296 Index
A
A/C mode . . . .............. . . . . ... . . 86
A .
ccessones . . . . . .... .. .... . . . . . . . . . 293
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driver information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Driver intervention prompt .. . . . . . . . . 108
Driving in traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Driving program ............. . . . ... 108
Error messages .......... . . . . . ... . 106
Open road .. . ............ . . . . . . . . . 100
Override
. . . ................ . . ... .
Request for driver to assume contro l . .
Save speed . ................ . . ... .
Setting distance .......... . . . . . . . . .
Settings . . ... . .......... . . . . . ... .
Setting time interval .......... . ... .
Special driving situations ... . . . . . . . .
Status messages ... .. .... . . . . . . . . .
Switching on and off . ... . . . . . . . . . . .
System limits . . .......... . . . . . ... .
Temporarily turning off .. . . . . . . . . . . .
Warning/indicator lights ........... .
Adapt ive dampers . ...... . ... . . . . . . . .
100
100
101
103
108
103
108
106
101
108
102
105
121
Adaptive light ............. . . . . . ..... 54
defective ................ . . . . . ... . . 35
Adding
Engine coolant .............. . . ... . 240
Engine oil . . ................ . . ... . 237
Windshield washer fluid ... . . . . . ... . 246
Addit ional accessories
Addit ives
Engine oil
Adjusting
293
237
Steering column manually . . ... . ... . . 90
Adjusting front seats ....... . . . . . . . . . . 64
Airbag
Warn ing/indicator lights .... . . . . . .... 16
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 173
Advanced Airbag System ..... . . . ... . 160
Advanced Airbag System components . 163
Care .. . . . . . . . ........ . ... . . . . . . . . 169
Children .. . ................ . . . ... 179
Ch'ld t ·
1 res ra ints . .... ... ... . . . . . . . . .
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . .
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat ....... . ... .
180
163
157
Disposal 169
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 161
How do the front airbags work? ... . . . 165
How many airbags does my vehicle
have? . ... . ... . . . ................ 163
How the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponents work together ... ... ... . . . . 164
Important things to know .. . . . ... . . . 156
Indicator light ................ . . . . 167
Monitoring . ... . . . . . .......... . ... 167
PASSENGER AI R BAG OFF light ....... 167
Repairs ... . ... . . . . ............... 169
Safety instructions ................ . 169
Side airbags ... . . . ................ 172
Side curtain airbags ............ . ... 174
Weight-sensing mat ........... . ... 179
When must the system be inspected? 167
All-wheel drive
Winter tires
Alloy wheels
All wheel drive
Alternator
262
222
203
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Anti-freeze
refer to Eng ine coolant system ... . . . . 239
Anti -glare inside day-night mirror ... . . . . 59
Anti- lock brake system
How the ABS system works ...... . ... 201
Warning/indicator lights ........ . . . . . 17
Anti-Slip Regulation System (ASR)
How the system works .............. 199
Anti-theft alarm warning system . ... . . . . 40
Anti-theft systems
Electronic immobilizer .......... . .... 39
Approach/departure angle ............ 210
Ashtray ..... . . . . . . . ... . ...... . . . . . . 78
ASR
How the Anti-Slip Regulation System
works
.. . . . . . . . . . .............. . .
Asterisk
199
What does it mean when something is
marked with an asterisk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Audi braking guard ................ . . 110
Error messages . . . . . .......... . .. .
Settings . . . ... . . ................ .
Status messages . ............. . .. .
Switching on and off .............. .
112
111
112
111