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restraints and for the different models of the same kind of child
restraint offered by child restraint manufacturers.
The weight ranges for the individual types, makes and models of
child restraints that the NHTSA has specified in the Safety Standard
together with the weight ranges of typ ical infants and typical 1 year
old child have been stored in the control unit of the Advanced
Airbag System. When a child restraint is being used on the front
passenger seat with a typical 1 year -old child, the Advanced Airbag
System compares the weight measured by the weight sensing mat
with the information stored in the electronic control unit.
The electronic control unit also registers the tension on the front
passenger safety belt. The tension on the safety belt for the front
passenger seat will be different for an adult who is properly using
the safety belt as compared to the tension on the belt when it is
used to attach a child restraint to the seat. The sensor below the
latch for the safety belt for the front seat passenger measures the
tension on the belt . The input from this sensor is then used with the
weight to "decide" , whether there is a child restraint with a typical 1
year-old child on the front passenger seat and whether or not the airbag must be turned off.•
Child restraints and Advanced Airbags
Regardless of the child restraint that you use, make sure that it has
been certified to meet United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards and has been certified by its manufacturer for use with
an airbag. Always be sure that the chi ld restraint is properly
installed at one of the rear seating positions. If in exceptiona l
circumstances you must use it on the front passenger seat, carefully
read all of the information on child safety and Advanced Airbags
and heed a ll of the applicable WARNINGS. Make certain that the
child restraint is correctly recognized by the weight -sensing mat
inside the front passenger seat, that the front passenger airbag is
turned off and that the airbag status is always correctly signaled by
th e
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light .
Controls and equip
ment Safety first Vehicle operation
Many
types and models of child restraints have been available over
the years, new mode ls are introduced regularly incorporating new
and improved designs and older mode ls are taken out of produc
tion. Child restraints are not standardized . Child restraints of the
same type typically have different weights and sizes and different
'footprints,' the size and shape of the bottom of the chi ld restraint
that sits on the seat, when they are installed on a vehicle sea t. These
differences make it virtual ly impossible to certify comp liance with
the requirements for advanced airbags with each and every child
restraint that has ever been sold in the past or will be sold over the
course of the usefu l life of your vehic le.
For this reason, the United States National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration has pub lished a list of specific type, makes and
models of child restraints that must be used to certify compliance
of the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle with the suppression
requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208. These
child restraints are:
A. Car beds, manufactured on or after September 1,
2004:
• Cosco Dream Ride 02-719
B. Rear facing child restraint systems, manufactured
on or after September 1, 2004:
(When the restraint system comes equipped with a removable base,
compliance has to be certified with or without the base) .
• Britax Handle with Care 191
• Century Assura 4553
• Century Smart Fit 4543
• Cosco Arriva 02727
• Evenflo Discovery Adjust Right 212
• Evenflo First Choice 204
• Graco lnfant8457
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data
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ABS operation
When a vehicle speed of about 10 mph (20 km/h) is reached, an au to
matic test sequence is run. Some noise from the pump may be
audible .
I f the speed of a whee l slows down too much relative to vehic le
speed and it starts to lock, brake pressure to this wheel is reduced.
This adj ustment process can be felt as a
pulsing motion of the brake
pedal ,
accompanied by some no ises. You as the driver are intention
a lly being given the infor mation tha t the wheels are tending t o lock
(ABS control range). In order for ABS to be ab le to operate optima lly
in this range, you must keep the b rake pedal depressed -do not
"pump the brakes".
Brake assistant
The brake power assist un it increases the pressure that you
genera te wi th the brake pedal. I t wo rks only when the e ngine is
running.
Automatic full braking
T his function al lows fu ll bra king in spite of high brake pedal forces
(e .g. whe n the brakes are seve rely s tressed beca use the veh ic le is
fully loaded) . T he driver not ices this function through a reduction of
pedal force a nd increased pedal t ravel. When the brake peda l is
re leased, fu ll braking assist switches off again automatically .
If there is an ABS failure, the brake assistant and automatic fu ll
brak in g ass ist are not available.
& WARNING
• ABS cannot suspend the la ws of physic s. You should keep this
in mind in parti cular on an icy or wet road . If ABS control of braking
intervenes , you should adjust your speed immediately to road and
traffic condit ions . Do not be tempted by the increased safety
provided to take risks -danger of an accident.
• Please keep in mind that the risk of an accident is increased by
driving too fast , particularly in bends and on icy or wet roads , and
& WARNING (continued )
by driving too close to the vehicle ahead . The increased risk of an
accident cannot be redu ced by the brake a ssistant -danger of an
accident .
[ i ] Tips
If a ma lfunction occurs in the ABS, this is signalled by an indicator
l ight, se e =>
pag e 20.
E ectro-mechan-;cal power assist
The electro -me chanical po wer assist helps the driver
w hen steering.
The degree o f pow er assis t is electronically matched t o ve h ic le
speed .
The power stee ring system as sists the driver so that he can steer the
vehic le with reduced physica l effort.
P ower steering wil l not work if the engine is off. As a result, the
s te eri ng wheel wi ll be hard to turn .
& WARNING
If the system develops a problem , you must seek qualified profes
s ional assist ance .
0 Note
If there is an electronic ma lfunction, servotronic wi ll st ill function
li ke a conve ntio nal power stee rin g system, prov iding a constant
steering support force that is no longer proportionate to the vehicle
speed. This is most no ticeable when turni ng the s teering wheel at
l ow speeds (for examp le when parking), -more effort will be
r e q uired than usual. ._
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LATCH ............................ 172
Descript ion ... ...... ...... ...... 173
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages .
173
Installing a child restraint ......... 175
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Mounting and re leasing the anchorage
hook .. .... .... .... .... ........
176
Launch Control Program ............. 105
Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cleaning ........................ 207
Leaving -home -function ..... .. ... ... .. 55
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
270
Lifting vehicle .. .... .... ... .. ...... . 284
Light sensor package
Automatic headlight control . . . . . . . .
52
Light/rain sensor defective .... ... .... . 37
Lights
Bi-Xenon headlights ... .... ...... ..
57
Coming -home/leaving-home-function 55
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Headlights ... ......... ......... ..
51
High beam .... ... ... .. ... ... .. 51, 58
High beam warning/indicator light . .. 18
Instrument panel illum ination ... .... 56
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Turn signals . ... .. .... ...... .... .. 58
Loading the luggage compartment .... 121
Loading the roof rack ... ..... ... . ... .. 80
Locking
Power locking switch ... .... .... ...
44
Rear lid/trunk lid .................. 45
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using the key . .... .... ... .... .... . 43
Lower universal anchorage bars (Canada) ...
172
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 172
Luggage compartment
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Cover .... .... ....... .... .... .... . 78
Expanding ....................... 76
Fastening eyelets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Light .. .......................... 59
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
121
Lumbar support ... .. ...... .... .... .. 74
M
Maintenance ... .... ........... .... . 293
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (M ill ... 17, 25
Manual transmission ................. 99
Master key .. ..... ...... .... .... ... ..
39
Battery replacement . .... .... .... .. 40
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Mirror Inside rearview mirror, manua l .. .. ..
64
Mirrors
Activating the digital compass ...... 67
Anti-glare rearview mirror .. ........
64
Automatic d imm ing for the outs ide Automatically dimming inside
mirror .
64
Manual glare dimming .. ...... ... .. 64
Outside mirrors ............... .... 65
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
146
N
Natural leather 206
New tires and wheels ................ 246
NHTSA Contacting .. ... .. .... .... .... ...
123
Number of seats ...... ........... ... 125
0
Occupant seat ing positions ... ..... ... 116
Octane rating .. .... .... ... ........ .. 211
Odometer ... .... .... ... .. ...... .... . 14
Oil
See Engine oil .... ....... ... .. ... 219
Older children and safety belts .... .... 167
On-Board Diagnost ic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) ......... . 24
Electronic speed limiter ........... .
25
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Mill .... 25
Open door or front lid warning . ........ 22
Operate your vehic le economically and mini -
mize pollution ..................
192
Optional equipment
Marked with an asterisk ........ ..... 6
Outlets . .... .... ... .... .... .... ... ..
83
mirrors ......................... 66 Outs·1de m1·rrors 65 ......... ........ .....
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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
V
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
w
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