230 Index
A
A/C operation .............. . . . . ... . . 75
ABS
refer to Anti-Lock Brake System . . . . . . 150
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Active rollover protection system . . . . .. 107
Retracting rollover protection . . . . . . . . 107
Adding
Engine coolant . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .
183
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Addit ional accessories . . . ... . ... . . . . . 211
Additives .. . . .............. . . . . ... . 180
Adjustable steering column ... . . . . . .... 77
Adju sting front seat s . ...... . . . . . . . . . .
66
Advanced Airbag System
Children . . . ............... . . . ... .
139
Compon ents ................ . . ... . 124
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
How the component s work togethe r . . 125
Monito ring . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Weight-sen sing mat . . . ... . . . . . . . . . 139
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 136
Care . . . . . . . ................ . . ... . 130
Child restraints .. . . ... .. . ... . . . . . . .
140
Components (fron t air bags) . . . . . ... . 124
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . .
119
Disposal .. . .......... . ....... . ... 130
Front airbags ... . . ... .... . . . . . . . . . 121
How do the front airbags work? . . ... . 126
How many airbags does my vehicle
have? ... . . ............... . . . ... .
124
Important safety instructions on the
knee airbag system .. . . ... . . . . . . . . .
134
Important t hings to know . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Indica t or ligh t . . . . .... ... . . . . . . . . . 128
Knee airbags . . . ... .... ... . . . . . . . . . 132
Monitoring . ................ . . . ... 128
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . 128
Service . . . ..... . . ... .... . . . . . . . . . 130
Side airbags .. . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . . . . . 135
Warning/indicator light ..... . . . . ... .. 17
When must the system be inspected? . 128
Air cond itioning
A/C operation . . . . . .... ... . . . . . . . . . . 75
Air distribution .... ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
Air recirculation mode ......... . ... . . 75
Automatic mode . ............. . ... . 75
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
Defrost ... . . . . . . . . .............. . . 75
Economi cal use . . . ...... ... . . . . ... .
76
Fan . . . ... . . . . . . . ..... . .. . ... . ... . 74
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Switching on and off .... .... ... . . . . . 74
Temperature . . . ............ . ....... 73
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Air recirculation mode
Air condit ioning . . ................ . . 75
All-wheel drive . . ............ . ......
155
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . ... 203
Anti-free ze
refer to Engine coolant system ... . . . . 181
Anti-Lock Brake System .......... . ... 150
Warning/indicator light ............ . . 18
Anti-Slip Regulation System . . . ... . ... 150
Anti- t heft alarm system ... . . .. . . . . ... . 43
Anti-theft whee l bolts .............. . 216
Ashtray ....... . ... . ... . .......... . . 69
ASR
refer to Ant i-Slip Regulation System .. 150
Asterisk .... . . . . . . . . ................ . 6
Audi magnetic ride ...... . .......... . .
82
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Warning/ind icator light . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Lit era-
ture .. . ..... . . . . . . . ... .. ..... . . .. .
209
Automated manua l transmission
refer to R tronic . . ................ . . 85
Automat ic belt retractor ... ... . . ... . . 112
Autom atic car wash
refer to Washing ........... . ...... 161
Automatic headlight ................. 55
Automat ic headl ight control ... ... . . . . .
62
Automatic headlight s
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5
Auto Safety Hotline . ............ . ... 105
Average fuel mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Average speed . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . ... . 23
B
Battery ..... ... . . . . ............... 184
Charging .. . . . . . . . ..... . . .. . . . . ... 186
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184