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Daytime running lights .. ..... .. .... ... 53
Daytime running lights (Canada) . .... .. 53
Declaration of compliance Cell phone package ............... 296
Electronic immob ilizer . .... ... .... 296
Homelink® universal remote control 296
Remote control key . ... .. .... .... . 296
Tire pressure monitoring sys tem ... 296
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What does this mean when it appears in
the trip odometer display? .. ....... 14
Defect ive light bulb warning ...... .... . 36
Defrosting the windows .. .......... ... 88
Determining correct load lim it ... ... .. 243
Digital clock .... .... .... .... ... .... .. 13
Setting the time ................... 13
D igital compass . ...... ... ...... .... .. 67
Dimensions ... .. .... .... ... .... .... 290
Dipstick Reading the dipstick properly
Di rect Shift Gearbox 221
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Distance .. ...... .... .... ... .... .... . 26
Driver information ..... ... .. .... ..... . 33
Driver information system
Gearshift indicator ... .... .... .... .. 23
Menu button ..................... 28
Menu display . ... .... ...... .... ... 27
Open door or front lid warning ...... 22
Outside temperature display ....... . 22
Red symbols .. .... .... ... ... ... .. . 32
Service interval disp lay .... .... ..... 23
Setting .......................... 29
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Sound system display
.... .. ..... .. . 22 Emergency starting . ... .. .... .... .... 279
Trip computer ............ ..... .. . 25
Emerge ncy towing ...... .... .... ... . 282
yellow symbo ls ................... 32
Engine
Driver seat Cecking and fil ling locations .. .... . 219
See Seating position .. ..... .... ... 116
Checking and fi lling locations .. ... . 218
Dr iving Coolant ...... .... ... .... .... .... 224
Run-flat tires ..... ... .. ...... .... . 259 Hood .. ...... .... .... ... .... .. .. 216
Dr iving safely .......... ............ . 114 Start
ing ...... .... .... ... .... .. 92, 93
Duplicate key .... ...... ... .. .... .... . 38 Start
ing with jumper cables .... .... 279
Dust filter ........................... 86 Stopping
...... .... ... .... .... .... 93
Engine compart ment .. ...... .... .... 218
E Safety instruc tions .. ...... .... ... . 217
Working in the engine compa rtment . 217
Elapsed time .... .... ........ ....... . 26
Engine coolant system ......... ...... 224
Electro -mecha n ica I power assist .. .. 20, 188 Adding coo
lant ..... ........ ...... 225
Electron ic different ial lock (EDU Check
ing the eng ine coolant level ... 225
How the sys te m works .. ...... .... 184 Radiator fan ..
.... ....... .... .... 226
Warning/indicator lights ...... ...... 20 Te
mpe rature gauge ...... .... .... .. 13
Electronic immobilizer .... ..... .. .. 14, 40 Engine cooling system
Electronic power cont ro l Malfunction
............ ... .. ..... 34
EPC warning/indicator light ......... 17 Engine data
... .. .... .... .... .... ... 29 1
E lectron ic speed limiter . ...... .... .... 25 E
ngine hood
Electronic Stability Program .. .... .... 182 Closing
... .... .... ... .... ...... . 217
Electronic stabilization program (ESP) How to release
the hood . ...... .... 216
Warning/indicator lights .. .... .... .. 17 Engine oil
..... .. .......... ... .. .... 219
Emergency flasher Warning/indicator lights ...... .... .. 18
Emergency flashers .................. 57
Emergency locking .. .... ........ ... .. 45
Emergency operation Adding
......... .... ........ ..... 222
Additives .. .... .... ......... ..... 222
Changing . ..... ... .... .... ... ... . 223
Checking the eng ine oi l leve l ....... 221
Indica tions and condit ions requiring ext ra
checking ....................... 221
Rear lid ...... ... .... .... .... .... . 46
Oil consumption ... ... ...... ...... 221
Emergency release for selector lever ... 106
Oil grades .... .... .... ..... .. .... 2 19
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

-Alphab eti ca l ind ex ----=------...:..:...::... ___________________________ _
Recommended oil check intervals .. 221
Specification and viscosity .. .. .. .. 219
Engine oil leve l .... .... ... ...... .... . 35
Engine oil pressure (malfunction) ... ... 35
Engine oil sensor defective ... .... .... . 35
Environment Break -in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Disposing of your vehicle battery . .. 228
Driving at high speeds ............ 192
Driving to minimize pollution and noise . 192
Fuel .... .... ... .. .... .... ...... . 213
Fuel economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Leakage from your vehicle . . . . . . . . . 217
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . .
193
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid ... 227
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant ... .... .... .... .... .... . 225
Proper disposal of drained engine oil 222,223
Recycling used engine oil . .... .... 222
Un leaded fuel ... ... ..... .... .... 211
What should I do with an old battery? 228
EPC
See E lectronic power control . . . . . . . . 17
ESP
See Electronic Stability Program . ... 182
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Expansion tank .... .... .... .... ... .. 225
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Fan .. ... .... .... ...... .... ... .. .... 87
Radiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Fastening eyelets . .... .... .... .... ... 77
Flat t ire
Changing .... ....... .. ...... .... 268
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Fog lights, front ... .. ...... .... ... .. . 55
Fold ing master key with remote control . 38
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
For the sake of the e nv ironment
Gasoline fumes and l the environment 213
Letting your engine warm up . .... .. 93
Reducing engine noise by early upshif ting ... ... ..... ... .... .... 12
Refue ling ... .. ...... ........ .... 213
Saving fuel by early upshifting .... .. 12
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Ad ' .
Justing ...... .... ... .... .... .. 117
Adjusting the manual seats .. .... ... 71
Child restraints in the front seat .. .. 137
Fronta l collisions and the laws of physics .. .
126
Fuel Additives ...... ....... .... .... .. 211
Blended gasoline ........... .... .. 211
Current fuel mileage .. ... .... ..... . 26
Fi ller neck . .... ..... .. .... .... ... 212
Fuel gauge .............. .... ..... 14 Fuel supply too
low ..... .. . ... ... . . 35
Gaso line ... .... .... ... .... .... .. 211
Gasoline additives ................ 212
Octane rating .. .... .... .... .... .. 211
Recommendation .. ....... .... ... 211
Refue lling ... .. .... .... .... .... .. 213
Reserve ... ..... ... .... ... .... .... 14
Tank capacity ... .. .... .... .... ... 291
Un locking the fuel fi ller flap by hand 215
Fuel range ... ...... ... .. .... .... .... 26
Fuse arrangement ... .... ........ .... 275
G
Garage door opener . ...... ...... .... 107
Gas discharge lamps .... .. ... ... ... . 278
Gauges
Engine coolant temperature .... .. .. 13
Fuel gauge ............. ...... .... 14
Tachometer .... ....... ....... .... 12
Gear recommendation ........ ....... . 23
Gearshift indicator ... ...... ...... ... . 23
Gearshift lever
6 -speed manual transmission ... ... . 99
Generator Warning/indicator lights ........... . 18
G lossary of tire and loading terminology .. .
235
G love compartment ...... .... .... .... 8 4
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 289

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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
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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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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
quattro®
See All Wheel Drive .. .... .... .... . 189
Ques tion
What happens to u nbelted occupan ts? .
127
Why safety belts? ................. 125
R
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

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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
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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