Contents
Engine compartment ......................... 237
Hood ............................................ 237
Engine oil ..................................... 238
Transmission fluid level ................ 242
Active Body Control (ABC)
fluid level...................................... 242
Coolant ........................................ 242
Battery ......................................... 243
Windshield washer system and
headlamp cleaning system ........... 244
Tires and wheels ................................ 246
Important guidelines .................... 246
Life of tires ................................... 247
Direction of rotation ..................... 247
Checking tire inflation pressure ... 247
Rotating wheels ........................... 251
Winter driving .................................... 252
Winter tires .................................. 252
Block heater* ............................... 253
Snow chains................................. 253Maintenance....................................... 254
Clearing the service indicator ....... 254
Service term exceeded ................. 254
Calling up the service indicator..... 255
Resetting the service indicator ..... 255
Vehicle care........................................ 256
Cleaning and care of vehicle ......... 256
Practical hints.................................. 263
What to do if …? ................................. 264
Lamps in instrument cluster ......... 264
Lamp in center console................. 269
Messages in the display ................ 270
Where will I find...? ............................. 295
First aid kit .................................... 295
Vehicle jack, vehicle tool kit,
luggage bowl, spare wheel ............ 295
Unlocking/locking in an emergency... 297
Unlocking the vehicle.................... 297
Locking the vehicle ....................... 298
Changing batteries........................ 299
Fuel filler flap ................................ 300Opening/closing in an emergency ..... 301
Sliding/pop-up roof ...................... 301
Replacing bulbs .................................. 302
Bulbs............................................. 302
Replacing bulbs for front lamps .... 304
Replacing bulbs for rear lamps ..... 305
Replacing wiper blades ...................... 307
Removing ...................................... 307
Installing ....................................... 307
Flat tire............................................... 308
Preparing the vehicle .................... 308
Mounting the spare wheel ............ 308
Battery ............................................... 313
Disconnecting the battery ............ 314
Removing the battery ................... 314
Charging and reinstalling
the battery .................................... 314
Reconnecting the battery ............. 315
Jump starting...................................... 316
Towing the vehicle.............................. 318
Installing towing eye bolt .............. 321
250OperationTires and wheelsActivating the tire inflation pressure
monitor
You must activate the tire inflation pres-
sure monitor in the following cases:
If you have changed the tire pressure
If you have replaced the wheels or tires
If you have installed new wheels or
tires
Make sure that the tire pressure is cor-
rectly set.
Press button
è
or
ÿ
on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel repeatedly
until the standard display menu appear
in the in the multifunction display
(
page 118).
Press the
k
or
j
button repeat-
edly until you see the current inflation
pressures for each tire appear in the
display
or the following message appears in
the display
TIRE PRES. MONITOR
PRES. DISPLAY AFTER DRIVING A FEW
MINS. REACTIVATE USING R BUTTON
Press the reset button
J
(page 22).
The following message will appear in
the multifunction display:
CHECK CURRENT TIRE PRES.?
Press the
æ
button.
The following message will appear in
the multifunction display field:
TIRE PRES. MONITOR ACTIVATED
The tire inflation pressure monitor will
now monitor the tire inflation pressure
values of all four tires.
The following message will appear in
the multifunction display field:
TIRE PRES. MONITOR
PRES. DISPLAY AFTER DRIVING A FEW
MINS. REACTIVATE USING R BUTTONThis display appears until the individual
inflation pressure values are matched
with the tires. The individual values are
then displayed.
iIf transporting a deflated road wheel or
additional wheel sensors in the vehicle,
the tire inflation pressure monitor
should not be reactivated until the de-
flated wheel or additional wheel sen-
sors have been removed from the
vehicle. Otherwise, the deflated wheel
or additional sensors could cause the
tire inflation pressure monitor system
to malfunction.
