-Alphabetical index
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A
ABS
See Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . 192
ABS (An ti-lock brake system)
Wa rning/indicato r lights .. ... .... .. 16
AC (air conditioner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
A . ccessones ....... ...... .... ...... .
Adapt er for anti-theft wheel bolts .... . 300
273 Air conditioner ...
... .... ...... ..... . 99
See also Clim ate co111trols .... .. .... . 96
Air conditioning Swi tching on and off . ....... .... .. 99
Air distribution Climate controls
Air outlets Adjusting the outlets for rapid
defrosting/defogging .... .... ... .
Clima te controls ...... ..... .. ... . 101
102
102 How
many airbags does my vehicle have?
152
Important things to know ...... .... 145
Indicator light ................. .. 156
Moni toring . .. ... ........ .... ... .
Repairs ..... .. ... .. .... .. .... .. .
Side airbags ... ... ... ... .. ... ... . 156
159
161
Side curtain airbags .... ... .... ... 164
When must the system be inspected? ...
156
Adaptive Light
defective
. .... .... .... ........ ... 34 Air quality sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100 All Wheel
Drive ... .... ............. . 194
210
Adaptive light .. .. ... ... .... .... .... . 55 Air reci
rculation . .... ..... ... .... ... 101 Alloy wheels .... ... ..... .... .... .. .
Climate controls .. ..... ...... .... 100 A ll-whee l drive
Adding
Engine coo lant .. ... ...... ... .... 234
Engine oil .......... ....... ...... 230
Windshield washer fluid ...... .... 240
Additiona l accessories . ....... .... ... 300
Addi tiona l heater
Climate controls . ...... ..... ..... 103
Additives Engine oil .... .. .. .... ...... . .. .. 230
Adjustable steering wheel column ..... 105
Adjusting Steering wheel co lumn ....... .... 105
Adjusting front seats . .... ..... .. ... .. 72
Advanced Airbag System Components ...... .... ......... . 152
F . b ront air ags . .... .... .... ... ... . 150
How the components work together 153
Monitoring .... .... .... ... .... .. . 156
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... . . 157 When should I use the air recircu
lation?
100
Air recirculation mode
Climate controls .... .. .... ....... 100
Airbag Warning/indicator lights ........... 14
Airbag System Weight-sensing mat ...... ... .... . 168
A' b
Ir ag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 162
Advanced Airbag System .......... 149
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Child restraints . ... .... .... .... .. 169
Children ...... ..... ... ... .... ... 168
Components (front airbags) .. ... ... 152
Danger of fitting a chi ld safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Front airbags .. ... ........ .... ... 149
How do the front airbags work? . . . . 154 Winter
tires ........... .. .. .... .. 259
A lternator
See Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Aluminum alloy wheels .... .. . .. .. ... 210
Ambient lighting ......... .... .... .. . . 60
Anti-glare inside day-night mirror .... .. 67
Anti -lock brake system
How the ABS system works . . . . . . . . 192
Anti -lock brake system (ABS)
Warning/indicator lights . ...... .... . 16
Anti-Slip Regulation System (ASR)
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
An ti- theft sys tems
An ti-Theft Alarm System ....... .... 46
Anti -theft wheel bolts ..... .... .... ... 273
Armrest Center armrest ....... .. .. .. ..... .. 80
Rear armrest ............. .... .. .. 81
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Centigrade
Switching between Centigrade and Fahrenheit ...... .... ........ ... 101
Central locking panoramic sliding sunroof closing .. . 50
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267, 302
Changing a flat tire ...... .... .... ... 270
Changing engine oi l .. ... ... .. .... ... 230
Chassis Undercoating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Checking Engine coolant level ...... .... .... 233
Checking tire pressure ............... 249
Child restraint
Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Child restraint system anchors ........ 180
Child restraints Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? ...
185
Child safety .. .... .............. 167, 172
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . 177
Important safety instructions for using
child safety seats ............... 170
Important things to know when driving with chi ldren ..... ....... ....... 167
Installing a child restraint using the
LATCH system ... .... ........ ... 182
Mounting and releasing the anchorage hook ...... ...... ....... ....... 182
Te ther anchors .................. 183
T ether straps .. .... ....... ....... 183
Child safety lock ...... .... .... .... ... 45 Child safety seats
.... .... .... ...... . 172
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Convertible chi ld seats ............ 173
Convertible locking retractor ... .... 177
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? .... .... ...... 170
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Installing ....................... 177
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Safety instructions .... .... ...... . 170
Child seats Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cleaning Alcantara (synthetic suede) ... .. ... 214
Engine compartment ............. 215
Fabrics and fabric c ,overings ..... .. 211
Instrument panel .... ... .... .... .. 212
Interior ............ ... ........ .. 211
Leather ..... .. ... ... .. .... ..... . 213
Plastic and vinyl .. ..... ... .... ... 208
Plastic parts ... .. . ... .... ....... . 212
Safety belts . .................... 215
Trim strips ...................... 207
trim strips ..... ...... ..... .... ... 208
Cleaning and protection ...... .... ... 204
Climate controls ... .. .... .... .... .... 96
Addi tional heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Air recirculation .... .... .... ...... 101
Air recirculation mode (manual) .... 100
AU TO (standard setting) ............ 99
Automatic air recirculation ...... .. 100
Contro ls .. ....... ..... ..... .. .... 98 Defrosting
/defogging ...... .... .... 99
Description ... .. ... .... ...... ... .. 96
Fan .. ...... ... .. .... ........ ... 101
Key-coded setting ................ 103
Recommended settings ............ 96
Setting the temperature .... .... .... 99
Switching between Fahrenheit and
Centigrade ... ........ ...... .... 101
Switching the air conditioning on and off 99
Using the climate control economically . .
102
Warm and cold ... .... .... .... .... 96
Clock .................. ......... ..... 9
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cold tire inflation pressure .. .... ..... 246
coming home ..... .. .... .... .... .... 54
Compartments in the door trims ... ... . 94
Compass mirror . ...... ... ... ........ 70
Comp liance .......... ....... .... ... 302
Consumer Information ........... 133, 298
Contacting NHTSA .................. 133
Convenience close/open feature
Windows .......... ....... .... .... 48
Convertible chi ld safety seats
Convertible locking retractor 173
Activating ....................... 179
Deactivating ................. .... 180
Using to secure a child safety seat .. 177,
179
Coolant system ........ .. ... . .... ... 232
Cooling System Expansion tank ... .. ...... .... ... 233
Alphab eti ca l ind ex 1111111
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Reducing engine noise by upshifting
ear ly . ... .. .. .. ... ... .... . ... .. 8, 9
Refueling .. ..... .... .... .. . .... . 220
Saving fuel by upshifting early ..... 8, 9
Using the rear window defogger . ... 103
Front airbags Descrip tion . ..... .... .... .. . .... . 149
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Fron t seats . ..... .. .... .... ..... .... . 72
Adjusting ..... .. .... ..... .. .... . 127
Adjusting the manual seats .... .... . 74
Child restraints in the front seat .... 1 47
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Fronta l collisions and th e laws of physics
136
Fuel Current fuel mileage ... ... .... ... .. 22
Fuel gauge .. .... .... .... ... .... .. 10
Fuel supply too low . ... .. .... .... .. 32
Fuel fi ller flap
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand 222
Fuel gauge ... ....... .... .... .... .... 10
Fuel range . ......... ....... .... ... .. 22
Fu el supply
Addi tives ............ ....... .... . 217
Blended gasoline ......... ... .... . 217
Fuel fi ller neck ... ...... ........ .. 219
Fuel gauge .. .... .. ...... ....... .. 10
Fuel tank capacity ... .... .... .. 10, 219
Gasoline ... .. ...... .. ... .. .... .. 217
Gasoline additives . ... .... .. . ..... 218
Octane rating ... .... .. ... ...... .. 217
Recommendation ... .... .... .... . 217
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Refuel
ling .... ....... .... ... . .... 220
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand 222
Fuel tank Capacity ..... ...... .. .... ...... . 219
Capacity (gal lons/liters) ..... ... ... .. 10
Fuse arrangement . .... .... ..... .... . 279
G
Gas discharge lamps .. .. ..... .. .... . 283
Gauges Engine coolan t temperature .. ... ... .. 9
Fuel gauge . .... .... .... ...... ... . 10
Speedometer . .... .... .... .... ... . 10
Tachometer ..... .. .. .... .... .... .. 8
Trip odometer ...... ...... .... .... 10
Gear recommenda tion ................ 19
Gearshift indicator .... .. .... ... .... .. 19
Gearsh ift lever ... .... .... .... ... .... 113
General il lustra tion
Ins trumen ts and controls . .... .... ... 7
Genera tor
Warning/indicator lights ...... .... .. 14
G lossary of tire and loading terminology .. .
243
Glove compartment ... .. .... ... .... .. 93
Light .... ... ... .. .... .... .. . .. 58, 59
Glow plug system Indicato r ligh t ... .... .... ...... ... . 13
Wa rning ligh t ...... ........... .... 13
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 295
H
Head restrain ts .. ....... ... .... .... . 129
Adjusting .. ... ... .... ....... .... . 129
Rear seats .... .... .... ... .... .. 78, 79
Headlight defe ctiv e .... ... .. .... ...... .... .. 34
Head light range control
defective ..... .... .... .. . .... .... . 33
Headlights ... ... ...... ....... ...... . 53
adaptive light ..... .... ... .... .. .. . 55
Front fog l ights . ..... .. ... .... ... .. 55
Switching off . ... .... .... .... .. ... 53
Switching on ...... .... .. .... ...... 53
Xenon headlights ...... .. .. .... .... 53
Heated rear window ... .... ... .... .... ... 103
Heat ed outs id e mirrors ... .... ..... .. .. 69
Hea ted washer jets
Wiper and washer system ...... .... . 62
Heavy clothing and safety belts .... .... 138
High beam . ...... .... ... .. .. .... . 53, 57
Warning/indicator lights ..... ...... . 14
High vo ltage warning la b el . ...... ... . 294
Hi ll Descen t Assist .... ... ... ... .. .... 117
Hi ll hold assist
Starting on hills ....... ... .... .... 1 10
hood
See Eng ine hood ..... .... .... ... . 223
Hood re lease ..... .. .. .. .... .... .... 223
Horn . ...... .... .... ... .... .... .. . ... 7
How a re child restrain t system anchors relat-
ed to ch ild safety .... .... .... .... 180
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data
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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
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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