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Environment
Break -in period ... ... . .. .. ..... ... 271
Catalytic converter .... ...... ...... 272
Dispos ing of your vehic le battery ... 315
Driving at high speeds .... .... ... . 273
Dr iving to minimi ze pollution and noise .
273
Fuel ............................ 297
Fuel economy .... .... .... ....... . 273
Leaks under your vehicle ... .. ... .. 301
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up .
274
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid 311
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant ........................ 309
Proper disposa l of drained engine oil 306
Recycling used engine oi l .. .. .. .... 306
Un leaded fuel .................... 295
What should I do with an old battery?
315
EPC
See E lectronic power control ........ 18
ESP
See E lectronic stabi lizat ion p rogram
(ESP) ... ..... ...... .... ..... .... 18
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . ...... .... . 262
Expansion tank ... ... .... ..... .. .... 308
Exterior lighting in the mirror housing ... 66
E yeglasses compartment .... .... .... . 100
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
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Fan
Radiator .... .... .... .... ...... .. 310
Fastening eyelets .................... 90
Flat tire
Changing .... .... .... .... .... ... 344
Floor mats ......................... 200
Fog lights ...... .... .... ...... ... .. .. 65
Fo lding master key with remote contro l . 41
Foot pedals ........................ 200
For the sake of the e nvi ro nmen t
Gaso line fu mes and the environment 297
Letting your eng ine warm up ...... . 1 17
Reducing engine noise by ear ly
upshif ting ....................... 12
Re fuel ing ..... ... .... .... .... .... 297
Savi ng fuel by early upshifti ng .. .... 12
Using the rear window de fogger ... . 108
Front airbags Description .... ..... .. .... .... ... 219
How they work .... .... .... ....... 224
Front arm rest adjusting . .... ..... .. .... .... .... . 88
Storage compartment .............. 88
Front ashtray .... .... .... .... .... ... . 96
Front fog lights . .... .... .... .... ..... 65
F ront seats .. ............ .... ....... . 80
Adjusting ....................... 197
Child restraints in the front seat .... 217
F ronta l coll isions and the laws of physics
206 Fuel
Additives .. .... .... ... .... .... ... 295
Blended gasoline ...... .... .... ... 295
Consumption ........... .... ...... 38
Fi ller neck .... .... .... ... .... .... 296
Fuel gauge . ...... .... ... .... .... . 14
Gas oline ...... .... ... .... .... ... 295
Gaso li n e additives ..... ... .... .... 296
Low fuel level ..... .... ... .... .. 14, 3 4
Octane rating .. ...... .... .... .... 295
Recommendation .. .... ... .... .... 295
Refuelling .... .... .... ... .... .... 297
Reserve ... .... ... .... ... ... ...... 14
Tank capacity ..... ... .... ...... .. 369
Un locking the fue l filler flap by hand 299
Fuse ar rangement . ....... ... .... .... 35 1
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Ga rage door opener (Homelink®) ..... . 188
Gas discharge lamps ... ... .... ... ... . 355
Gauges Engine coolant temperature .... ..... 12
Fuel gauge ... ... ....... . .... ..... 14
Speedometer . .... .... ... .... ..... 14
Tachometer ....................... 13
Tr ip odometer .. ....... .... .... .... 14
General illustration Instruments and controls . .... .... .. 11
G lossary of tire a nd loading termi nology . . .
318
G love compartment ... .. .... .... ..... 99
cd change r ... .... .... .... .... .... 99
Valet key function .... .... .... ... .. 44
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data
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NHTSA
Contacting 203
Number of seats ...... .... ... ....... 205
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Occupant seating positions . ...... ... 196
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Oil
See Engine oi l .. .. .... .... ...... . 303
Older children and safety belts . . . . . . . . 247
On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) .. ..... ... 27
Electronic speed limiter ... ..... ... . 27
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIU .. .. 27
Open door or rear lid warning ... .. .... 25
Opening Power sunroof . .... ....... .... .... 59
Operate your vehicle economically and mini- mize po llution ... .... .... .... ... 273
Optional equipment Marked with an asterisk .... ...... ... 6
Outlets ...... ... .. .. .... .... ........ 98
Outside air pol lution
How to prevent from entering the vehicle
107
Outside mirrors . ... .. .... .... ...... .. 76
Outside temperature disp lay .. ... ... .. 24
Owner 's manual
How the Owner's Manua l is organized . 6
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Paint
Touch-up 286
Paint No. . .... ....... .... .... .... .. 366 Rear
lid/trunk lid ... .... ...... .. ... 50
Remote control key . ....... ..... .. . 42
Selective unlock feature ........ .... 48
Settings ... ......... .. .... .... ... 48
Un locking and locking vehicle .... ... 46
Park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Pow er outlets ....... .... ........ .... 98
rear . ........ .... ... .. .... .... .. 169
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Automatic transmission .... .... ... 155
Caution when parki ng near a parking bar -
rier or curb ... .. ............ ... 122
Low bumper cover, spoilers and suspens ion 122
multitronic® .......... .... ... ... 162
Parking brake
See Electromechanical parking brake 121
Parking on a decline (downhill) ........ 122
Parking on an incl ine (uphill) . ...... ... 122
Parts replacement ...... .. .... .... .. 374
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF light ... .. ... 227
Passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Pedals . ........ ....... ...... .... .. 200
Perimeter lighting ...... .. .......... .. 66
Physica l principles of a frontal collision 206
Polishing ......... ... .... .... ...... 285
Power locking switch .. ........ ....... 49
Power locking system ..... .... .... ... 45
Convenience close/open feature ..... 57
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside ..... .. ... ... .. .... .... ... 49
Opening and closing the windows ... 57
Power sunroof . ....... .... .... .... 60 Power roof
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Power seat Contro ls ......................... 81
Seat adjustment ... .... ... .... .... 82
Pow er side door closer . .... ... .... .... 48
Power steering ... .... .... .... ...... 267
Power sunroof Emergency closing .... .... .... . 60, 61
Power window switches . ...... ..... .. . 55
In the driver's door . ............ ... 56
In the front passenger's door ... ....
57
Reactivating the system .... ..... ... 58
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safety belt .... ... .... ...... .... 211
Programming the Homelink® universal re -
mote control .... .... .... ..... .. 188
Proper occupant seating positions .. ... 196
Proper safety be lt position ........... 210
Proper seating position Front passenger ... .... ... .... ... 197
Occupants ...................... 196
Rear passengers 198
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Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Safety instructions
Engine compartment ... .. .... .... 301
for booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
for side curtain airbags .... ....... 236
for using child safety seats . ... .... 241
for us ing convertible child seats .... 244
for using infant seats ... .. .... .... 243
for using safety be lts . .... ... .... . 208
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 228
Safety lock Ignition key, automatic transmission 117
Seat adjustment Adjusting the seatback ... .... .... .. 82
Adjusting upper thigh support ...... 83 Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
D .
' t 84
river s sea memory . .... ...... .. .
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Head restraints ... .... .... ... . 86, 199
Lumbar support ............. ..... 83
Seat belts
See Safety be lts . .... ... .. .... .... 205
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Seating capacity . .... .... .... ... .... 205
Seating position Driver ...... ... .. .... ...... .... . 196
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . 197
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Occupants ...................... 196
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Seats
Number of seats ..... .... .... .... 205
Selective unlock feature .... ....... ... 48
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Se lector lever mu ltitronic® ........... 163
Service and disposal Safety be lt pretensioner ...... .... . 214
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Service position Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Servotron ic Power steering ...... .... .... .... 267
Shift buttons ...... .. ........... 160, 167
Side airbags
Description .............. ...... .. 231
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Side assist Activating and deactivating ... .... . 146
Description .......... ........ .... 146
Informationa l and alert stage signals 148
Messages in instrument cluster display ..
153
MM I settings ... .... ... .. ...... .. 152
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Safety tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Sensor detection area . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Side curtain airbags .. ........ ....... 234
Description ...................... 234
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Safety instructions .......... .... . 236
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Ski sack ... .. .... ...... .... ... .... .. 92
Snow chains . .... ....... ........... 334 Sockets
.. ...... .... .... .... ... .. . 97, 98
Solar blower fan/solar roof ....... ... . 113
Sound system disp lay
Driver information disp lay .......... 24
Spare wheel ........................ 343
Speed control system
See Adaptive Cruise Control .. .... .. 127
Speed rating letter code ... ... .... ... 330
Speed warning system ................ 36
Speedometer .... .... .... ....... .... . 14
Starting off with a trailer .. .... .... ... 123
Starting the engine .. .... ... .. ... 116, 117
What should I do if the engine does not
start? ........................ . 117
Steering . ........... ....... ... .. ... 114
Easy entry feature ................ 116
Electrically adjusting the steering wheel .
115
Locking the steering ... .... .... ... 116
Malfunction . ... .. .... .... .... .... 32
Manually adjusting the steering whee l
114
Steering wheel column Adjusting electrically ... .... ...... 115
Adjusting manual ly ............... 114
Steering wheel heating .. ........ .... 111
Steps for determining correct load limit 326
Stopping the engine .... ... .......... 118
Storage .... ... .. .... ..... .. ... ..... 99
Cupholder ... .. ...... .... .... ... .. 95
Cupholder rear center armrest ... .. . 96
Glove compartment ... .... .... .... 99