
-Alphabetical inde x lffi'f ___,__ ______________ _
Heating
Deluxe automatic climate control plus
101
Heavy clothing and safety belts . ... ... . 184
High beam ................ ...... .. . 62
Warning/indicator lights . .......... 17
H igh vo ltage warning labe l ......... .. 336
HomeL ink® un iversal remote control . .. 166
Hood
Opening ................ ...... ..
274
Release lever ............ .. .... .. 2 7 4
Horn ................. .. .. .. .. .... .. 9
How are child restraint system anchors related to chi ld safety ..... .............
229
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? .. ..
197
How often should I check my tire pressures? .
298
How safety belt pretensioners work ... . 188
Indicator lights ... .......... ..... .. .. 14
Airbag system .......... .. ... 201, 202
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF .......... 202
Infant seats ....... ... .. .... ....... 221
Ins ide rear view mirror ........ .. .. .. .. 68
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts ............... ... .. .
225
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage ... .... ... ..... .... ..
233
Instrument lighting .......... .. .. .. .. 61
Instruments and controls ..... .. .... .. 10
General illustration .............. ... 9
Interior lights Dimming . .... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
63
Front .. ................. .. .. .. .. 63
Rear ... ................. .. .. .. .. 64
Interval wiping . .. .. ............... .. 65
Rain sensor ......................
65
Hydroplaning . .. ............ ....... 302 J
I Jumper cables .. .. .................. 329
Jump-sta rting ................ .... .. 328
Ignition key ........ ............. ... 112
Emergency unlocking .. ....... ..... 44 K
Ignition lock .. .... .. .. .... ......... 112
Malfunction ............. ...... 36, 40 Key ........ ...... ... .. .... ........ 42
Immobilizer . ... ..... ............... 42 Battery replacement ............... 43
Important things to do before driving .. 171
Improperly worn safety belts ......... 188
Indicato r light
Dynamic steer ing .......... ....
15, 37
Key replacement ..... ............. 42
Master key with remote control .. .. .. 42
Mechanica l key ................. .. 44
Kick-down tiptronic ....... .............. ...
154
Knee airbags .. .... .... ...... ... .. .. 206
Description .. .. .. ............... 206
How they work .............. ... . 207
Important safety instructions ...... 208
L
LATCH 229
Description .. ...... ............. 230
Insta lling a child restraint ....... .. 231
Location . ........... .. .... .... .. 230
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .. ...... .. .. ..... .. .. .. ..
231
Leather .................... ... .. .. 264
Cleaning ........... .. .... .... .. 265
Lifting jack .......... ... . .. .... .. .. 319
Lifting vehicle ...................... 333
Light
Coming home ............ ... ... ..
60
Daytime running lights ............. 60
Driving light control ............... 58
Exterior lighting .. .. .... ......... . 60
Leaving home ....... .. .. .. .... .. . 60
Switching on and off ....... ... .. .. . 58
Light sensor ................ ... .. .. . 58
Light sensor defective ...... .. .. ... ... 38
Lighting ..... .. .. .... .............. 58
Lights
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
62
High beam ...... . .. .............. 62
High beam warning/indicator light ... 17
Turn signals .................... .. 62
Xenon headlights . .. .... .......... 61

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Shift buttons ... .. ... ... .... ... .... 156 Starting from rest ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 117
Shift indica tor (efficiency p rogram) ..... 27 Sta rting off w it h a t rai ler . ... .. .. .. .. . 118
S ide a irbags
Descript io n .. .. .. .. ... ....... .. . 209
How t hey wo rk ......... ......... 210
S ide assist
Activat ing and deactivat ing . ... .. .. 138
Descriptio n .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. . 138
Informat ional and a lert stage s ignals 140
Messages in inst rument cl uste r display . ..
145
Operation . ..................... 140
Safety t ips ... ................... 145
Sensor detect ion area .... ......... 139
Sett ings ... .. ... ..... .. .. .... ... 143
Side curtain airbags . .. ..... .. .. .. ... 2 12
Description . .................... 212
Howtheywork . .. ............... 213
Safety instructions ............... 213
Side mar ke r ligh ts ... .... .. ... .... ... 58
S ki sack .. .. ... ... .. .. ... ....... .. .. 87 Starting the engine
........... .... .. 112
Steering .. ...................... lS, 37
Locking the steeringi ......... .... . 112
Ma lfunction . .. .. ...... ...... ..... 36
Manually adjusting the steer ing whee l
11 1
Steeri ng wheel colum n
Adjusting ma nually .... .... .. .. .. . 11 1
Steps for determ ining co rrect load lim it 300
Stopp ing the e ngine .......... ....... 113
Storage ...... ....... ... ... . ... ... .. 93
Glove compa rtment .. .. ... .. ... ... 93
Storage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
S u n shade ........ ...... .... .. .. .... 65
Sun v isors . ... ..... .... ... .. ... ... .. 64
Swi tches
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Symbols Red ....... .. .. .. .... .... .. .. ... . 32 tiptron
ic ... .. .. .. ... ... .. .... ... .. 150
Automatic Shift Loc k (ASL) ......... 153
Dr iv ing ... ..... ........ ... .. ... . 151
Dynam ic shift program .. ... .. .. . .. 154
Fai l-safe mode ...... .. .... .... .. 156
Ki ck -down ....... .. ............. 15 4
Man ua l shift prog ram ............. 155
Selector leve r .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. 152
T ire pressure .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. .. 297
T ire pressure mo nitoring system
Loss of air pressure ... .. .. .. .. . 16,31 1
Malf unction .. .. .... ............. 311
Resetting t ire pressures .. ......... 312
T ire service life .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... . 301
Tir es .. ... ............. ... .. .. .. .. 291
Service life ... .. .. .. .. ... .... .. .. 301
Speed rating let ter code ........... 30 4
Tir e manufactu ring da te .. ......... 30 4
Tir e spe cifica tions . .. .... ......... 3 04
Tr ead dept h .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . ... 301
Uniform tire quality grading ... . ... 306
W inter tires . ... .. .. ..... .... . ... 307
See also Tru nk pass-through .. .. .... 88
Snow chains .... ................... 308 Yellow
36
Tires and vehicle load limits ... .. .. .. . 299
So und sys tem disp lay
Dr ive r in forma tion display .. ... .. .. . 21
T
Tires and wheels
Checking t ire pressure ............ 297
Sou rces of informat ion about ch ild restraints
Tachometer ...... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Cold t
ire inflation pressure . ... .. .. 295
and their use .. .. ... . .. ... .. .... 234
Spare tire .. ... .... ..... ... .... .. .. 314
Speed rating letter code .. ... ........ 304
Speed w arning sys tem ............. ... 30
Speedometer . .. ... ... ... .... .... ... 13
Sta rting engine Tech
nica l modificat ions ... .. ... ...... 343
T et he r anchors ... .. ..... ..... ..... . 232
T ethe r st rap ......... .... ... ... .... 232
T he first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwa rds ............... .. .. . 246
T ie-down rings . .. .. ............... .. 83 Dimens
ions .. ........... ... ..... 303
General notes ........... .... .. .. 29 1
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .
292
New t ires and whee ls ....... .... .. 303
Replacing ........... .... .. .. .. .. 303
Snow chains . .. .. .. ..... ..... ... 308
Emergency key ..... .. .. ... .... ... 4S
Tie-downs .... ..... ..... .... .. .. 83, 179