236 Index
A
A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Accessories . . . . . ... ... .... . . . . . . . . . 234
Acoustic park assist ........ . . . . . . . . . . 76
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 41
Adding
Engine coolant .............. . . . . . .
Engine oil . . ..... . .......... . . . . . .
Windshield washer fluid ... . . . . . ... .
Additional accessories
Addit ives
Engine oil . . ..... . ........ . . . . ... .
Adjustab le steer ing column ... . . . . . ... .
Adjusting front seats ....... . . . . . . . . . .
179
176
186
234
176
69
52
Adjusting steering column ... . . . . . ... . . 69
Adjusting the seats ............ . . . ... . 53
Advanced Airbag System
Children
129
Components ............. . . . . . ... . 113
Front airbags . . ............ . . . ... . 111
How the components work together .. 114
Monitoring . . . . ... ... .... . . . . . . . . . 117
Weight -sensing mat ...... . . . . . . . . . 129
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 125
Care . . . . . . . . .............. . . . ... . 120
Child restra ints .............. . . . . . . 130
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . .
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat ..... . . . ... .
Disposal . . .............. . . . . . ... .
Front airbags .................... .
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . .
How many airbags does my vehicle
have?
Important safety instructions on the
knee airbag system .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Important things to know ... . . . . . . . .
Indicator light . ... ... .... . . . . . . . . .
113
108
120
110
115
113
123
106
117
Knee airbags . ............ . . . . . . . . . 121
Monitoring ... . ............ . . . ... . 117
PASSENGER AI R BAG OFF light . . . .... 117
Repairs .. . . .............. . . . . ... . 120
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Warning/indicator lights ............. 13
When must the system be inspected? 117
Alcantara
Cleaning . . . . . .............. . . ... . 164
All-wheel drive .. . . . . ........... . ... 153
Winter tires ... . . ................ . 202
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Anti-free ze
refer to Engine cooling system . . . . . . . 178
Anti -lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Warning/indicator lights ............. 16
Anti-s lip regulation ............. . ... 148
Anti-theft systems
Anti -theft alarm system ........... . . 36
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ashtray ... . . ... . . . . .............. . . 60
Asterisk
What does it mean when something is
marked with an asterisk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Audi magnet ic ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 76
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Indicator light . . . . . . .......... . . . . . 19
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Lit era-
ture 232
Automatic belt retractor ............ . 102
Automat ic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Driving Notes . . . . . ............ . . . . . 80
Emergency program ............ . . . . 83
Emergency release ................ . . 84
Ignition key safety lock ......... . .... 70
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Launch Control Program ........ . . . . . 83
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . ...... ... ... . . . . . 82
Tiptronic controls on the steering wheel 82
Auto Safety Hotline .. . .......... . . . . . 96
Average fuel mileage ............ . ... . 21
Average speed .. . . . ................ . . 21
Avoid damaging the vehicle ........ . . . 157
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 184
Charging . . . ... . . . . .............. . 185
Checking battery acid level ....... . . . 184
Connecting . ... . . . ............ . ... 181
Disconnecting
181
I mportant warnings ... . .......... . 183
Location 183
Low . . ... . . . . . . . . . ...... ... .. . . . . 153