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system may have detected a vehicle in another
l ane that is
not adjacent to your current lane .
- If you are dr iving t hrough a curve . Side assist
may react to a vehicle that is one lane over
from the adjacent lane .
- If side assist reacts to other objects (such as
high or displaced guard rails) .
- In poor weat her condit ions . The side assist
functions a re limited.
D o no t cove r the radar
sensors ¢ fig. 84 wit h
sticke rs, deposits, bicycle whee ls o r othe r ob ­
jects , beca use they w ill impai r the f unct ion . For
information on cleaning,
see¢ page 266 .
A WARNING
-Always pay atte ntion to traffic and to the
area aro und yo ur vehicle. Side assist cannot
rep lace a dr ive r's attention. The dr ive r alone
is a lways responsib le for lane changes and
s imi lar driving maneuvers .
- In some situat ions, the system may not
function or its funct io n may be limited . For
example:
- If vehicles a re a ppro ac hi ng o r being le ft
behind very quickly. The display may not
tur n on in t ime .
- I n poo r weather cond itions s uch as heavy
rain, snow o r heavy mist .
- On very wide lanes, in t ight curves, o r if
there is a rise in the road s urface. Vehicles
in the adjacent lane may not be detected
beca use they are outs ide of the sensor
range.
{Ll) Note
The sensors can be disp laced by im pacts o r
damage to the bumpe r, whee l housing and
underbody. Th is can impa ir the system. Have
an authorized A udi dealer or autho rized Audi
Serv ice Facility c heck their fu nction.
(D Tips
- If the window g lass in the d river 's doo r or
front passenger 's doo r has been t inted, the
display in the exterior mirror may be i ncor­
r ect .
-
Ass istance systems
- F or an exp lanat ion on co nf orm ity w it h t he
FCC regulat ions in the Un ite d States an d the
Indust ry Canada regulat ions, see
¢ page 293.
Switching on and off
App lies to : vehicles wi th Audi side ass ist
.. Select in the Infotainmen t system: I M ENU ! but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control b utton > Driver a s­
s istance > Audi side a ssist
If the system is activated, the disp lays in the ex­
terior m irrors w ill turn on briefly when the igni­
t ion is switched on .
Adjusting the display brightness
Applies to : vehicles wit h Audi s ide ass ist
The display brightness con be adjusted in the In­
fotainment system .
.. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU! but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control button >Dri ver as­
sistance > Audi side assist
The disp lay br ightness adjusts automatically to
the brightness of the surroundings, both in the
i nformation and in the wa rn ing stage. I n very
dark or very br ight surround ings, the automatic
adjustment w ill set the display to t he m inimum
o r max imum level. In such cases, yo u may notice
no ch ange when adj usting the br igh tne ss, or the
c h ange m ay only be noticeab le on ce t he sur ­
r oundings change.
Adjust the br ightness to a leve l w he re the d isplay
in th e i nfo rm atio n stage will not disrupt yo ur
v iew ahe ad. If yo u change the br igh tness , the d is ­
play in the exterio r mirror wi ll briefly show the
brightness leve l in the information stage . The
brig htness of th e warning stage is linked to the
brightness in the information stage and is adjust­
ed along with the information stage.
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- Side ass ist is not act ive while you are mak­
ing the adjustment.
- Yo ur settings a re automat ica lly stored and
assigned to the remote control key be ing
used.
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General information
Applies to: ve hicles with rearview camera
Fig . 90 Area covered (!) and area not covered @ by the
rea rview camera.
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Fig. 91 Luggag e compartment lid: locat ion of the rear ­
view camera
The rearview camera is located above the rear li­
cense plate bracket. Make sure that the lens for
the parking system¢
fig. 91 is not covered by de­
posits or any other obstructions because this can
impair the function of the parking system. For in­
formation on cleaning, see¢
page 266 .
The rearview camera coverage area includes
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¢ fig. 90. Only this area is shown in the Infotain­
ment display. Objects that are in
area @, which is
not covered, are not displayed.
A WARNING
-Always read and follow the applicable warn­
ings ¢
A in General information on
page 80.
- If the position and the installation angle of
the rearv iew camera was changed, for ex­
ample after a collision, do not continue to
use the system for safety reasons. Have it
checked by an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility .
Parking systems
-Only use the rearview camera to assist you if
it shows a good, clear picture. For example,
the image may be affected by the sun shin­
ing into the lens, dirt on the lens, or if there
is a malfunction.
- Use the rearview camera only if the luggage
compartment lid is completely closed. Make
sure any objects you may have mounted on
the luggage compartment lid do not block
the rearview camera.
- The camera lens enlarges and distorts the
field of vision. The object appears both al­
tered and inaccurate on the screen.
- In certain situations, people or objects in
the display appear closer or farther away:
- For objects that do not touch the ground,
such as the bumper of a parked vehicle, a
trailer hitch or the rear of a truck. Do not use the orientation lines in this case.
- If driven from a level surface onto an in­ cline, or a downward slope .
- If driven toward protruding objects.
- If the vehicle is carrying too much load in
the rear.
(D Note
-Always read and follow the applicable warn­
ings
¢ (D in General information on
page 80.
- The orange-colored orientation lines in the
Infotainment display show the vehicle path
based on the steering wheel angle. The
front of the vehicle swings out more than
the rear of the vehicle. Maintain plenty of
distance so that an exterior mirror or a cor­
ner of the vehicle does not collide with any
obstacles.
Switching on/off
App lies to : vehicles wi th rearv iew camera
Switching on
.,. Shift into reverse, or
.,. Press the P,q.A button in the center console
¢ page 82, fig. 87. A short confirmation tone
sounds and the LED in the button turns on.
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Safe driving Basics
Safe driving habits
Please remember -safety first!
The individua l safety features of your vehicle can
work together as a system to help protect you
and your passengers in a wide range of accidents.
These features cannot work as a system if they
are not always correctly adjusted and correctly
used .
This chapter contains important informat ion,
tips, instruct ions and warn ings that you need to
read and observe for your own safety, the safety
of your passenge rs and others . We have summar­
i zed here w hat you need to know about safety
be lts, a irbags, child restra ints as well as child
safety. Yo ur safety is for us priority number 1. Al­
ways observe the information and warnings in
this section - for your own safety as well as that
of your passengers.
The informa tion in t his sect ion app lies to all
model versions of your vehicle. Some of the fea ­
tures described in t his sections may be standard
eq uipment on some models, or may be optional
equ ipment on others. If you are not sure, ask
your author ized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
-Always make sure that you follow the in­
st ruct ions and heed the WAR NINGS in t his
Manua l. It is in your i nterest a nd in the in­
t e res t of your passengers .
-
-Always keep the complete Owner's Litera­
t ur e in yo ur Audi whe n you lend or se ll yo ur
vehicle so tha t this import ant information
w ill a lways be available to t he d rive r and
passengers.
-Alw ays keep t he Owne r's lite rature h andy so
that you can f ind it easily if yo u have ques ­
tions .
Safe dri ving
Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody 's job ! Vehicle and occupant
safety always depends on the informed and care­
ful driver .
For your safety and the safety of your passenger,
b efor e driving alw ay s:
.. Make sure that a ll lights and s ignals are operat­
ing correctly.
.. Make sure tha t the tire pressure is correct .
.. Make sure that all windows are clean and afford
good vis ibility to the outs ide .
.. Secure all luggage and othe r items ca refully
c::> page 183, c::> page 49.
.. M ak e sure tha t not hing c an in terfere wi th the
peda ls .
.. Adj ust seat and mirrors correctly for your
height .
.. Make sure to use the right child restra int cor­
rectly to protect children
c::> page 216, Child
safety.
.. Sit properly in your seat and make sure that
your passenger do the
same ¢ page 46, Front
seats.
.. Fasten yo ur safety belt and wear i t properly. Al­
so inst ru ct yo ur passenge r to fas ten his safety
be lt properly
¢ page 187.
What impairs driving safety?
Safe driving is dire ctly related to the condition of
the vehicle, the driver as well as the driver's abili­
ty to concentrate on the road without being dis ­
tracted.
T he dr iver is responsib le for the sa fe ty of the ve ­
hicle and a ll of its occupants. If your ability to
drive is impai red, safety risks for everybody in the
vehicl e inc rease and you a lso become a hazard to
everyone else on the road
¢ A_ . Therefore:
.. Do not let yourse lf be distracted by passenge r
or by using a ce llular telephone .
.. NEVER drive when your driving ability is im ­
pa ired (by med ications, alcohol, drugs, etc.) .
.. Observe all traffic laws, rules of the road and
speed lim its and plain common sense .
.. ALWAYS adjust your speed to road, traffic and
weather conditions .
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Care and cleaning
- Never use warm or hot water to remove
snow or ice from the camera lens. This
could cause the lens to crack.
- Never use abrasive cleaning materials or
alcohol to clean the camera lens. This
could cause scratches and cracks.
- Power top
- Remove bird droppings immediately.
- Never use gasoline, spot remover, ben-
zene, paint thinner or other solvents to re­
move .
-Door windows
- Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terior mirrors with a plastic scraper. To
avoid scratches, move the scraper only in
one direction and not back and forth.
- Never remove snow or ice from door win­
dows and mirrors using warm or hot water
because this could cause cracks to form.
- To avoid damage to the rear window de­
fogger, do not apply any stickers on the heating wires on the inside of the window.
- Decorative parts/trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts .
-Paint
-To reduce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dust before pol­
ishing or waxing.
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish or
wax the vehicle in direct sunlight.
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
polish away rust spots .
- Remove cosmetics and sunscreen immedi­
ately - these could damage the paint.
- Instrument cluster
- Make sure that the instrument cluster is
switched off and has cooled off before
cleaning it.
- The instrument cluster and the trim sur­
rounding it must not be cleaned with dry
cleaning methods because they could get
scratched.
- Make sure no fluids enter the spaces be­
tween the instrument cluster and the
trim, because that could cause damage.
- Controls
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- Make sure that no fluids enter the con­
trols, because this could cause damage.
- Safety belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their compo­
nents chemically or with corrosive fluids
or solvents and never allow sharp objects
to come into contact with the safety belts.
This could cause damage to the belt web­
bing.
- If there is damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors or the buckles, have them replaced by an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility .
-Textiles/artificial leather/ Alcantara
- Never treat artificial leather/ Alcantara
with leather care products, solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remove or similar
products.
- Have a specialist remove stubborn stains
to prevent damage .
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
-Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
- Objects with sharp edges, such as zippers
or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage to the surface.
- Open hook and loop fasteners , for exam­
ple on clothing, can damage seat covers .
Make sure hook and loop fasteners are
closed.
- Natural leather
- Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remover or simi­
lar products.
- Objects with sharp edges, such as zippers
or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage to the surface.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat .
- To help prevent the leather from fading,
do not leave the vehicle in direct sunlight
for long periods of time. If leaving the

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Interior fuse assignment
Fig. 207 Vehicle interior: fuse assignmen t
No. Equipment
Fl Power top cont
rol module (Roadster)
F2 Power top control module (Roadster)
F4 Central computer processor (MIB
-2)
FS Gateway
F6 Selector lever (automatic transmission)
Climate control system controls, rear w in-
F7 dow defogger relay coil, tire pressure
mon itoring
Switch for the electromechanical parking
F8 brake, light switch, rain/light sensor, inte-
rior lighting, anti -theft alarm system, di -
agnostic connector
F9 Steering column switch module
FlO Display
Fll All whee
l drive clutch
F12 Infotainment components
F13 Control module for suspension control
F14 Climate control system blowe r
FlS Electronic steering column
lock
F16 I
nfotainment system components, safety
be lt microphone (Roadster)
No.
Fl7
F1 8
Fl9
F20
F 22
F24
F 25
F 26
F 27
F28
F2 9
F 31
F3 2
F33
F 34
F 35
F36
F37
F3 8
F39
F40
F41
F 42
F43
F44
F45
F46
F49
F S3
Fuses and bulbs
Equipment
Instrument cluster
Rearview camera
Convenience access control module
Power lumbar support adjustment
Front passenger's side neck heating (Road-
ster)
R ight vehicle electrica l system control
module
Driver's s ide door (for example power w in-
dows)
Seat heating
Vehicle electrical system control module
AMI High media port
Vehicle e lectr ical system control module
Left vehicle electrical system contro l mod-
ule
Driver assistance systems
Airbag
Socket relay, inte rior sound , back-up light
switch, temperature sensor, oil leve l sen -
sor
Diagnosis, headlight range control system,
a ir quality sensor, automatic dimming
rearview mirror
R ight cornering light/ right LED-headlight
L eft cornering light/ left LED-headlight
Engine control module, ESC control mod-
ule
Front passenger's side door (for example
power windows)
C igarette lighter, sockets
SCR relay and delivery unit
Central locking area
On-board computer
A ll wheel d rive clutch control module
Power adjustable driver's side seat
Driver's side neck heating (Roadster)
Starter, clutch sensor
Rear window defogger
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Technical data
Technical data
Vehicle specifications
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Fig. 21 6 Veh icl e ident ifi cation labe l
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
The VIN n umbe r is lo cated i n the following pla­
ces :
-Select : I MENU I but to n > left con trol button>
Service & checks > Vehicle information .
-On the vehicle ident ificat io n label
Dimensions
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-At the front behind the windshie ld*
Vehicle identification label
The veh icle identification label Q fig . 216 is loca t·
ed in the luggage compartme nt unde r the cargo
floor cover.
The veh icle identification label informat ion can
also be found in t he Warranty and Maintenance
bookle t.
The st icker contains the follow ing vehicle data:
© Vehicle Identif ication Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type, eng ine output, transmission
@ E ngine and transmission codes
© Paint and interior codes
® Op tional equipment numbers
Notes about technical
data
The values may vary based on special equipment
as well as market-specific equipment and meas­ u ring methods .
Please note that the spe cific ations liste d in the
vehicle documentat io n always take precedence .
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Missing technical data w as not ava ilable at
the time of pr int ing.
length (in (mm )) Width (in (mm ))
Width across the Height at curb
mirrors (in (mm )) weight (in (mm))
TT Roadster 164. 7 (4,18
4) 72.1 ( 1,832) 77. 4 (1 ,966) 53.3 (1,353)
Capacities
Approximate capaci -
ties
Fuel tank 14
. 5 gal (55 L)
Windsh ield and headlight washe r system* 4.0 qt (3.8 L)
288

Convertible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 226
Cooling mode (climate control system) . . . . 52
Cooling system Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Coolant level checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 8
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Crank (power top emergency operation) . . . . 36
Crash data recorder ( EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Crosshairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cruise control system Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Preselecting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Switching on.. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 71
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Current fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
D
Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Date .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 173
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Declaration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Deluxe automatic climate control
refer to Climate control system (automatic) .S2
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 257
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Digital Rights Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Directory
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Display
c refer to Audi virtua l cockpit (instrument 00
;::: cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 20 r--
~ Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 0 r--Vl 00
Index
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 , 20
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
On -board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Outside temperature display. . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Drives
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 162
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter
DVD drive (media drives)
Dynamic volume 51
155
refer to System volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
E
E-mail
117
Economical route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 61
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Electronic differentia l lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Electronic immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Electronic stabilization control (ESC) . . . . . . 86
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Emergency fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Emergency operation Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency release
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Emissions control system Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Energy managem ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
297

Index
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
239
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 59
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Engine compartment
Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . .
235
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine control ( indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Engine oil
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
236
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) . . . 15
Entering characters/numbers (speller) . . . . . 99
Entering letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Environment
Proper disposal of drained engine oil ... .
Unleaded gasoline .................. .
E xterior lighting
Exterior mirrors
238
229
38
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Dimming ....... ................ ..... 42
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
External voice operation......... .... .. . 110
F
Factory default settings (MMI) 174
Fader(sound) .. .. ............. .... .. . 177
Fa sten ing
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
223
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 222
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Fast forward ing/rew inding (audio/video
file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
162
Fast forwarding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . 162
Fast route
Favorites Media 141
165
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Telephone.......................... 116
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 293
Fi le formats (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
298
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Footwell lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . .
56
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Leaks..... .... .. .. .. ............. .. 234
Free text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Freeze protection
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
239
Frequency band ..... .. ........... 149, 151
Front airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
198
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 188
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 195
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
229
Additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Current fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
288
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 , 78
Fueling
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . .
232
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
288
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
With reserve canister (emergency fueling) 232
Fuses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
281
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 30
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Cl 00 .-< N r-­N .-< 0 r-­Vl 00
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Recommendat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
GAWR
refer to Gross Axle Weigh t Ra ting (GAWR) 289
Generator (indicator l ight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Global commands (voice recognition
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Glossa ry of tire and load ing te rm inology . . 246
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gross Axle Weig ht Rating (GAWR) . . . . . . . 289
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) . . . . . 289
GVWR
refer to Gross Vehicle We ight
Rati ng (GVWR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
H
Handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
H eadlig ht range contro l system . . . . . . . . . . 38
H eadlig ht ra nge contro l system ( indicato r
light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
C lean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
267
H eadlig ht range control system . . . . . . . . . 38
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
H eating and ventilation system
Ad justing a ir vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
H ex soc ket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
H ill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
H ill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
H ome add ress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 , 140
H omelink (garage door ope ner) . . . . . . . . . . 30
H orn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 20 1
How safety belt pretens ioners work . . . . . . 192
I
Ignition (indicator light)
13
I mba lance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Index
Immobilize r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Impo rtan t th ings to do befo re driv ing . . . . 179
Importing and expo rting (contacts) . . . . . . 120
Imprope rly wo rn safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Ind icator lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
PASSENGER A IR BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Inp ut
U sing the M MI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
U sing the spe ller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
Inp ut level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Inspection interva l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Installing child safe ty seats
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adjusting the light ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Interior ligh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Intermittent (windsh ield w ipers) . . . . . . . . . 42
Internet
refer to Aud i connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Inte rne t radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
i Pod
refer to Aud i mus ic interface . . . . . . . 160, 161
i Tunes tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
l
Joystick function ( MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Jump-start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Jump start cable 284
K
Key........ .. .. .. ................. .. . 22
K ey no t recogni ze d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
K ey replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Key tag with vehicle code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mechanica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
U nlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 27
Key recognition (climate control system) 51
Ki ck-dow n
A utomat ic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
299

Index
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
How they work .................. .... 211
Impo rtant safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 211
L
Lane assist
refer to Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Launch Control Program (automatic transmis-
sion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
License agreement (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Lifting poin ts (vehicle jack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Light/rain sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 42
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lights Com ing/Leav ing home......... .. .. .. .. 40
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Entry/exit lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
F og lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
H eadlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 38
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Interior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
L ow beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Parking light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Switching daytime running lights on and off .3.9
Listening to music
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 162
Load ................................ 289
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 183
Locking/unlocking By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Low beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Luggage compartment
Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
L oading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
300
Luggage compartment lid
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Opening/closing. ..................... 27
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Making an emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 233
Map Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Map contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23
Mechanically locking the doors . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Mechanically locking the front passenger
door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Mechanical operation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 162
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Memory capacity
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Memory card
SD card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Supported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 173
Menu paths (Owner's Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Menus/symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
also refer to E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Mirror compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Mirrors Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Dimming ............................ 42
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
MMI
refer to Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . 93