10 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge works only when the ignition is
on . When the needle reaches the red area, the
warning light in the instrument cluste r will il-
luminate ¢
page 18 00']. Time to refuel!
The total ta nk capacity of your vehicle is listed
in
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CD Note
Never run the tank completely dry! An ir-
regula r supply of fue l can cause eng ine
m isfiri ng and fuel could enter into the ex-
haust system. The catalyt ic converter
could then overheat and be damaged.
Speedometer with odometer
The speedometer shows you the vehicle
speed , and the odometer shows you how
many miles (kilometers) you have driven.
Fig. S Speedomete r close -up: odometer display
The dist ance driven is shown in miles (USA
models) or in kilometers (Canada models) .
Lower odometer
The lower odometer shows the total number
of mi les (kilometers) driven.
Upper odometer (trip odometer)
The up per odometer shows the total number
of mi les (kilometers) driven since you last re-
set the odometer back to zero. You can use
this odometer wh en you want to keep track of
how many miles (kilometers) you have driven
for a sing le trip or errand. The last digit indi-
cat es 1/10 of a mile (100 me t ers). You can se t
the trip odometer back to zero by pressing the
reset button
¢ fig. 5.
With the ign itio n off, pushing of the Set/
Check button ¢
page 8, fig. 3 ® can turn on
the display fie ld lighting for a few seconds.
Malfunction message
If there is a malfunct ion somewhere in the in-
strument cluster,
dEF will appear in the trip
odometer and w ill stay on . Contact your au-
thorized Aud i dea ler to have the problem cor-
rected .
Immobilizer
When the ignition is sw itched on, the data on
the ignition key are scanned automat ica lly.
If an unauthor ized key was used,
SAFE is dis -
played continuously in the odometer display
field . The vehicle cannot be operated
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Warning/indicator
Lights
Description
The ind icator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or turn on . They indicate funct ions or
malfunctions ¢
,& .
Messages may appear with some indicator
lights . The messages turn
off after a sho rt
time . To display a message again, press the
Set/Check button ¢
page 8, fig. 3 ®· If there
is mo re than one ma lfunction, the indicator
lights will turn on one after the other for ap-
proximate ly two seconds each.
Some indicators lights in the display can turn
on in severa l colors.
A WARNING
=
- Failure to heed warning lights and other
important vehicle information may resu lt
in ser ious personal injur y or vehicle dam-
age.
- Whenever stalled or stopped for repair,
move the vehicle a safe distance
off the
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