332 Index
Alcantara
Cleaning 245
All-w heel drive . . .......... . . . . . ... . 227
Winter t ires
Alternator
298
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ambience lighting
Lighting profiles .......... . . . . . ... . . 65
Anti -freeze
refer to Engine coolant system .. . . . . . 262
Anti-lock brake system . .... . . . . . . . . . . 223
Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . 16, 18
Anti-slip regulation ........ . . . . . ... . 223
Warn ing/ indicator lights ... . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-theft systems
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Approach/departure angle . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Ashtray . . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . . 89
Asterisk
What does it mean when something is
marked with an asterisk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Audi braking guard ....... . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Error messages . . .. ....... . . . . . . . . 130
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Switching on and off ...... . . . . . . . . . 130
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Litera-
ture . . . . . . . . . ............ . . . . . ... . 326
Auto -Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Automatic belt retractor ... . . . . . . . . . . 177
Automatic mode
Four-zone automatic comfort air condi-
tioning .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . 101
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Automatic transmission ..... . . . . . ... . 139
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . 140
Driving . . . ................ . . . ... . 141
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Emergency release ..... . ... . . . . . . . . 143
Hill descent contro l ........ . . . . . ... 142
I gnition key safety lock .... . . . . . . . . . 107
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Manual shift program ......... . . . . . 142
Selector lever . .......... . . . . . . ... . 139
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
AUTO mode
A/C climate controls . . . . .... . . . . . . . . 97
Auto Safety Hot lin e . ............ . ... 170
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle .... . . . . . . . 232
B
Bass box
Battery .... . . . . . . . . . .......... . .. .
Battery location . . ................ .
Charging ... . . . . . . . ... . .......... .
Impo rtant warnings when working on
the battery . ... . . . ............ . .. .
30S
266
267
268
267
Jump start ing . . . . . . . .......... . . . . 317
Low . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . .. . . . . 228
Replacing the battery . . . .... . . . . . . . 270
State of charge . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . 228
Voltage ... . ... . . . ................ . 35
Winter operation . . ............ . ... 266
Working on the battery .. . . .. ... . . . . 267
Before driving ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 163
Blended gasoline . . ................ . 248
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . .... . . . . . . . 266
Checking the brake f luid level . . . . . . . . 265
Reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . ... . . . 265
What is the correct brake fluid level? .. 265
What shou ld I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? .... . . ... . . . . . . . 265
Brake light
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Brake system . ... . . . .............. . . 265
Anti- lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake assist system . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 223
Brake booster .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 225
Brake fluid . ... . . ... . . . .... . . . . . . . 265
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re-
placement . ... . . . ............ . ... 266
Brake pads . . . . . . ..... . .......... . 230
General information .............. . 225
How does moisture or road salt affect the
brakes? . . . . . . . . . . ............ . . . . 225
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Parking brake . . . . . . . .......... . . . . 111
Warning/indicator lights . .... . . . . . . . . 19
Worn brake pads symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36