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Outside temperature display .. .. .. ... .. 22
Owner's manual How the Owner's Manual is organized . 6
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Paint Touch -up . ... .... ...... ... .. ... .. 202
Paint No . .... .... .... .... .... .... ... 288
Parking . ...... .. ............ ....... . 94
Automatic transmission ... ... ... .. 102
Parking brake ........... .... ..... .. .. 94
Parking brake warning ................ 33
Parking on a decline (downhi ll) .. ... .. .. 94
Park ing on an incline (uphill) .. ..... .. .. 94
Parts replacement ..... .............. 295
P ASSENGER AI R BAG O FF light ... .. ... 147
Passive safety system ................ 114
Pedals .. ........ ... .... .... ........ 120
Physica l principles of a frontal collision 126
Polishing .......................... 201
Pollen filter ... .. ... ..... ... .... .... . 86
Pollutant fi lter . ... .. .... .... ... .... .. 86
P ower locking switch ... .... .... ...... 44
Power locking sys tem . ...... .... .... .. 41
Convenience close/open feature ... .. 49
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from inside .. .. ... ... .... ... .... .... . 44
Opening and c losing the windows .. . 49
Rear lid/trunk l id ... .. .... .... .... . 45
Remote control ...... .... ... .... .. 39
Un locking and locking vehicle ... .. .. 42
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Power outlets .
...... ....... .. .. .... .. 83
Power seats
Adjusting the seatback .... .... .... . 73
Adjustment . ...... .... .... .... ... . 71
Fo lding the seatback forward .. ...... 73
Power steering
See Electro-mechanica l power assist 20,
188
Power window switches ... .. .... .... .. 48
Reactivating the system ...... ...... 50
Pregnant women Specia l considerations when wearing a
safety belt . .... ....... .... .... . 131
Prog ramming the Homelin k® universal re -
mote control .... ... ..... .... ... 107
P roper occupant seati111g pos itions ... .. 11 6
Proper safety belt posi tion ............ 130
P roper seating position
Front passenger .................. 117
Occupants ......... .. ... ... .. .... 116
Rear passengers ................. 118
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Quartz clock .... .... ..... .. .... .... .. 13
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See All Wheel Drive .. .... .... .... . 189
Ques tion
What happens to u nbelted occupan ts? .
127
Why safety belts? ................. 125
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Radiator fan ...... .. .... ........ .... 226
Rain sensor defective ..... ... .... .... . 37
Reading lights ....................... 59
Rear lid . ......... ... .... ..... .. ... .. 45
Emergency release ................ 46
Rear light defective ...... .... .... ... .. 36
Rear spoiler . .... ........ .... ...... . 185
Rear window defogger ... .... ... ..... . 89
Rear window shelf ... .... .... .... ... .. 76
Rearview mirror Inside rearview mirror .. ............ 64
See also Mirrors ... ... ... .. ...... .. 64
Refuelling .......................... 213
Release lever for hood . ...... .... .... 216
Remote control .. .... .... ...... .... .. 39
Resetting remote control ........... 43
Remote control garage door opener (Homelin k®l ................... 107
Remote control key Unlocking and locking .. ...... ... ... 42
Remote master key
Batte ry replacement ...... .... .... . 39
Check light . ...... .... ..... .. .... . 39
Remote rear lid release .... ... ... ... .. . 45
Repair manuals .. .... .... ........ ... 293
Repairs Airbag system .... .... .... ...... . 149
Replacement parts ... .... ... ... .... . 295
Replacing Wheel rims .................. 2 46, 248
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data
-Alphabetical index
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Replacing a fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Rep lacing light bulbs . .... .... ...... . 278
Replacing tires and wheels ........... 246
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . 123, 124
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Resetting remote control ............. 43
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Reverse Automatic transmission ....... .... 100
Rims Cast a lloy .. ... .... .... ..... .. ... 204
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 248
Steel rims ....................... 203
Roof rack Loading ......................... 80
Mounting locations ............ .... 80
Safe mounting .................... 79
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Run-flat tires .... .... .... .... ...... . 258
Driving ......................... 259
Introduction .. ........ ....... .... 258
Rep lacing defects parts . . . . . . . . . . . 260
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S tronic .... ... .. .... .... ...... .... . 99
Driving Notes ...... .... ...... .... 102
Emergency program . ...... ...... . 105
Kick -down ............... ...... . 105
Launch Control Program .... ...... 105
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Tiptronic
.. .. .. ... ... ... ... .. .. .. 103
Tiptronic controls on the steering wheel .
104
SAFE .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... 14
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety belts worn by pregnant women 131
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety belt warning light .... ...... 19, 126
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cleaning ........................ 209
Danger to passengers who do not wear a safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Fastening ... .. ...... .... ... .. ... 1 29
Improperly worn ........... ...... 132
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety instructions ............... 128
Securing child safety seats ..... ... 168
Specia l considerations for pregnant
women . .... ....... ...... .... .. 131
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Warning/indicator light ...... .. ... 126
Why YOU MUST wear them . .... ... 125
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety compliance sticker ............ 288
Safety equipment .... ....... .... .... 114
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Safety guidelines
Seat adjustment ... .... ... .... .... 69
Safety instructions Engine compartment ...... .... ... 217
for booster seats ................. 165
for using child safety seats . ....... 160
for using convertible child seats .... 163
for using infant seats ...... .... ... 162
For using safety belts ...... .... ... 128
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 148
Safety lock Ignition key, automatic transmission 92
Seat adjustment Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Front passenger's seat . .... .... .... 70
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Head restraints .................. 119
Head restraints, front seat .......... 74
Lumbar support . ...... .... .... .... 74
Manual controls ... .... .... .... .... 70
Power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Safety guide lines ...... .... .... .... 69
Seat back angle .. ... ... .. .... .... . 71
Seat position Incorrect seat position ... .... ... .. 119
Seating capacity .................... 125
Seating position Driver ... ... .. .... .... ...... ... . 116
Front passenger ........... ... ... 117
How to adjust the front seats ...... 117
Occupants ...................... 116
Rear passengers ................. 118
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Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Snow chains . ..... ....... ...... . 251
Tire pressure monitoring system ... 248
Tires and vehicle load limits ....... 242
Wheel bo lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Tir es/Whe els
Low aspect ratio tires ........ ... .. 253
Tire mobili ty system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Tire pressure monitoring system 17, 254
Tire repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Touch -up paint ...... ....... .... .... 202
Towing Fron t eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Rear eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tow truck procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Trailer towing ..... .. .... .... ....... 194
Transmission 6-speed manual transmission ....... 99
S tronic transmission ...... .... .... 99
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) .... ... .... 244
Trip computer .. ...... .... ........... 25
Trip odome ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
What does it mean when dEF appears in the trip odom eter display? .... .... 14
Trunk lid .... ..... .. .... .... .... .... 45
Turn signals ....... .... ..... .. .. ... . 58
Wa rning /indicator ligh ts .. .... ... .. 18 u
Undercoating .... ...... .... ... .. ... 205
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Unidirectiona l tires .... .... .... .... .. 234
Uniform tire quality grading .. ... ..... 249
Universal Radio -Frequency Remote Control
(Homelink®) .............. ..... 107
Un locking
Power locking switch ... .... .... ... 44
Rear lid/trunk li d .. .... ...... ...... 45
Remote control k ey ... ........ ..... 42
Using the key . ...... .... ....... ... 43
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Vanity mi rro r ........... ..... ... .... . 59
Vehicle electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Vehic le Identification Number (VIN) .... 288
Vehicle jack ...... ... .... .... .... ... 270
Vehic le literature .......... .... ... .... . 5
Vehicle tool kit ..................... 264
Vehic le -care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Venti lation ..... .. ...... .... ...... ... 85
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Wa rning light
Tire pressure monitoring system 37
Warning lights .. ... .... .... ... .. .... 15
Red symbols in the center display ... 32
Yellow symbols in the center display . 32 Warning/Indicator light
Rea r spoiler ... .... ..... .. .... .... 18
Warning /indicator lights ...... .... .... 12
Airbag system .... .... .... .... .... 18
Anti -lock brake system (ABS ) .... .... 20
Brake system .. .... .... ...... ... .. 19
Cruise contro l .... ... ... .. .... .... 18
Electronic power control . ...... .... 17
Electronic s tabiliza tion program (ESP ) 17
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
High beam .... .... .... ... .... .... 18
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (M IU .... 17
Parking brake ...... .... ........... 19
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Tire pressure monitoring system .... 17
Turn signals ... .... .... ...... ..... 18
Wa rranty coverages .. .... .... ... ... . 293
Washer reservoir ... .... ... .... ...... 233
Washing .... ... .. .... .... ...... .... 198
Automatic car wash . ...... .... .. . 199
byhand ........... ....... .... .. . 199
General information .... .. .. .... .. 198
with a power washer ... .... .... .. . 200
Wax ing .. .... .... .... .... ... .... ... 201
Wear indicator ................. ..... 244
Weatherstrips .... .... .... ....... .. . 203
Weights . ...... .. .... .... ..... .. ... 289
What happens if you wear your sa fety b elt too
loose? ..... ... ... .... ... .... ... 130
What happens to unbelted occupants? . 127
What impairs driving safety? ....... ... 115
What should I do after changing a wheel?
242