2 8 0 Index
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A
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 277
AC (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . 77
adaptive cruise control
Vehicles with manual transmission . . . 101
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cleaning the sensor .. . . . . . . . . . . ... . 205
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Request for dr iver intervention . . . . . . . 105
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . .. 104
Adapt ive dampers .......... . . . . . ... . 113
Adapt ive light ................ . . . .... 47
Adaptive Light (defective) . . . . . . . . ... . . 22
Adding
Eng ine coolan t .................... 222
Engine oil . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . 219
Windshield washer fluid . . . . . . . . ... . 228
Addit ional accessories
Addit ives
277
Engine oil . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . 219
Adju stab le steering column . . . . . . . ... . . 80
Adjust ing
Air dist ribution (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Inst rumen t illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Steer ing column . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . . 80
Temperature (automatic climate control) 78
Airbag
War ning/ indicato r light s ... . . . . . ... . . 20
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 162
Advanced Airbag System .... . ... . ... 150
Advanced Airbag System components . 153
Care . . . . . . . . ....... ........ . . ... . 159
Chil dren . . .............. . . . . . . . . . 168
Child restr aints . .......... . . . . . . . . . 169
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . 153
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Disposal . . ... . .......... . . . . . ... . 159
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 151
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . 155
How many airbags does my vehicle
have? . ... . .................. . . . . 153
How the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponents work together ............. 154
I mpor t ant things t o know .. . . . . . . . . . 14 6
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 156
Monitoring . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 156
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . 157
Repairs ... . ... . . . ............ . ... 159
Safety instructions ................. 158
Side airbags .. . . . ................ . 161
Side curtain airbags .... . ...... . . . . . 164
Weight-sensing mat ............... 168
When must the syst em be inspected? 156
Alcantara
Cleaning ... . . . ................... 207
all-wheel drive
All wheel drive
192
Winter tires . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . 246
Alternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant system ... . ... 221
Anti -lock braking system ............. 186
Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . 18, 19
Ant i-slip regulation ................ . 186
Warning/ind icator lights ........... . . 18
Anti-theft alarm warning system ... . ... . 32
Ant i-theft systems
Electronic immob ili zer . . . .... . . . . . . . . 38
Armrest ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . 60
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . . . . . 63
Ast erisk
Wha t does it mean when something is
marked wit h an asterisk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Audi braking guard
refer to braking guard .......... . . . . . 99
Audi drive select . . . . ............ . ... 113
Adaptive dampers ................. 113
Description ... . . . ................ . 113
Dynamic steer ing ................. . 113
Setting the dr iving mode ........ . ... 114
Sport differential . . ............ . ... 113
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Litera-
ture 275
AUTO
Automat ic climate contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automat ic headlights .......... . . . . . 47
Aut o Lock . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . 32
Automat ic belt retractor ...... . ...... 141