 13
Ye llow symbo ls in the center display . .. 13
also refer to Warning/ind icator lights . . 12
Infan t seats .. ................. .. .. 135
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage .. ................... .... 148
Instrument clus ter and con trols ... .. .. . 10
Instr ument panel illumination .. .. .. .. . 46
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights ..... ............. ..... 45
Luggage compartment .... ... .. .. .. . 46
Interlock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
J
Jump-starting
232
Jumper cables ..... ... .. ..... .... . .. 233
K
Key ................................ 32
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Check light .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 32
Convenience opening and closing of win-
dows . .... .... .. ................. . 40
Emergency key ... ............. ..... 32
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Keyless entry remote control ........... 33
Ki ck-down · · .. .. .. ............. .. ... 85
Knee a irbags .. .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. 123
D .. escrrpt1on .. .. ............ ....... 123
How they work . .... .............. . 125
Important sa fety instru ctions ........ 125
L
Lap timer ....... ............ ........ 29