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Location ...... .... .... .... .... .. 258
Mounting and releasing the anchorage hook .......................... 262
Leather ............................ 296
Cleaning ........................ 297
Level adjustment
See Adaptive Air Suspension ....... 185
Lifting jack ... .... .... ... .. .... ..... 354
Lifting points .... ........ .... .... ... 369
Lifting vehicle ... ... .... ........... . 369
Light sensor defective ................ 36
Lights ........ .... .... .... .......... 69
Coming home ..................... 70
Daytime running lights ... .... .... .. 70
Emergency flashers ................ 73
Exterior lights ..... ....... ........ . 70
Front fog lights ...... .... ...... ... 71
Headlights .. ... ... .. .... .... .... . 69
High beam ... .... .... ..... .. .. 69, 73
H igh beam warning/indicator light ... 19
Leav ing home .. ...... .... ...... ... 70
Rear fog lights .................... 71
Side marker lights ................. 69
Turn signals .. .... .... .... .... .... 73
Xenon headlights ....... ... .. .... .. 69
Lo ading the luggage compartment . ... 205
Load ing the roof rack .... ....... .... . 104
Locking Pow er lock ing switch .... .... .... .. 53
Rear lid/trunk lid ...... ............ 55
Remote control .... .... .... .... ... 51
Using the key ..................... 52
Lower anchorage locator button ....... 258
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Lower
universal anchorage bars (Canada) ..
258
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) .. 258
Luggage Stowing .................. ....... 205
Luggage compartment
Cargo net .. ...... .... .... .... ... 101
DVD p layer for navigation system . .. 112
Side Compartment ............... 112
Side compartment ................ 113
Ski sack ......................... 102
Tie -down eyelets .. ........ ....... 100
See also Loading the luggage
compartment ...... .... ... .. .... 205
L umbar support .... ....... .... .... ... 90
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Maintenance .......... .... .... .... . 380
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIU .... 20, 27
Massage function .... ........ ....... . 89
Master key ...... .... ......... ...... . 48
Mi leage
Average .......................... 38
Ins tantaneous ... ...... .... ... .. .. 38
Mirrors Automatic anti-g lare adjustment . .... 83
Automatic dimming for the outside mirrors .... ....... .... .... ... .. . 84
In terior mirror .... .... .... ....... . 83
Outside mirrors ................... 84
Recalling position of outside mirrors . 94
Storing position of outside mirrors .. . 94 Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
229
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Natural leather .... .... ... .. .... .... . 296
New tires and whee ls . .... .... .... ... 336
NHTSA Contacting ...................... 207
Number of seats ...... ... .. .... .... . 209
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Occupant seat ing positions .. ... .. .... 200
Octane rating ...... .... .... .... .... . 301
Odometer ..... ...... .... ... .... ..... 14
Oil
See Engine oil .. ... .... ....... .... 309
Older children and safety belts .... .... 252
On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) ........ .. 28
Electron ic speed limiter . ...... ..... 28
Ma lfunction Indicator Lamp (MIU .... 27
Open door or rear lid warn ing ..... ..... 26
Opening Power sunroof .................... 66
Operate your vehicle economically and mini -
mize pol lution .... ... .... .... ... 279
Outside air pollution How to prevent from entering the vehicle
121
Outside mirrors .. .. .. .... ...... .... .. 84
Outside temperature display ........... 25
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Paint
Touch-up 292
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Automatic transmission ... .... .... 163
Caution when parking near a parking bar -
rier or curb .. .... ....... .... ... 135
Low bumper cover, spoilers and suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Parking brake
See Electromechanica l parking brake 134
P arking on a dec line (downhill) ....... 135
Parking on an incline (uphill) ... .. .... 135
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ligh t ........ 230
Passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Passenger's seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Pedals ............................ 204
Physical principles of a frontal collision 210
Pockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Polishing .... ..... .. .... .... ...... . 291
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Conven ience open feature .......... 64
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside ........... ....... .... .... 53
Opening and closing the windows .. . 64
Rear lid/trunk lid ...... .... .... .... 55
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Settings
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Unlocking and locking vehicle ... .... 51
Power roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Power seat Contro ls .. .... ... .... .... .... .... 87
Massage function ....... ...... .... 89
Seat adjustment ........ ....... ... 88
Upper thigh support .. ...... .... ... 88
Power side door closer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Power steering ..................... 273
Power sunroo f
Emergency c losing ............. 67, 68
Power window switche·s ... .... ....... 62
In the driver's door ................ 63
In the front passenger's door . . . . . . . 64
Reactivating the system ............ 65
Power windows Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Pregnant women Specia l considerations when wearing a
safety belt ..................... 215
Programming the Homelink® universal re-
mote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Prop er occupant seating positions .... 200
Proper safety be lt position .. .... ... .. 214
Proper seating position Front passenger ................. 201
Occupants ...................... 200
Rear passengers 202
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Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 quattro®
See All Wheel Drive
............... 273
Question
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What happens to unbelted occupants? . .
211
Why safety belts? ................ 209
Radiator fan ........................ 317
Rain sensor ......................... 80
Rain sensor defective ... .. .... .... .... 36
Reading lights
Front . .... .... .... .... ....... .... 74
Rear ............................. 75
Rear ashtray ....................... 107
Rear center console ...... .... .... ... 108
Rear c limate controls ................ 125
Air distribution .... ....... .... ... 125
Automatic operation . ...... .... ... 125
Contro ls . ...... ..... .. .... .... .. 125
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
PASSIVE . ... .. .... .... ...... .... 125
Switching on and off . ...... .... ... 125
Temperature ...... .... .... .... .. 125
Ventilated seats .................. 125
Rear fog lights .. ...... .... ...... .... . 71
Rear lid
Automatic operation ............... 56
Escape handle .... .... .... .... ... 348
Opening and clos ing ... .... .... .... 55
Opening manual ly ...... .... .... ... 56

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Rear light
Defe ctive ....... .... .... .......... 26
Rear seat Contro ls ... .. .... .... ... .... .... . 97
Easy entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Head restraint adjustment . ......... 99
Lumbar support .. ... .... .... ... 96, 99
Massage function ......... ...... .. 98
Seat adjustment . ...... .... .... ... 98
Setting in the MMI ..... .. .... .... . 100
Rear view
See Rear -v iew cam era .... .... .... . 170
Rear w indow def ogger ...... .... .... . 12 4
Rear window shelf ... .... ...... .... .. 97
Rear -view camera . ....... ... .... 1 70, 173
Parking mode 1 ....... ... .... .... 175
Parkingmode2 ... .... ... .... .... 176
Red sym bols . ...... .... .... ... .... .. 30
Refuelling .. ... .... .... .... ......... 303
Re lease leve r for hood . ...... .... .... 306
Remote control . .... .... .... ... .... .. 48
Unlock ing and locking . ...... .... .. 51
Remo te con trol garage door opener
(Homelink®) . ....... ... .... .... 1 91
Remo te rear lid release . ....... .... ... 55
Repair manuals ... .. .... .... ... .... . 380
Repa irs
Airbag system . ....... ... .... .... 232
Replacing Wheel rims .. .. .. ...... .... .... .. 338
Replacing a fuse . ...... .... .... .... . 358
Rep lacing light bulbs .... .... ...... .. 362
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Replacing tires and wheels
......... .. 337
Report ing Safety Defects ... .. .... 207, 208
Reset button ..... .. ...... .... .... ... 14
Retractor .. ... ... .. ...... .... .... .. 213
Ri ms
Cast alloy .. ...... .... .... ... .... 293
Replaci ng .. ...... .... ... .... .... 338
Roof rack .. .... .... ...... .... ... .. . 103
L oading .. ... .... ... .... .... .... . 104
Mounting locat ions ... .... ........ 104
Roof w eight .... .... ...... .... ... .. . 10 4
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SA FE ...... .... ....... .... .... .... .. 14
Sa fe driving hab its ...... .... .... .... 1 98
Safe ty bel t height adjustment ... .. .... 2 16
Safety belt position ... .... .... .... ... 214
Saf ety belt h eight adjustm ent .. ... . 216
Saf ety bel ts worn by pr egnan t wom en ..
215
Safety bel t pretensioner .. ...... .... .. 216
Service and disposal . ....... ... .. . 217
Safety belt warning light ... .. .... . 20, 209
Safety belts . .... .... .... .... .... ... 213
clean ing ... .. .... .... .... .... ... 299
Danger t o passengers who do no t wear a
safety belt ... .... .... .... ... ... 211
Fastening .... ...... .... .... .... . 213
I mp roper ly worn . .......... .... .. 216
Not worn . .... ...... .... ... .... .. 211
Sa fety belt position ... .... .... .... 214
Sa fety instruc tions ... .. .... ... .... 212 Securing child safety seats
....... .. 2 53
Specia l considerations for pregnant
wome n ...... .... ... .... .... ... 215
U nfastening ...... .... .. . .... .. .. 215
Warning /ind icator light .... .... .... 209
Why YOU MUST wear them . .... ... 209
Worn properly ...... .. ...... .... . 212
Safety co mpliance st icke r .... .... .... 374
Safety equipment ..... .. .... .... .... 198
Safety features for occ upant rest raint and
protection .. .... .... .... .... ... . 198
Safety guide lines
S eat adjustment .. .. .. .... .... ..... 86
Safety instruct ions
Engine compartment ...... .... ... . 307
for a booster seat ...... ... .... .... 251
for side curtain airbags .. ..... ... .. 241
for using a convertible chi ld sa fety seat .
2 49
f or us ing an in fan t seat . ....... .... 248
f or using chi ld safety seats ....... .. 246
f or us ing sa fe ty bel ts .. .... .... .... 212
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 231
Safety lock Ignit ion key, automatic transmission 130
Seat adjustmen t
Adj usting the sea tback ... .. ..... .. . 89
Driver 's seat ...... .... .... .... .... 86
Driver 's seat memory ...... .... .... . 94
Front passenger's seat .... .... .... . 87
Front seats ... .... .... ... .... .... . 86
Head restraints .... .... ... .... . 91, 203
Lumbar suppor t .. .... .... .... ... .. 90
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