Engine Compartment .... ..... ... ... ... ...
260
Coolant .. .. .... ........ ... .. .. .. . 265
Hood .. .. .. ...... ........... .. ... 258
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 , 106
Starting with jumper cables .. ... .... 308
Stopping ... ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 106
Engin e compartm ent
Safety instructions ... ..... .. .. .. .. .
258
Working the engine compar tmen t ... . 258
Engine coolant system ... ... .. .. .. .. . 265
Adding coolant . .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 267
Checking coolant leve l .. ... .. .. .. .. . 266
Checking the eng ine coolant leve l .. .. . 266
M alfunct ion .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. 32
Radiator fan .............. ... ... .. 268
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature ga ug e .... ... .. .. .. .. ..
10
Eng ine data .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 3 16
Eng ine hood
C losing ...................... ....
258
H ow to release the hood . .. .. .. .. .. . 258
Engine oil . .. ............. .... .. .. . 260
Adding .. .. ........ ..... .... .. .. . 264
Addi tives . .. ............. .... .. .. . 264
Changing .................. .... .. 264
Checking the eng ine o il level .. .. .. .. . 263
Consumpt ion ................. .... 262
Indications and cond it ions requ iring ex-
tra checking ............. .... .. ...
263
O il grades .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 260
Recommended oil check intervals .. .. . 263
Specification and viscosity . ... .. .. .. . 260
Eng ine oi l level ..... ..... .. .... .. .. .. 36
Eng ine oil pressure
Malfunct io n ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. ..
33
Eng ine oil sensor defective . ... .. .. .. .. 36
E ng ine speed limitat io n ..... .. .. .. .. .. 36
Entry assist
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Environment Break-in period . .. ..... ... .. .. .. ...
228
Catalytic converter ........ .. .. .. .. . 229
Diesel particulate filter .... .. .. .. .. . 229
Disposing of your vehicle battery .. .. . 273
Driving at h igh speeds ......... ... .. 230
D riving to m inimize pollution and no ise 230
Inde x 329
Fuel . ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 253
Fuel economy .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 230
Leaks unde r your vehicle ..... ... .. .. 258
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . 230
Proper disposal of dra ined brake fluid . 269
P roper disposal of drained eng ine cool -
ant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... ... .. ....
267
Proper disposal of d ra in ed eng ine oi l .. 264
Recycling used eng ine oil . ....... .... 2 64
Un leaded fuel .. .. .... .... ....... .. 2 50
Wha t shou ld I do with an o ld battery? . 273
EPC
refer to Elect ron ic power control ...... 15
ESC
refer to E lectron ic Stability Control ( ESC) 16
Event Da ta Recorde r (ED R) ..... ... .. .. 219
Exhaust tail pipes
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... ..
244
Expansion tank .. .. ................. 266
Explanation of some technical te rms ... 232
Ex terior lighting in the mirror housing 59
Exterior m irrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68
Dimming .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 69
Heating ... .. .. .. .... ....... .... ...
68
Eyeglasses compartment . ..... ... .. .. . 89
F
Fa ll line
Fan Fou r-zo ne automatic comfo rt air condi-232
t 1o ni ng ... .. .. .. .. . .. .......... .. . 98
Radiator .. .. .. .. .. . ... ........... 2 68
Fasten ing
Booster seats .. ... ...... ......... .
208
Convertible child safety seats ... ... .. 206
Infant seats . .. .. .. ........... .... 205
Flat tire
Changi ng ... .. .. .................
298
Floor mats . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 165
Fog lights .. .. .. .... .......... ...... 58
Fo lding chocks .. .. ............. .... 295
Fo ld ing master key wi th remo te control . . 38
Foot pedals . .. .. .... .......... ..... 165
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For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the environment .. 253
Lett ing your engine warm up ... .. .. . 106
Reducing engine noise by early upshift-
ing .. .. .. .... ............. .. .... .. 10
Refueling .. ................ ... ... 253
Saving fuel by early upshift ing .. .. .. . . 10
Using the rear window defogger . . . . . . . 95
Four- zone automatic comfort air cond i-
tioning .. .. .. ............... .. .... .. 97
Automatic mode in rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
H eated rear seats .. ....... .. .. .. .. . 10 1
Rear a ir distribution ........... .. .... 99
Rear controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear fan . .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 98
Rear operat ion . ... ...... ... .. .... . 100
Rear temperature . ..... ... .. .. .... .. 98
Synchronization .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 100
Turn ing on/off ..................... 98
F ront airbags
Descr ipt ion ............ .. .. .. .. .. . 183
How they work . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 188
Fronta l co llisions and the laws of physics 17 1
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ad justing . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 162
Child restraints in the front seat ..... . 181
Fue l
Addit ives . .... ........... .... .... . 250
Blended gasoline .................. 250
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
F ill er neck . .... . ...... ... ... ..... . 252
F ue l gauge .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 12
Gasoline . .. ............. .. .. .. ... 250
Gasoline additives .......... .. .... . 251
Low fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 35
Octane rating ................. .... 250
Recommendation ... ...... .. .. .. .. . 250
Refue lling ..... ......... ... .. .. .. . 253
Reserve .. .... ........... .... .... .. 12
Tank capacity ............ .. .. .... . 316
Un locking the fuel f iller flap by hand .. 255
Fuel economy messages (eff iciency pro-
gram) . .. .. ... ....... ........ ..... .. 27
Fuse arrangement ......... .... .... . 303 G
Garage doo r opener ( Homelink ®) . . . . . . 156
Gas discha rge lamps ..... ....... ... .. 306
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speedometer .. .................... 12
T achometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T rip odometer . .. ................ .. 12
General illustration Instruments and controls ............. 8
General rules and driving tips ... .. .. .. 232
Before driving offroad .. ..... ... .. .. 232
Driving offroad ... .. .... .... ... .. .. 232
G lossary of tire and loading terminology 275
G love compartment .................. 88
Cooling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Valet key funct ion ..... ....... ... .. . 41
G love compartment -emergency unlock-
ing ................................ 88
G low p lug system
Ind icator light ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 15
Gradient angle ..................... 232
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 314
G ro u nd clearance 232
H
Headlights . .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 57
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Defec tive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
F ront fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Headlight range control ... ... ... . .. . 36
Switching off .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 57
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Xenon headlights ................. .. 57
Head light washer reservoir .. ... .. .. .. 273
Head restra ints .. .. ............. .... 163
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Front se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Fron t seats .. .. .. ... .......... .... 100
Rear seats . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 101
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Storage compartment Expanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Storage net
Footwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Luggage compartmen t .... .. .. .... .. 90
Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Sunroof
refer to Panoram ic sliding sunroof . .... 54
Sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sunshade
Panoramic sliding sunroof ... ..... .. ..
56
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Supplementary heater
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Suspension
refer to Adaptive Air Suspension . 150, 152
Switches
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Symbols
Red . .. .... .. .. ...... .... ... .. .. ..
31
Yellow . .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 34
Synchronization
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Four-zone automatic comfort air condi -
tioning .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .
100
Synchronizing climate control .. .. .. .... 92
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tank flap
Unlock ing the fuel filler flap by hand ..
255
TOI clean diesel
refer to Ad Blue ... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. . 255
Tec hnical modifications ........... .. . 322
Temperature
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94
Four-zone automatic comfort air condi-
tioning .... ................ ..... ..
98
Setting for the driver's and front pas
senger's side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94
Tether anchors . ........... .... .... . 216
Tether strap ................ .. .... . 216
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ..... .. ................ ..... .
228
Tie-down rings ............ .... ...... 80
T ie-downs . ..... .. ............. .... 167
Tips for the environment
Sav ing fuel .... ............... .....
84
Using the air conditioner on ly when nee-
essary .... .... .. ................. .
t .
t .
® 1p ronic ...... .. ..... ..... ... .. . .
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) ......... .
Driving ... .. .. .. ... .......... .. . .
Dynamic shift prog ram ....... .. ... .
Emergency mode .............. .. . .
Kick-down ..... .. ................ .
97
137
139
137
140
141
140
Manua l shift program .............. 140
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
T ire pressu re .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. 280
Tire pressure monitoring system ... .... 292
Loss of air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 293
Malfunction . .. .. ..... ..... ... .. .. 293
Resetting tire pressures ..... .. .. .. .. 294
Tires ....... .... ................... 274
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
speed rating letter code ............ 286
Tire manufacturing date .... .. .. .. .. 286
Tire specif ications ...... ....... .. .. 286
T read depth .................... .. 284
Uniform tire quality grading ..... .. .. 288
Winter tires ..... ................ . 289
Tires/Wheels
Low aspect ratio tires ............ ...
291
T ire pressure monitoring system . 18, 292
Tires and vehicle load limits ........... 282
Tires and wheels
Checking tire pressure ..............
280
Cold tire inflation pressure ....... ... 278
Dimensions .... ............... .... 285
General notes .. .. ............. .. .. 274
Glossary of tire and loading terminolo -
gy ...... ... .. .. .. .......... ... ..
275
New tires and wheels ........... .. .. 285
Replac ing . .. .. .. ... .......... .... 286
Snow cha ins . .. .. ............. .. .. 290
T ires and vehicle load limits ......... 282
Wheel bolts ..... ................ . 291
Winter tires ..... ................ . 289
Tire service life
Tools 284
295
Torn or frayed safety belts ............ 173
T h . ouc -up pamt .. .. ..... ..... ... .. .. 242