256 Index
Parking brake warning . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Parking on a decline (downhill) . . . . . .... 78
Parking on an incline (uphill) . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Parts replacement ........... . . . ... . 247
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . ... 122
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Pedals . . . . . ... . ............ . . . ... . . 98
Physical principles of a frontal coll ision . 104
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . ... . . ... . 169
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Pollutant fi lter . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power locking system .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convenience close/open feature . . . . . .. 44
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside . . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . . 40
Opening and closing the windows . ... . . 44
Rear lid/trunk li d ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Remote control . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . . 35
Unlocking and locking vehicle ... . . . . . . 38
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Power seats
Adjusting the seat back .... . . . . . . . . . . 60
Adjustment .............. . . . . . ... . 59
Folding the seatback fo rward . . . . . . . .. 60
Power steering
refer to Electro-mechanical power as-
sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 158
Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Reactivating t he system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a
safety bel t .............. . . . . . ... . 108
Programming the Homelink ® universal re-
mote cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Proper occupant seating positions . . . ... 94
Proper safety belt posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Proper seating position
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Occupants . . ................ . . . ... . 94
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
quattro ®
refer to All-wheel dr ive .... . . . . . . . . . 158
Quest ion
What happens to unbelted occupants? 105
Why saf ety belts? . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 103
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Rain sensor defective ............... . . 21
Reading lights . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . 48
Rear lid . ... . ... . . . ............ . ... . 41
Emergency release . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . 42
Rear light defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear spoiler . . ... . . . ............ . ... 156
Rear view m irror . . . . ............ . . . . . 50
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Rear window shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Refuell ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 180
Release lever for hood ........... . ... 182
Remote cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 , 39
Remote control garage door opener
(Homeli nk®) ... . . . ................ . . 90
Remote master key
Unlocking and locking .......... . . . . . 38
Remote rear lid release . . . .... . . . . . . . . 41
Repair manuals . . . . . .. . . . . ... .. . . . . . 245
Repairs
Airbag system . . . . . . .......... . . . . 125
Replacement parts . . .............. . . 247
Replacing
Whee l rims . . . . . . .......... . ..... . 209
Replacing a fuse ... . .............. . . 230
Replacing light bulbs . . .......... . . . . 233
Replacing tires and wheels ..... . ..... . 209
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . 54
Reporting Safety Defects ......... . . . . 101
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting remote cont rol . . .... . . . . . . . . 39
Retracto r .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . 107
Reverse (Automat ic transm ission) .. . ... . 84
Rims
Cast alloy . . ..... . ............ . ... 171
Replacing . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 209
Steel rims . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 171