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AUTO
Climate controls .. . .... . . . . . . . . . . ... 81
Switching on . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 81
When should I use AUTO? ............ 81
Automatic air recirculation ............ 82
Automatic belt retracto r . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Automatic car wash
refer to Washing .................. 179
Automatic t ransmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Driving Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Emergency program ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Ignition key safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Kick-down . . ... .......... . . . . . . . .. 101
Launch Control Program ... . . . . . . . . . 101
Selector lever lock .................. 97
Selector lever posit ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Tiptroni c controls on the steering
wheel . . . . . . ... . ............ . . . . . 100
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission .... . . . . . . . . . 99
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Average fuel mileage ................. 26
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1
B
Battery . . . . . . ................ . . . . . 207
charging . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .. 209
Disconnecting and connecting . . . . . . . 207
Important warnings when working on
the battery . .. ........... . ... . . . .. 208
Low . . ... . . . . . . . .......... ... . . .. 167
Replacing the batte ry ...... . . . . . . . . 210
State of charge .................... 167
Winter operation .......... . ..... . . 207
Working on t he battery ............. 208
Battery voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Before driving . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .. 103
Blended gasoline . .......... . ..... . . 189
Body cavity sealing .................. 183
Booster seats . . . .......... . . . . . . . .. 151
Brake assistant .. . .......... . ..... . . 165
Brake booster . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .. 164
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . .... . . . . . . . 206
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . 206
Reservoir . . . . . . . . ................ 206
What is the correct brake fluid level? . . 206
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? . . . . . . ..... . . . . . 206
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 169
Brake system ....................... 206
Anti-l ock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake fluid . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 206
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re-
placement . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 206
Brake light defective ................ 21
General information ............... 163
How does moistu re or road salt affect the
brakes? ...... . ... . ............... 163
Malfunction .. . . . . . ................ 15
Warning/ind icator lights ........ . . . . . 15
Wor n brake pads symbo l ............ . 19
Break-in period . . . . . ... ... . ... .. .... 169
Brake pads ....................... 169
Tires 169
Bulbs ............................. 246
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . 195
Battery specific . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 209
Capacities ......................... 257
Car care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Plastic and vinyl . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . 181
Care of exterior . . . ..... . ............ 178
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 109
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Catalytic converter . . ............ . ... 170
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Centigrade
Switching between Centigrade and Fah-
renheit . ..... . ..... ....... ........ 83
Central locking
panoramic sliding sunroof closing . . . . . 46
Certif ication . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 262
Changing a flat t ire . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . 236
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