-Alphabetical inde x _ ___,_ ______ .::..:....=.:..:..__ __________________________ _
Dimensions ... ............ ....... .. 364 Duplicate key .. .. .. ..... ..... ... .. .. 42
Dipstick Dust filter
Reading the dipstick properly ......
305 Climate controls ................. 111
Distance control system
See Adaptive Cruise Control ........ 136 E
Doors
Power child safety lock .............
54 Easy entry feature ............ ..... . 126
Eff . Driver information system ......... .... 22 iCJency program ......... .... .. .. .. 28
Digital speedometer ............... 24 Fuel economy messages ............ 29
Driver information messages ........ 32 Memory levels . ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. 27
Open door or rear lid warning ....... 24 Other equipment ...... .. ....... .. 29
Outside temperature display ..... ... 23 Electric seat adjustment
Sound system display .. .. ..... .....
23 See Power seat ............ ... .. .. 86
Drive r seat Electronic differential lock (EDL)
See Seating position .............. 192 How the system works ............ 258
Driver's seat .... .. .. .. .. .. .......... 86 Warning/indicator l ights ... .. .... .. 19
Driver's seat memory .............. ... 89 Electronic immobilizer .............. .. 45
Activating remote control key .... ...
90 Electronic power control
Recalling a seat position ............
89 (EPC) warn ing/indicator light ........ 16
Storing a seat position ... ..... ..... 89 Electronic speed limiter ............... 30
Driving messages .................... 32 Electronic stabilization program (ESP)
Driving mode
See Adaptive Air Suspens ion . .... .. 180
Driving offroad
Driving through water .... .. ... ...
271
Dr iving tips .. ............ .... ... 270
H ill descent contro l ....... .. .. .. . 256
How the system works .......... .. 256
Offroad mode ................... 256
Warning/indicator l ights .. . .. .... .. 16
Emergency flasher ............. .... .. 70
Rules of behavior ........ .... .... 270 Wa rning/indicator l ights . .. .. .... .. 17
Sand and mud ................. .. 271 Emergency locking of doors ... ... ... .. SO
Snow -covered g round .. .. .... .....
271 Emergency operation
Unpaved roads . .. .. .. .. .... .....
271 Panoramic sliding sunroof . ... 64, 65, 66
Driving safely . .. ..... ... ........... 190 Rear lid ............ .... . .. .... .. 54
Driving through water ... .. .. .. .... .. 271 Emergency starting .......... .. .. .. . 355
D. . t· riving 1me .... .... ...... .......... 26 Emergency towing ...... ... . ... .. .. . 358
Energy management ... ............ . 263
Battery power .............. ... .. 264
Driver notification ................ 264
Engine
Compartment ............. .... ..
302
Coolant . ........... ...... .. .. .. 308
Hood . .. ................. .... .. 300
Starting .. .. . ... .. .. .. .. .... 126, 127
Starting with jumper cables .. .. .. .. 355
Stopping ............ .... ... ... . 128
Engine compartment
s f . . a ety instructions .............. .
Working the engine compartment .. 301
301
Engine coolant system ............... 308
Adding coolant .............. .. .. 310
Checking coo lant level ............ 309
Checking the engine coolan t level ... 309
Malfunction .. ... . .. .... .......... 35
Radiator fan . ................... 311
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge ....... ... .. .. .
10
Engine data .. ............ .... ... .. 365
Engine hood
Closing ......... .. ... . .. .. .... ..
301
How to release the hood .......... 300
Engine oil ............. .. ... ..... .. 303
Adding .............. .... ..... .. 306
Additives ................ ... .. .. 306
Changing ............. .... .... .. 307
Checking the engine oil level ....... 305
Consumption .... .. ... . .. .. .. .. .. 304
Indications and conditions requiring extra
checking ... .. .. .. .............
305
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Oil grades ...... ....... ..... .. .. . 303
Recommended oil check intervals ... 305
Specification and viscosity ......... 303
Engine oil level ...................... 40
Engine oil pressure
Malfunction ........ .... .. .. .. .. .. 36
Engine oil sensor defective ............. 40
Engine speed limitation ............... 40
Entry assist
Rear seats ......... ...... .. .. .. .. 91
Environment Break-in period .. .. .............. 265
Catalytic converter . .. ... ... .. ..... 266
Diesel particulate filter ... .. .. .. .. . 267
Disposing of your vehicle battery ... . 316
Driving at high speeds .......... .. . 268
Driving to minimize pollution and noise . 267
Fuel ............... ...... .. .. .. . 294
Fuel economy ............... ..... 267
Leaks under your vehicle .......... . 301
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up ..
268
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid 312
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 310
Proper disposal of drained engine oil 306,
307
Recycling used engine oil ......... . 306
Unleaded fuel ........... .... .... 291
What should I do with an old battery? ...
316
EPC
See Electronic power control ........ 16
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
ESP
See Electronic
stabHization program (ESP)
16
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . ... ..... ... 256
Exhaust tai l pipes
Cleaning ...................... .. 285
Expansion tank .. ........... .. .. .. .. 309
Explanation of some technical terms ... 270
Exterior lighting in the mirror housing . .. 70
Eyeglasses compartment .... ......... 109
F
Fall line ...... ...... .... .. .. .. ..... 270
Fan Four -zone automatic comfort air
conditioning ................... 119
Radiator ................ .. ... ... 311
Fastening Booster seats ............ ...... .. 241
Convertible child safety seats ..... .. 239
Infant seats .. ................... 238
Filler flap ... .. .. .. ..... ... .... ... .. 298
Flat tire Changing . ... ................... 343
Floor mats ....................... .. 196
Fog lights ................. .. .. .. .. . 69
Folding chocks .. ... ....... ......... 340
Folding master key with remote control .. 42
Foot pedals ..... .. ................. 196
For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes an d the env ironment 294
Letting your engine warm up .. ..... 127 Reducing engine
noise by early upshifting
10
Refueling ... .. .. .. .............. 294
Saving fuel by early upshifting ....... 10
Using the rear window defogger .... 115
Four-zone automatic comfort air conditioning 118
Automatic mode in rear . .......... 119
Heated rear seats ...... ..... .. .. . 122
Rear air distribution ..... .. .. .. .. . 119
Rear controls ............ ... .. ... 118
Rear fan ............ .... ... ..... 119
Rear operation ...... ...... .. .. .. . 121
Reartemperature ............. .. . 119
Synchron ization .. .. ............. . 120
T urning on/off ................... 118
Front airbags Description .. .. .... ............. . 215
How they wo rk ...... ...... .. .. .. . 220
Front fog lights .......... .... .. .. .. .. 69
Front seats ......................... 85
Adjusting ....................... 193
Child restraints in the front seat ... . 213
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics 202
Fuel Additives ................ ...... . 291
Blended gasoline ................. 291
Consumption ........ . ... ... .. ... . 26
Filler neck . .. .. ... ... .. ...... .... 293
Fuel gauge .. .... .. .. .. ........... 12
Gasoline ........... .. .. .. .... .. . 291
Gasoline additives .. .............. 292
Low fuel leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 39
Octane rating ....... .. .... .. .. ... 291
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data
--~A~l± p ~ h~ a~ b'..::e ~t~ i~c ~a ~l ....'..i~n ~d ~e:..:x~ ------------------------------------------
Recommendation ..... .... .... ... 291
Refuel ling ...................... 294
Reserve ..................... .... 12
Tank capacity . ............. ...... 365
Unlocking the fue l filler flap by hand 2 96
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program)
29
Fuse arrangement ... .. .. ..... ...... 350
G
Garage door opener (Homelink®) ...... 185
Gas d ischa rge lamps .. .... ... ... .. .. 354
Gauges
Engine coo lant tempe rature ........
10
Fue l gauge . .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ...... 12
S peedometer ... .. .. ...... .. .. . ... 1 2
Tachometer . ... .... .. .... .. .. . ... 1 1
Trip odometer ... .... ..... ... .. .. . 1 2
General illust rat ion
Inst ruments and co ntrols ............ 9
General rules and dr iving tips .........
270
Before driving offroad ... .... ..... 270
Dr iv ing offroad .................. 270
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 319
Glove compa rtme nt ................. 1 07
Cooling box ..................... 108
Valet key func tion .... .. .... .... .. . 45
Glove compartment - emergency unlocking ..
108
Glow plug system
Indicato r light ................ ....
16
Gradient angle ..................... 270
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 363
Ground clearance ...... ...... .. .. ... 2 70
H
Head restraints ... .. ..... ..... ..... . 19 4
Adjusting . .... .. ..... .. .. .. .. ... 194
Front seats ... ...... ... . ... .. .. . . 92
Rear seats .. ..................... 93
Headligh t washer rese rvoir .......... . 316
Headlights ... ... ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 67
Adaptive Light ......... ........ ... 70
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Front fog lights ................... 69
Headlight range con trol ... ........ . 39
Switching off ..................... 67
Switching on .... ..... .. . ... .... .. 6 7
Was her system .. ..... .. . ... .... .. 77
Xenon headlights . ... .. .. ...... ... 67
Heated outside mirrors ............... 81
Heated seats
Front
121
Rear ... ................. .. .. .. . 122
Rear (four-zone automat ic comfort air
conditioning) ..... .... . ... .. .. .
122
Heated steer ing whee l ..... ... ....... 123
Heated washer jets
Wiper and washer system .. .. .. .. ..
74
Heat ing
Climate controls ...... ..... .. .. ..
111
Heavy clot hing and safety belts ....... 204
H igh beam ...................... 67, 71
Warning/indicator l ights . .. .. .. .. .. 19
H igh voltage warning label .. .. .. .. ... 362
H ill descent control
H ill hold 256
Sta rting on h ills 133
Homelink ® uni versal remote control ... 185
Hood
Ope ning ... .... ... ... . .... .... ..
300
Release lever ... .. .. .. ... .. .... .. 300
Horn .................. .... ... ...... 9
How are child restra int system anchors related
to child safety ............ .. .. ..
2 46
How many airbags does my vehicle have? ...
218
How ofte n should I check my t ire pressures? .
325
How safety belt pre te nsione rs wo rk .. .. 20 9
Hydroplaning . .... .. .. .... ......... 329
I
Ignition key ........... ...... .. . ... 126
Igni tion lock ....................... 126
Ma lf u nct ion .... .. .. .. .. .. ..... 37, 4 1
Ignition lock positions . .... .. .... .. .. 126
Important things to do before driving .. 191
Imprope rly wor n safety bel ts ... .. .. .. 209
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Airbag system ...... .... .... . 222, 223
PASS ENG ER A IR BAG OFF ...... . ... 223
In fant seats ....................... 238
Inflatable spare tire ................. 342
Inflating ....................... 343
Inside rear view mirror .. ........... 79, 80
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Side curtain airbags Description ............ ... ... ....
230
How they work ............... .... 231
Safety instructions .. .......... .. . 232
Side curtain airbags) .......... ... ... . 230
Side marke r lights ................ ... . 67
Sk i sack ...... ... ... .. . ............ 101
Snow chains .... ................ ... . 335
Sockets ..................... ... ... 106
Sound sys tem display
Driver information display .......... 23
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use ........... ... .. .. .
254
Speed control system
See Adaptive Cruise Control ........ 136
Speed rating letter code ........... .. . 331
Speed warning system ........... ... .. 31
Speedometer ... ... ............. ..... 12
Starting on hills
H ill hold ...... ...... ... ... ..... .
133
Starting the engine ........... .. 126, 127
What should I do if the engine does not
start? ...... .. .... .. .... .. .... .
127
Steering . ............ .... ... ... .... 124
Easy entry feature . .. .. ........... 126
Electrically adjusting the steering whee l .
125
Locking the steering .... .. ... ..... 126
Malfunction .............. .. .. .. .. 36
Manually adjusting the steering wheel
124
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Steering wheel colum
n Symbols
Adjusting electrically ............ ..
125 Red ..... ........................ 33
Adjusting manually ...............
124 Yellow ................... .... ... 37
Steering wheel heating ........ ..... ..
123 Synchronization
Steps for determining correct load limit . 327 Climate controls ...
..............
120
Stopping the engine .... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 128
Storage ...... .. ... ... ... .......... 107
(upholder .. . .. .... ... .......... 104
Four- zone automatic comfort air
conditioning ............ .... .. .
120
Synchronizing climate control . ... .. .. . 112
(upholder door pockets ........... 105
(upholder in the rear center console . . 95 T
(upholder rear center armrest .... .. 104
Glove compartment ...... ...... .. 107
Storage compartment
Expanding ... ..... ...............
96
TOI clean diesel
See Ad Blue .. .. .. .. ............. . 296
Storage net
Footwell . .. .. .... ...............
1 10
Tachometer .................. .... ... 11
T ank flap
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand .
296
Luggage compartment . .. .. .. ..... 110 Technical modifications
, , , .. , ..... ... 371
Seatbacks .... .. .... .............
110 Temperature
Sun shade .. ................ ... .. ...
74 Climate controls ................. 114
Sun visors . ................ .. .... ... 73
Sunroof
See Panoramic sliding sunroof .. .. .. . 61
Four-zone automatic comfort air
conditioning ............ .. .. .. .
119
Setting fo r the driver's and front passen-
ger's side .. .. .. .. ..............
114
Sunshade
Tethe r anchors ... ................ .. 251
Panoramic sliding sunroof ......... . 63
Supplementary heater
Climate controls . ..... ...........
121
Tether strap ... .. ... ... ........ .... 251
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards ... ......... .. ... ... .
265
Suspension
See Adaptive A ir Suspension ...... .. 178
Tie-down rings ... .. .. .... ........... 97
T ie-downs ......................... 198
Switches
Emergency flashers ... ......... ... .
70
Rear window defogger . ...... ..... 115
Tips for the environment
Saving fuel .. .. .. ................
103
Using the air conditioner on ly when
necessary ............... ...... .
117
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data
___ A_ l_. p_ h _ a_b_ e_ t_ic _a_ l_ in_ d_e _ x ____________________________________________ _
tiptronic ® . .... .... ..... ... .. ... . .. 163 T ires and vehicle load limits . .. .. .. . 326
Automatic Sh ift Lock (ASL) ...... ... 165 W heel bolts ................... .. 336
Dr iv ing .................. .... ... 163 Winte r tires ............... ... .. . 334
Dynamic shift program . .. .. ... . ... 166 T ires/Wheels
Fai l-safe mode . .. ............. ..
168 Low aspect ratio tires .. .. .. .. .. ... 336
Ki ck-down ... .. .. .. .. .. .... ..... 1 66 T ire pressure monitoring system . 19,337
Ma nual shift program .... ......... 1 6 7 Tools ............ .. .. .. .... .. .. ... 34 0
Selector lever .. .. ... . ..... .. . ... 164 Torn or frayed safety be lts .......... .. 20 4
Tire pressure ........ ... ... ..... .... 324 Touch-up paint ... .. .... .. .. .. .... .. 282
Ti re pressure monitoring system . ... .. . 337
Loss of air press ure . .... ... ... . 19, 338
Ma lf u nct ion ................... .. 338
Resetting t ire pressures ......... .. 339
T ow ing
Front eye le t .............. ...... .
358
Rear eye let .............. .. .. .. . 359
T ow tr uck procedures .. .... .. ..... 358
Ti re service life .... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. 328 T ow ing a tra ile r
T ires ...... .............. ...... ...
3 18 Par king system . .. .... .... .. .... . 177
Service life ... .. .. .. .. ... .... .... 328 TPMS
speed rat ing let ter code ......... .. 3 31
Tir e m anufactur ing da te ..... ......
331
Tir e spe cifica tions . .. ........... .. 3 31
Tr ead depth . ... .. .. ... ... .... ... 328
Uniform t ire quali ty g rading ... .. .. . 33 3
Winter tires . ... .... .. .. .. .. .. . .. 334
Tir es and vehicle load limits . .. .... ... 326
Tires and wheels T
ire pressure monitoring system . ... 338
Tr ailer towi ng .. .. ................. .
273
Ope rating instruc tions ...... .... .. 2 74
T ech nica l requirements ... .. .. 273, 275
T ong ue load .... ... ...... .. .. ... 274
T railer towing tips . ... ...... .. ... . 276
Tr ailer turn sign al assembly
Wa rning/indicator l igh ts ... .. .... ..
1 7
Checking tire pressure ............ 324
Cold tire inflation pressure .. .... ... 322
Dimensions .. ............ .... ... 330
General notes ..... ...... .... .... 318
Gl f t.
d l d" t . l Tread We ar Indic a tor (lfWI) ... .... .. . 328 ossa ry o ,re an oa mg ermmo ogy .
319
Transm ission
t . t
. ® ,p ronic ............ ...... ... .
T ransport Cana da ...... ..... ... .. .. . 163
199
Trip computer
New tires and wheels .... .........
330 Fuel co nsump tion ........ ...... .. . 26
Rep lacing .. .. .. .. ...... ......... 330 Mileage ............ ... .. ... ..... 26
Snow chains .. ..... ....... .... . .. 335 Single-trip memory ................ 27
T otal -t rip me mory ........ .... .. .. 27
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
What does it mean when dEF appears in
t he trip o dome ter display? . . . . . . . .
12
Trunk
See Rea r lid .. ... ... ........... 51 , 52
Turn s ignals .... ....... ...... .. .... . 71
Warning/indicator lights . .......... 17
T urning re ar air condit io ni ng on/off
F our -zone automatic comfort air
conditioning .. ................ .
118
u
Undercoating ... .. .. .. ... ..... .. .. . 284
Unfastening safety be lts ...... ... .. .. 208
Unidire ct io nal tires .. .. .. .. .... .. ... 318
Un iform t ire quali ty grading .......... 333
Unlocking
Power locking switch . ... ... ... .. ..
49
Rear lid/trun k lid ... .. .. .. ...... .. 5 1
Remote control key .. ............. . 47
Using the key .............. .... .. . 48
V
Valet key function
Activat ing and deact ivat ing ........ .
45
Vanity mirror ... .. .. .. ... .... ..... .. 73
Vehicle Identificat ion Numbe r (V IN) ... 362
Vehicle jack . .. .. ....... ...... .. 340, 346
Vehicle lite ratu re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle-care products ...............
278