___ A_l.:,. p _h_ a_ b_e _t _ic _ a_l _in _ d_e _x ____________________________________________ _
How many airbags does my vehicle have?
152
How often should I check my tire pressures?
250
How safety belt pretensioners work ... 143
Hydroplaning ....... .... .... ..... .. 254
I
lg nit ion key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Instruments and controls
General illustration ................. 7
Interior light
Rear ...... ............ .... .... ...
60
Inter ior lights .............. ...... 58, 59
Ambient light ing ..... ...... ..... .. 60
Luggage compartment ... ...... .... 60
J
Ignition lock . ...................... 106 Jack and tools . ...... .... .... ...... . 268
Ignition lock positions ...... ........ . 106 Jump starting .... ...... ...... .... .. 287
Immobilizer ...... .... ... .... ...... .. 10 Jumper cables .. ...... .... .... .... .. 287
Important information for vehic les with Die
sel engine when adding or changing en
gine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
231
Important things to do before driving .. 125
Improper ly worn safety belts
143
Indicator light
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
156, 157
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . 157
Indicator lights . .... ...... ......... 8, 11
Red symbols in the center display . .. 28
Yellow symbols in the center display . 29
lnfantseats ................ ........ 172
Inside rear view mirror .... ... .... ..... 67
Insta lling child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
177
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage . ....... ... .. ... ... ..
184
Instrument panel
Ill umination .. .... .... ....... .... .
56
Instrument panel and controls .. ...... .. 8 Jump-starting
285
K
Key ......
.................. ........ 36
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Coded settings .. ........... ..... 103
Convenience opening and closing of
windows .............. .........
48
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Valet key ...... .... .... .... ....... 36
Key -coded settings
Climate controls .. ........ .... ...
103
Kick -down
Automatic transmission ... ... .. ...
119
L
LATCH ............................. 180
Description ...................... 181
Installing a child restraint ...... ... 182
Location ........ ... .. .... .... ... 181
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . ........ .... ...... .......
182
Launch Control Program ...... .... ... 119
Leather ........ .......... ....... ... 212
Cleaning ... ........... .......... 213
leaving home ..................... ... 54
Lifting jack ....... .... .... ....... ... 274
Lifting points ........... .. ... ... .... 291
Lifting /raising the vehicle .. ... ....... 291
Light
coming/leaving home ........... ... 54
Exterior lighting . ...... ............
54
Ligh t/rain sensor defective ............ 34
Lights .... ..... .. .... .... .... ...... . 53
Emergency flasher ........ .... .... 56
Fron t fog lights ... .... .... .... .... 55
Headlights ........ ....... .... .... 53
High beam .................... 53, 57
High beam warning/indicator light ... 14
Inst rument panel illumination ...... . 56
Side marker lights ................. 53
Turn signals ... .... .... ... .... .... 57
Xenon headlights .. ....... .... .... 53
Loading the luggage compartment .... 131
Loading the roof rack ... .. .... .... .... 89
Alphab eti ca l ind ex -
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Reverse
Automatic transmission
Rims 114
Cast al loy
210
Replacing ... .... .... .... ... . 254 , 256
Steel rims .... .... ....... ...... .. 209
Roof rack Attachment po ints with separate roof rack
system . ... ..... ....... ......... 87
Loading . ...... .. .... .... .... ..... 89
Mounting locations .. .... .... .... .. 88
Safe mounting ... .... .... ...... ... 86
Roo f w eight .... .... .. ... .. .... .... .. 89
s
Stronic .. ..... .. .... ....... .... .... 114
Driving Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Emergency program . ............. 120
Kick -down ..... .... .... .... .... .. 119
Launch Control Program .. .. .. .... . 119
Selector lever lock .... .... ...... .. 115
Se lector lever posi tions . ... .... ... 114
Tiptronic ... .. .... .... ... .. .. .... 118
Tiptron ic co ntrols on the steer ing whee l
119
SA FE ... .... .... .... .... ... .. .. .... . 10
Sa fe driving habits ...... .... ... .... . 124
Saf ety belt position .... ... .... ...... . 140
Safety belt height ad justment .. .... 142
Safe ty bel ts worn by pregnant women ..
141
Safety belt pretensioner ... ... ....... . 143
Service and disposal ... ... .... .... 144
Controls and equip ment Safety first Safety belt warning
light . ...... ... 15 ,135
Safety belts ... .. .... .... .... .... ... 139
cleaning ... .. .. .. .... .... .... ... 215
Danger to passengers who do not wear a sa fety belt . .... ... .... .... .... . 137
Fas teni ng .. ...... .... .... .... ... 139
height adjustmen t .. .. .... .... .... 142
I mproper ly worn ... .. .... ....... . 143
Not w orn ..... .. . .. .. .... .... .... 137
Safety belt position . ...... .... .... 140
Safety instructions . .... .... ....... 138
S ecuring child safety seats ......... 177
Specia l considerations for pr egnant
women ..... .... .... .... ... .... 1 41
Unfastening ..... .. .. ... .. .. .... . 142
Warning/ind icator light .. ...... .... 135
Why YO U MUST wear them .... 1 35, 136
Worn properly . .... .. .... .... .... 138
Sa fety compl iance sticker . ... .... .... 294
Saf ety equipm ent ... ... .. ..... .. ... . 124
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection ........... ....... ... 124
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment . ...... ... .... .... . 72
Safety i nstructions
E n gine compartmen t ..... .... .... . 224
f or side curtain airbags .. ...... .... 166
for using chi ld safety seats .. ... .... 170
for using safety be lts ..... .... .... . 138
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 158
Saf ety lock
I gnition key , automatic transmission 106 Seat adjustment
Driver's sea t .... .. .... .... ...... .. 72
Front passenger 's seat .... .... ..... 73
Front seats .. ... ..... ... .... .... .. 72
Head res traints . ... .... ... .... .... 129
Head restraints, front seat ...... .... 77
Lu mbar s upport ...... .... .... ... .. 76
Manual c ontr ols ...... .... .... ... .. 73
Manual sea ts .. .. .... .... .... ... .. 74
Power seat .... ... .... .. .. .... .... 74
Seat belts Why YOU MUST wear them .... 135, 136
S ee also Safety belts ...... .... .... 135
Seating capacity ....... ... .... .... .. 135
Seating position Driver ... .. .... .... ... .. .. .... ... 1 26
Front passenger .. ... .. .... .... ... 127
How to adjust the front seats ... ... . 127
Incorrect seat position .... .... .... 129
Occupan ts ...... .... ........ ... .. 126
Rear passengers ... .... ..... .. ... . 128
Seats Number of seats ...... .... .... ... . 135
Se lector lever positions
Automatic trans missi on .. .. ... .... 114
Service and disposal Safety be lt pretensioner ... .... .... 144
Service interval display ... .... .... ... .. 20
Service position for windshie ld wipers . .. 64
Set menu ......... .... .... ... .. ..... 26
Sett ing
Date d isplay ...... .... .. . .. .. .... .. 9
Digital clock ... .. .. ...... .... .. .. .. 9
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data
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Side airbags
Description .. ..... ....... .......
161
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Side curtain airbags ...... .... ..... .. 164
Description ... .... .... ... .... ... 164
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Safety ins tructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Ski sack . ...... .. .... .... ... .... ... . 85
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Sockets . .... .... .... .... ... .... .... 91
Sound system
Replacing ........ ... ..... .......
301
Sound system disp lay . ... .... .... .... 18
Sources of information about child restraints
and the ir use . .... .... ... .... ...
185
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Spare wheel
See Spa re ti re ...... .... ........ . 269
Speed rating letter code . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Speed warning ... .... .... ... .... .... 33
Speed warning system ...... .... .... . 26
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sta rting assistance ... .... .... ....... 287
Star ting on hi lls
H ill hold assist . .... ....... .......
110
Starting the engine ............. 106, 107
What should I do if the engine does not
star t? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
107
Steel wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
See also Electro-mechanical power assis t
16, 193
Steering wheel colum n
Adjusting ..... ... ..... .... .... ..
105
Steps for d eter mining correc t load limit 251
Stopping the engine ................. 108
Storage . .... .... ..... .. .... ..... ... 92
Compartments in the door tr ims .. ... 94
Cup holder rear center armrest ...... 90
Glove compartment . ...... .... .... 93
Small objects .......... ....... .... 93
Storage compartment
Increasing size ....... .... ... .. ....
81
Sun blind .. ...... .... .... .... ... .... 61
Sun visors .. ...... ....... .... .... ... 60
Sunroof
See panoramic sli din g sunroof ...... 49
Switches
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
56
Switching the air cond itioner (automatic)
on/off ... . ..... ..................
98
Symbols
T
Red symbols in the center display ... 28
Ye llow symbols in the center display . 29
Tachometer ...... ...... .... ... .. .... . 8
Tailgate
See Rea r lid ... ... .... .... .... .... 43
Techn ical modifications .. ............ 301
T emperature
Clima te controls .. ...... .. .... ....
99
Setting for the drive r's and front passen-
ger's side ..... ....... .. .. ... ... .
99
Tether anchors .... ... .... .... ...... 183
Teth er strap ... .. .. .. .... .... .... ... 183
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwa rds ........ ... .. . ... ....
195
Tie -downs ....... .... .... ...... . 82, 133
Tips for the environment
Saving fuel .... .... .... .. .. .... ...
89
Tir e pressure . ...... ... ... ..... ..... 249
Tire pressure monitoring system ... .. . 263
Changing whee ls ... ........... ... 266
Dec laration of conformity ....... .. 267
Learning process . ...... .. .. .... .. 265
Loss of air pressur e ..... ... .... 12,264
Malfunctions . .... .... .... .... ... 266
Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Storing tire pressures ........ ..... 265
Tires and wheels ....... ... ... .... 256
Valves .......... ........ .... .... 256
Warning light . .... .... .... .... .... 35
Tir e se rvice life ...... .... .... ....... 253
Tires ............................ .. 242
Replacing ..... .... .... .. .. .. 254, 256
Service life . ... .... .... .... ...... 253
speed rating letter code .. ...... ... 256
Tire manufacturing dat e .... .... ... 256
Tir e specificat ions ..... ... .... .... 255
Tread depth ...... ........ ....... 253
Uniform tire quality grading ...... . 258
Winter tires ... ... ... .. ...... .... 259