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Child restraints on the front seat - some
important things to know
-Be sure to read the important information and head the
WARNINGS for important details about ch ildren and
Advanced Airbags~
page 234.
Even though your vehic le is equipped with an Advanced Airbag
System, make certain that a ll children, especia lly those 12 years and
younger , always ride in the back seat proper ly restrained for their
age and size . The airbag on the passenger side makes the front seat
a potentia lly dangerous place for a child to ride. The front seat is not
the safest place for a chi ld in a forward -facing child safety seat. It
can be a very dangerous place for an infant or a child in a rearward
facing seat.
The Advanced Ai rbag System in your vehicle has been certified to
comply with the Requirements of United States Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard 208 as applicable at the time your vehicle
was manufactured.
The Standard requires the front airbag on the passenger side to be
turned off ("suppressed") if a chi ld up to about one year of age
restrained in one of the rear-facing or forward-facing infant res traints listed in Federa l Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with
which the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle was cert ified has
been insta lled on the front passenger seat. For a listing of the child
restraints that were used to certify compliance with the US Safety
Standard =>
page 236.
The PASS ENGER AIR B AG OFF light in the instrument panel tells you
when the front Advanced Airbag on the passenger side has been
t urned off by the electronic control unit.
Each time you turn on the ignition , the
PASSEN GER AIR BA G OFF
light will come on for a few seconds and:
• will stay on if the front passenger seat is not occupied, •
will stay on if there is a small child or child restraint on the front
passenger seat,
• will go off if the front passenger seat is occupied by an adult as
registered by the weight-sensing mat=>
page 223, "Monitoring the
Advanced Airbag System" .
The
P AS SENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on when the control unit
detects a tota l weight on the front passenger seat that requires the
front airbag to be turned off.
If the total weight on the front passenger seat is more than that of
a typica l 1 year -old child but less than the weight of a small adult,
the front airbag on the passenger side can deploy (the
PA SSE NGER
A IR BA G OFF
light does not come on). If the P ASSE NGER AIR B AG
O FF
light does not come on, the front airbag on the passenger s ide
has not been turned off by the electronic control unit and can
deploy if the control unit senses an impact that meets the condi
tions stored in its memory.
F o r e xample , th e a ir b ag m ay dep loy if:
• a small ch ild that is heavier than a typical 1 year -o ld child is on
the front passenger seat (regardless of whether the child is in one
of the child safety seats listed
=> page 236), or
• a child who has outgrown chi ld restraints is on the front
passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PASSEN GER AIR BA G
OFF
light comes on in the instrument cluster and stays on.
The fron t airbag on the passenger side may
not deploy (the
PA SS ENGER AIR BA G OFF light does not illuminate and stay lit) even
if a small adult or teenager, or a passenger who is no t sitting upright
with their back against a non -reclined backrest with their feet on the
vehic le floor in front of the seat is on the front passenger seat
=> page 194, "Proper seating position for the driver".
If the front passenger airbag deploys, the Federal Standard requires
the airbag to meet the "low risk" deployment criteria to reduce the risk of injury through interact ion with the airbag. "Low risk" d eploy
ment occu rs in those crashes that take place at lower decelerations .,.

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Driver seat
See Seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Driver's seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Activating remote control key .. ... .. 92
Recalling a seat posit ion ...... .... . 91
Storing a seat position . ........ .... 91
Driving messages ...... .... .... .... .. 30
Driving safely .... .... .... ...... .... 192
Driving time . ...... .. .... .... .... .... 40
Dup licate key ........... .... ... .... .. 48
DVD player for navigation system . . . . . . 99
Dynamic shift program .............. 163
E
Easy entry feature 124
Electric seat adjustment
S ee Power seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Electromechanica l parking brake
Emergency braking .. ...... ...... . 131
Malfunction ...... .... .... ....... 131
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rel easing and app lying .... ... .... 129
Starting off with a trailer ... ..... .. 131
Warning /indicator ligh ts ... .... .... 23
Electronic differential lock (EDU
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Warning /indicator lights ....... .... 22
Electronic immobilizer . ... .... .. . .. 15, 51
Electronic power contro l
(EPC) warning/indicator light ...... .. 19 Electronic stabili
zation program (ESP)
How the system works . ...... ..... 258
Wa rning/indicator lights ......... .. 19
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Emergency closing Power sunroof ......... .... ... . 68, 69
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Wa rning/indicator lights ..... ...... 20
Emergency locking of doors ....... ... . 57
Emergency starting .. ... .... .... .... 351
Emergency towing ..... .... .... ... .. 354
Energy management ... .. .... .... ... 265
Battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Driver notification 266
Engine Compartment . .... .... .... .... .. 298
Coolant ......................... 303
Hood ... .. .... .... .... .... .... .. 296
Starting ...... ........ .... .. 124, 125
Starting with jumper cables .. ..... 351
Stopping ........................ 126
Engine compartment Safety instructions .... ...... ..... 297
Working the engine compartment .. 297
Engine coolant system ........ .... ... 303
Adding coolan t ..... ........ .... . 305
Checking coo lant level .. ....... ... 304
Check ing the engine coolant level .. 304
Malfunction ......... .... .. .. .... . 33
Radiator fan ...... .. .. .... .... ... 306
Engine coolant temper .ature
Temperature gauge ...... ...... ... 13
Engine data .. ... ... .. .... .... ...... 363 Engine hood
Clos ing ... .... ... ... ... .. .... ... 297
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . 296
Engine oi l ..... ... .... .... .. .. ..... . 299
Adding ... .... .... .... .... ... ... 302
Additiv es .. ...... ..... .. .. .... ... 302
Changing . ....... .... ... .. ...... 302
Checking the engine oil level . .... .. 301
Indications and conditions requiring extra
checking .. ...... .... .......... 301
Oil consumption ... .... .... .... .. 300
Oil grades . ...... ... ... .... ..... . 299
Recommended oil che ck in tervals .. 301
Specif ication and viscosity .. .. .. ... 299
Engine oil leve l ... .... .... .. .. ..... .. 37
Engine oil pressure Malfunction .. .. .. .... .... .... .... 34
Eng ine oi l sensor defective .... .... .... 37
Environment Break -in period ........ ..... ..... 267
Catalytic converter .... .... ..... .. 268
Disposing of your vehicle battery .. . 311
Driving a t high speeds ............ 269
Driv ing to minimize pollution and noise .
269
Fuel .... .. .... .... .............. 293
Fuel economy ...... .... .. .. .... .. 269
Leaks under your vehicle ....... ... 297
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up ..
270
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid 307
P roper disposal o f drained engine
coo lant ..... .. .. .... .... ....... 305

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Safety lock
Ignition key , automatic transmission 125
Seat adjustment Adjusting the seatback ............. 89
Adjusting upper thigh support .. .... 90
Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Driver's seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Head restraints ............... 93, 197
Lumbar support ........... .... ... 90
Seat belts
See Safety be lts ..... ............. 202
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Seating capacity .................... 202
Seating position
Driver .... .... .... ....... ....... 194
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . 195
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Occupants ...................... 194
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Seats Number of seats 202
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Selector lever multitronic® ...... .. ... 16 1
Service and disposal Safety belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Service interval display ....... .... .... 28
Service position
Windshield wipers ........ ..... ... 80 Servotronic
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Shift buttons .. ...... .... .... ... 158, 165
Side airbags Description .............. ...... .. 228
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Side curtain airbags (SIDEGUARD) ..... 231
Description .......... .......... .. 231
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Safety instructions .... .... ....... 233
Side marker lights ............ ... .... 70
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Snow chains .. ... .... ....... .... ... 330
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 106
Solar blower fan/solar roof ... .... .... 119
Sound system display Driver information display .......... 26
Spare whee l ....... .... ... .... ...... 337
Speed control system
See Adaptive Cruise Control .... ... 135
Speed rating letter code ............. 326
Speed warning system ... ........ .... 38
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starting off with a trailer ........ .... . 131
Starting the engine ............. 124, 125
What shou ld I do if the engine does not
start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Electrically adjusting the steering wheel .
123 Malfunction
.. .. .. .. .. .... .... .... 34
Manually adjusting the steering wheel
122
Steering wheel co lumn
Adjusting electrically 123
Adjusting manually . .... .......... 122
Steering wheel heating .... .... .... .. 115
Steps for determining correct load limit 322
Stopping the engine .... ... .... .... .. 126
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cupholder . ..... ... .... ... .... ... 103
Cupholder rear center armrest . .... 103
Glove compartment ....... .... ... 107
Luggage compartment . ...... ...... 99
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Storage compartment Expanding ....................... 96
Sun shade ..... ...... .... ...... ..... 77
Sun visors ............. ........ ..... 76
Suspension
See Adaptive Air Suspension ... .... 182
Switches Emergency flashers ...... .. .... .... 73
Power sunroof .. ...... .... .... .... 66
Rear window defogger ... .. .... ... 117
Symbols Red ....................... ...... 31
Ye llow . ........ .... ... ........... 35
Synchronizing climate control . ....... 112
T
Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Tachometer .......... .... ... .... .... 14