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Seat  adjustment 
Adjusting  the  seatback  . .. ..........  77 
Adjusting  upper  thigh  support  .......  78 
Dr iver's  seat  .. ...... .......... ....  75 
Dr ive r's  seat  memory  ..............  79 
Front  passenger's  sea t ... .. .. .... ..  76 
Front  seats  ............. .........  75 
Head  restraints  ... .. .. .. .. ....  81,  181 
L u mba r support  . ... .. .. ..... .....  78 
Seat  be lts 
See Safety  be lts  .................  187 
Seat  memory  .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .  . . .  .  . .  . .  . . .  .  79 
Sea ting  capacity  ... .. .. .. .. ...... ...  1 87 
Seating  pos ition 
Dr ive r .. ............... ... ......  178 
Front  passenger  .. .. .. .. .. ... ....  179 
How to  adjust  the fron t seats  .. .....  179 
In co rrect  seat  posi tion  ... .........  181 
Occ upan ts  . .....................  178 
Re ar passengers 
Seats  Number  of  seats  18
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1 87 
Selective  unlock feature  ...............  44  Side a
irbags 
Descript ion  .....................  213 
How they  wo rk  ..................  214 
Side  assist  Activating  and deact ivat ing  . .. .....  137 
Description  . .. .... ......... .... . 137 
Informational  and  a lert  stage  s ignals  139 
Messages  in  instrume nt  cluster  d isp lay  . . 
144 
Ope ration  . ... ..... ..... ... .. .. .  139 
Safety  t ips  ......................  144 
Sensor  detect ion  area  ...... .. .....  138 
Settings  ....... .. .. .. .. .... .....  142 
Side  curtain  airbags  ... ..............  216 
Description  ... .. ..... ..... ... .. .  216 
How they  wo rk  .. ... .. .. . ... .... .  217 
Safety  instructions  . ... .... .. .. .. .  218 
S ide  marke r ligh ts  ...... ....... .. .. ..  58 
Sk i sack  .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  86 
Snow  chains  ....... ... ...... .. .. .. .  312 
Sockets  .........................  92, 93 
Sound  system  disp lay 
Dr iver  information  display  ..........  20 
Sele ctor  lever  ... .... ...............  147  So urces  of  informat ion  about  child  rest raints 
Selector  lever  multitronic ® ... .. ... ...  154  and  their  use  ................... 239 
Service  and  disposal  Spare  wheel ....... ... .. .. .. .. .... .  319 
Safety  belt  pretensioner  .. .........  196 Speed  control  system 
Service  interva l display  ................  22 
See Adaptive  C ruise  Cont rol  . .. .. .. .  119 
Service  pos ition  Speed  rating  letter code  .............  309 
Windshield  wipers  ................  68  Speed  w arning  sys tem  ................  32 
Servotronic  Speedometer .................... ...  10 
Power  steering  ....... .. ... .... ..  24 7  Starting  off  w ith  a t rai ler  . ... .. .. .. .. .  ll S 
Shift  bu tto ns  ... .... ...........  151,  158  Sta
rting  the  engine  .. .. ...... ...  108,  109 
What  should  I do  if the  eng ine  does  not 
sta rt?  ... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ..  109 
Steering  . .. .... ............ ...... .  106 
E asy e ntry fea ture ................  108 
El ectr ica lly adjusting  t he steer ing  whee l .. 
107 
Locking  the  steering  ..... ....... ..  108 
Ma lfunct ion  .... .. .. ... .......... .  28 
Ma nually  adjusting  the  steer ing  whee l 
106 
Steering  wheel  column  Adjusti ng  elect rically  ...... ... .. ..  10 7 
Adjusting  m anually  ...............  106 
Steering  wheel  heat ing  ...... .. .. ....  104 
Steps  for  determining  co rrect  load  limit  304 
Stopp ing  the  e ngine  .................  110 
Storage  .. .. .... ...... ...... ........  93 
(upholder  . .. .. ..................  89 
(upholder  rear  center  armrest  ....... 90 
Glove compartment  ...............  94 
L u ggage  compartment  ... .. ..... ...  86 
S ki  sack  .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  86 
Storage  compartment 
Expanding  ... .... .. .... ..........  83 
S un shade  .. ................. .. .. .. .  6S 
S un v iso rs  ....... ............ .. .....  64 
Suspension 
See Adaptive  A ir Suspens ion  ..... ..  168 
Switches  Emergency  flashers  .. .. .. .... .. .. .  61 
P owe r sun roo f .. .. .. .. ... .. .. . ... .  53 
Rear window  defogger  . ... .. .. .. ..  10 1  

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u Cruise control  ... ... ... ... .. .. .. ..  16 
Electromechanical  parking  brake  .....  17 
Undercoat ing  ...... ... ... ..... .....  266  Electronic  power  cont rol  .... .... ...  14 
Unfastening  safety  be lts  ... .... .... ..  194  Electronic  stabilization  prog
ram  (ESP)  14 
Unidi rect io nal tires  . .. .. .. .. .... .....  295  H
igh  beam  .... ........... .. .... ..  16 
Uniform  t ire quality  grad ing  . ...... .. .  310 
Unlocking  Powe r locking  switch  . ... .. .. ... ...  44 
Rear lid/trunk  lid  . ... .. .. ... .... ...  46  Ma
lf un ction  Indi cato r La mp  ( MIL)  .. ..  15 
Sa fety  bel t ............... .. .. .. ..  15 
Tir e pressure  monitoring  system  .....  15 
T urn signals  ... .. .... ...... .. ... ..  lS 
Remote  control  key  .... .. ..........  42  Warranty  coverages 
............... ..  346  Cold t
ire  inflation  pressure  . ... .. ..  299 
General  notes  .... .... ... .. .. .. ..  29S 
Glossary of  tire  and  loading  terminology  . 
296 
N ew ti res and whee ls  .. ..... .... ..  307 
Tires and ve hicle  load  limits  ...... ..  303 
When  m ust  a s afe ty be lt  be rep laced?  ..  190 
When  m ust  the  a irbag  system  be  inspected?  . 
208 
When  should  I  adjust  the  tire  press ures?  303 
Using the  key  ............ .. .... .. .  43  Washe
r reservoir  ....... .. .. ... .. ..  . 
294  When  should  I  check the  tire  pressures?  303 
W ash ing  .. .. .. .. .................  . 260 
V Au tomatic  ca r wash  .. ... . ... .... . 261 
by hand  . ....... ... ...... .. .. .. .  26 1 
Valet  key function  General  information  . .... . ... .... .  260 
Activating  and  deactivat ing  ... ......  40  w ith  a power  washer  . ....... .. ... .  262 
Vanity  mir ror  ... ... .... ..... ... .. ...  64  Waxing  ... ................. .. .. .. .  263 
Veh icle  Identificat io n  Numbe r (VIN)  ...  340  Wear  indicator  . .. ........... ...... . 306 
Vehicle jac k  ... .... .. .. .. . .... .. 3 18,  323  Weathers trips  ... ... .... ..... ... .. .  265 
Vehicle  lite ra tu re  ................. .. ..  4  We ights  ................ ...... ... .  341 
Vehicle-care  prod ucts  ............ ...  260  What  happens  if you wear  your  safety  belt  too 
V entilation  loose?  ......... .... .... .. .. ...  192 
Climate  controls  . ... ... ... .. .. . ...  96  What  happens  to  unbelted  occupants?  . 189 
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What  impairs  dr iv ing safe ty?  .... ... .. .  17 7 
What  should  I  do  after  changing  a whee l?  .. . 
303 
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What  should  I do  afte r  replacing  wheels? 
Wa rning/ind icator  lights  .. .. .. .. .. ... ..  8  303 
Adaptive  Ai r Suspe nsion  ............  16  Whee l bol ts 
Adaptive  Cr uise Contro l ... ...... ..  12 7  To rque  ........ .. .... ...... .....  313 
Airbag  sy stem  ............. .... ...  14  W heels  ....................... ... .  29S 
Brake system  ... .... .. .. .. ... . ... . 18 
An
ti-loc k br ak e system  (ABS)  . .. . ....  17 
Cast alloy  ..... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .  26S 
Checking tire  pressu re  .......... ..  302  W
he re are lower  a nchorages  loca ted?  ..  234 
Where  can I find  the  t ire pressures for  my car? 
302 
W hy safety  belts?  ........ ... ... . 187,  188 
Windows 
Cleaning  ........... ...... .... ..  264 
Convenience close/open  feature  .. .. .  S2 
Defogging  . .. ...... .............  100 
Defrost ing  ..... ....... ..... .....  100 
Rapid defrosting/defogg ing  . .. ....  101 
Windshield  washer  f lu id 
Low  level  ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .  30 
W inds hield wipers 
F aul ty  ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . ... .  32 
Interm ittent  w ip ing  ....... .. .. ... .  66 
One-tap  wiping  .... ... .. ... ... ... .  66 
Rain sensor  . .... . ... ..... .. .. ... .  66 
Service position  .  . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . .  . .  .  68 
Washer  reservo ir .. .. .............  294 
W inte r o peration 
B atte ry  . .... .... ... .. . .. .. .... ..  2 90 
Coolant  system  ....... ..... .... ..  2 86