
308 Index
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Front seats ............... ... .... .. 61
Head restraints ................... 147
Manual .. ............... .. .. .... .. 62
Power . .. .... ........... ........ .. 63
Seat back angle manually ...... .. .... 62
Seat height manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Seat heating
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Seating capacity ............ ... .. .. . 154
Seating position Driver . ...... ........... .. .. .... . 145
Front passenger .......... .. .. .. .. . 146
How to adjust the front seats ... .. ... 146
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Occupants .. ... . ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 145
Rear passengers ............ .. .... . 147
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Seats Number of seats .......... ... .... . 154
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Selective unlock feature ..... .. .. .. .. . . 41
Selector lever .............. ... .... . 128
Emergency release ................ . 132
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner ... .. .. .. .. . 161
Service interval display ........ .. .. .. .. 21
Service position for windshield wipers ... 56
Servotronic Power steering ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 209
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift buttons ............... ... .... . 131
Shift indicator (eff iciency program) .. .. . . 25
Side airbags Description .............. .. .. .. .. . 180
How they work ............. .. .... . 181
Side assist Activating and deactivating .......... 116
Descript ion ............... ... .. .. . 116
Informational and alert stage signals . 118
Messages in instrument cluster display 122
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Safety tips . .............. ... .. ... 122
Sensor detection area ......... .. .. .
Settings . .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. . 117
121 Side curtain airbags .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Description . ..... ................ . 182
How they work ... ................ . 184
Safety instructions ............. .... 184
S id e marker lights . ............. .... . 49
Ski sack ........ .. .. ... ....... .... .. 72
also refer to Trunk pass-through ...... 73
Snow chains ...... ............. .... 268
Sound system display Driver information display ........ ... . 19
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ............. ... 203
Spare tire ... .... .. .. ........... .... 273
Speed control system
refer to Adaptive cruise control ....... 102
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code ............ .. 264
Speed warning system ........... .. .. . 27
Starting engine Emergency key ... ....... ...... .. .. . 39
Starting from rest . ................. .. 98
Starting off w ith a trailer ......... .. .. . 98
Starting the engine ... .......... .. .. . 92
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 , 34
Locking the steering ............ ... . 92
Malfunction ... .. ............. .... . 32
Manually adjusting the steering wheel . . 92
Steering wheel column Adjusting manually ................. 92
Steps for determining correct load limit . 261
Stopping the engine ............. .... . 94
Storage
.... .. .. .. .. ........... .... . 76
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Storage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Sunroof
refer to Panoramic tilting sunroof .. .. . 48
Sun shade .. .... ................... . 54
Sun visors
Switches 54
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Symbols Red ..... ..... .. .. .............. .. 29
Yellow ... ..... .. ............. ..... 33
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Technical modifications ..... .. .. .. .. . 296
Tether anchors ............... ... ... 201
T ether strap . ............. .... .. .. . 201
The first 1,000 miles (1 ,500 km) a nd after-
wards ..... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 213
Tie-down r ings ............. ... ... ... 69
T ie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 15 1
tiptronic .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... 126
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . .. .. .. .. . 129
D riving .... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 126
Dynamic s hift program . ... .. .. .. .. . 129
Emergency mode . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 13 1
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Manual sh ift program ..... .. .. .. .. . 130
Selector lever ......... ...... .... .. 128
Tire pressure ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 258
T ire pressure monitor ing system
L oss of air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 27 1
M alf unc tion ............. .... .. ... 27 1
Rese tting tire p ressures . ... .. .. .. .. . 272
Tires ...... ... ............. ...... .. 252
Service life . .... .. .... ... .. .... .. . 262
Speed rat ing let ter code ... .. .. .. .. . 264
Tire manufacturing date ... .. .. .. .. . 264
Tire specifica tions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 264
Tread depth . .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 262
Uniform t ire quality grading . ... .. .. . 266
W inter t ires ............. .... .. ... 267
T ires/Whee ls
L ow aspect ratio t ires ... ... .. .. .. .. . 269
Tire pressure monitoring system . 16, 270
Tires and vehicle load lim its ... ... . ... . 260
Tires and whee ls
Checking tire pressure ..... .. .. .. .. . 258
Cold tire i nflat ion pressure ..... ... .. 256
D imensions ............... ... ... .. 263
Ge neral notes ............... ... ... 252
Glossa ry of t ire and load ing te rm inolo-
gy .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 253
N ew tires and wheels ... ... .. .. .. .. . 263
Replacing . ..... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 264
Snow chains . .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 268
T ires and vehicle load limits .. .. .. .. . 260
Wheel bolts ............. .... .. .. . 269
W inter t ires .. ........... .. .. .. ... 267
Tire se rvice life ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 262
Tool kit ... ... ............. ...... .. 273
Inde x 309
To rn o r frayed safety belts ..... ... .. .. 157
Touch-up pa int .. ... ................ 224
Towing Front eye let . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Rear eyelet .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 287
T ow t ruck procedures .......... .... . 286
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system ... .. 271
T ra ile r tow ing . .. .. .... ........... .. 218
Operating instr uctions .. ..... ... .. .. 218
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . 218, 219
T ips . ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 220
T ransmission .. .. .. .. . .............. 1 26
6 -speed manual transmission .... .. .. 126
tiptron ic . ... .. .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. 126
Transmiss ion malfunction ( indicator
li ght) ......... ... .. ............... 131
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
T re ad Wea r Ind icator (TW I)
Tr ip computer 262
Fuel consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mileage . .. .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 22
S ingle-trip memo ry ............ .... . 23
T ota l- t rip memory ............. .. .. . 23
Tr ip odometer ..... .. ................ 12
Tr unk
refer to Luggage compartment 44, 68, 150
T ru nk escape handle ............. .. .. . 4S
Trunk lid
refer to L uggage compartment 44, 68, 150
Trunk pass-through .. . .. ..... ... .. .. . 73
T urn signals . .. .. .. ................. . 52
Wa rning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 16
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Undercoa ting . .. ...... ........... .. 2 26
Unfastening safety belts ......... .. .. 159
U nidirectional tires ... .. ...... ... .. .. 2S2
U niform tire quality grading .......... 266
Un locking
Luggage compartment lid ........... . 44
Power locking switch ............... . 43
Remote cont ro l key .. .. .. .. ... ... .. . 41
U sing the mechanical key ............ 43
U se of jumper cab les .. ... .... ... .. .. 285
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