Audi R8 Spyder 2012 Owner's Manual page 226

224 Index
State of charge ............ . . . . ... . 147
Vehicles not driven for long periods . . . 178
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 179
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Battery voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Blended gasoline ............ . . . ... . 164
Booster seats ............. . . . . . ... . 13 7
Brake system
Anti -lock brake system ..... . . . . . .... 16
Brake assist system .... ... . . . . . . . . . 142
Brake fluid ....................... 178
Brake light defective ................ 18
Brake power assist unit ............. 145
Brakes . . . . . ................ . . ... . 145
Ceramic brakes ............ . . . . ... . 145
Malfunc t ion .............. . . . . ... . . 13
Warning/indicator lights ... . ... . ... . . 13
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Break-in period .............. . . . . . . . 150
Bulbs .. . ... . .......... . ....... . . . . 214
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . .... 169
Battery specific ........... . ... . ... 180
Capacities . . . ................ . . ... . 217
Carbon-fiber parts
Exterior . . . ................ . . . . . . . 157
I nter ior . . . ................ . . . . . . . 159
Car care . . . . . ................ . . . ... 153
Cargo area
refer to
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . 96
Car key . . . ... . .............. . . . . . . . . 32
Catalytic converter ... ... ... . . . . . . . . . 150
Certification . ................ . . ... . 222
Changing a flat tire .................. 206
Chassis
refer to
Audi magnetic ride ..... . . . ... 75
Checking
Engine coolant level .......... . . . . . . 176
Tire pressure ................. . ... . 189
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? .. 141
Child safety . . ... . . . ............ . ... 130
Convertible locking retractor ......... 138
Impo rtant safety instructions for using
child safety seats .............. . ... 133
Important things to know when driving
with children . . . . ................ . 130
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Booster seats .. . . . ................ 137
Convertible child seats ............. 136
Convertible locking retractor ....... . . 138
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? . ...... ... ... . . . . 133
Infant seats .. . . . ................ . 135
Installing . . .................. . ... 138
Safety instructions ............. . . . . 133
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cleaning
Alcantara (synthetic suede) ....... . . . 161
Engine compartment ........... . ... 162
Exhaust tail pipes . . ............ . . . . 158
Fabrics and fabric coverings . . . ... ... 159
Leather ...... . ................... 161
Matte finish paint .......... . ...... 155
Radio and navigation display ..... . . . . 158
Safety belts . . . . . . ............ . . . . 162
Cleaning and protection ... .... . . . . . . . 153
Cleaning the navigation display .... . . . . 158
Cleaning the radio display ........... . 158
Climate controls . . . . . . .......... . ... . 65
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6S
Heating ...... . ... . ... . .......... . . 65
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Clock ............................... 9
Closing
Engine compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Clutch overheating . ... ... ...... . . . . . . 19
Cold tire inflation pressure ........ . . . . 187
coming home . . . . . . .............. . .. 49
Compass mirror . . . ... ... ...... . . . . . . 57
Compliance . . ... . . . ................ 222
Consumer I nformation . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 219
Contacting NHTSA . . . . .......... . . . .. 97
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Convertible child safety seats . . . ...... 136