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Clutchpedal
~page17
Clutchisoverheating
~page88
Electronic StabilizationProgram
(ESP)./~page17
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(ESP)
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Canadamodels:Airbagsystem./
~page16
,.Canadamodels:anti-lock brakesys
~tem(ABS)./defective~page18
Safetybelt
~page16
EnginecoolantLeveltoolow/
enginecoolanttemperaturetoo
high~page17
ElektromechanischeLenkung
~page17
-Checkthemalfunctioningsystem.Contact
yourauthorizedAudidealeror aqualified
workshopforassistance.
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brakesystem~page14
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Yellowindicatorlights
Vellowsymbolsindicateapriority2maLfunc
tion -Warning!Overview
Tips
Malfunctionsorfaultswillbeidentified ei
therwitharedsymbol(priority1 -Dan
ger!)
orwith ayellowsymbol(priority2
Warning).
AWARNING
_ Failure
toheed warninglightsandother
importantvehicleinformationmayresult
inseriouspersonalinjuryorvehicledam
age.
-Wheneverstalledorstoppedforrepair,
move
thevehicle asafedistanceoffthe
road,stoptheengine,andturnonthe
emergencyflasher~page48.
-Theenginecompartmentofanymotor
vehicleisapotentiallyhazardousarea.
Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
compartment,stoptheengineandletit
cool down. Always exercise
extremecau
tion
whenworkingunderthehood
~page176,Enginecompartment
Somei nd icatorlightsturnonbrieflytocheck
thefunctionofthatsystemwhenyou switch
theignition on.Thesesystemsaremarked
with
an./inthefollowingtables.Ifoneof
theseindicator lightsdoesnotturnon,there
isamalfunctioninthatsystem.
Redindicatorlights
Redsymbolsindicateaprioritymalfunction_
Danger! Set/Check
button~page10,[email protected]
thereismorethanonemalfunction,theindi
catorlightswillturnononeaftertheotherfor
approximatelytwosecondseach.
Someindicators
lightsinthedisplaycanturn
oninseveral colors.
- Pull
offtheroad.
-Stopthevehicle.
-Turnofftheengine.
Description1
Messagesmayappearwithsomeindicator
lights.Themessagesturnoffafterashort
time.Todisplay amessageagain,pressthe~
Warning/indicator
Lights
Immobilizer
Malfunctionmessage
Ifthereisamalfunctionsomewhereinthein
strumentcluster, dEFwillappearinthetrip
odometerandwillstayon.Contactyour au
thorizedAudidealertohavetheproblemcor
rected.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,thedataon
theignitionkeyarescannedautomatically.
Ifanunauthorizedkeywasused, SAFEisdis
played
continuouslyintheodometerdisplay
field. Thevehicle
cannotbeoperated
~page36.
(DTips
-The digitaL clockandtheodometerare
turnedonforabout30secondswhen
thedriver'sdoorisopened.
-Whentheignitionis~rnedoff,theod
ometerreadingandthe~gitalclockwith
datedisplay canbeswitchedonfor
about30secondsbypressingtheSet!
Checkbutton~page10,fig.3@.
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
blinkorturnon.They indicatefunctionsor
malfunctions~/1:;..
settheodometerbacktozero.Voucanuse
thisodometerwhenyouwanttokeeptrackof
howmanymiles (kilometers) youhave driven
forasingletriporerrand.Thelastdigit indi
cates1/10ofamiLe(100meters).Voucanset
thetripodometerbacktozerobypressingthe
resetbutton~fig.5.
Withtheignition off,pushingoftheSet/
Checkbutton~page10,fig.3@canturnon
thedisplayfieLdlightingforafewseconds.
Speedometerwithodometer
Lowerodometer
-USAmodels-MiLes
- Canadamodels-Kilometers
Upperodometer(tripodometer)
Theupperodometershowsthetotalnumber
ofmiles(kilometers)driven sinceyoulastre-
Thespeedametershows youthevehicle
speed, andthe
adametershows youhaw
manymiles(kiLometers) youhave driven.
Fig.5Speedometerclose-up:odometerdisplay
The lowerodometershowsthetotalnumber
ofmiles (kilometers) driven.
The
odometerandtripodometerarelocated
insidethespeedometer.
Fuelgauge
Whentheneedlereachestheredarea,the
warning
lightintheinstrumentclusterwilLiL
luminate~page20li.Thismeansyou
have
approximately1.9gallons(7litres)of
fuelleftinthetank.Timetorefuel!
The
totaltankcapacityofyour vehicle islisted
in~page242.
CDNote
Never runthetankcompletelydry!Anir
regularsupplyoffuelcancauseengine
misfiringandfuelcouldenterintotheex
haustsystem.ThecataLyticconverter
couLdthenoverheatandbedamaged.
Thefuelgaugeworksonlywhentheignitionis
on.
F
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Donotmixenginecoolantantifreezeor
any
otheradditivestofill upthewind
shield
washerreservoir.
..pressthecap backontothefiller neckafter
fillingthecontainer.
Youcanfindthereservoircapacityinthetable
inco:>page242.
cleanwatershouldbeusedwhenfilling up.If
possible,usesoftwatertopreventscaling on
the
washerjets.Alwaysaddaglasscleaner
solution (withfrostprotectioninthewinter).
Fig.149Fender,left:Windshield washerfluidreservoir
iTips
Thevehiclebatterymustnotbecharged
withastandardsmallchargerthatplugs
intothecigarettelighteroroutlet.
-Toreducethedangerofexplosion,neve;
connectordisconnectchargercables
while
thechargerisoperating.
-Fastcharging abatteryisdangerousand
shouldonlybeattemptedbyacompe
tenttechnicianwiththeproperequip
ment.
-Batteryacidthatmayspill during charg
ing
shouldbewashedoffwith asolution
ofwarmwaterandbakingsodatoneu
tralizetheacid .
----------------------------_.::..'.-~~~~~~~~
WindshieLd/headLight
vvashercontainer
Thewasherfluidcontainerismarked withthe
symbolWonitscap.
.. Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedail
WARNINGS
9AinWarkinginthe engin e
compartmenton
page182.
..Liftthefiller captonguetoaddwasherflu
-
id.
Youcan fillthecontainertothetop.~
fCDNote1
Never useafastchargerasaboosterto
starttheengine.This willseriouslydam
agesensitiveelectraniccomponents,such
ascontrolunits, relays, radio,etc.,asweil
asthebatterycharger.
-AWARNING
Itisnotnecessarytoremovethebatteryfram
theluggagecompartment,anditisalsonot
necessarytodisconnectthecables.
..Alwaysreadandheedail WARNINGS be
low
9Aand9AinWarking onthe bat
teryonpage 194.
..Switchofftheignitionandailelectricalcon
sumers.
.. Make
suretheareaisweilventilatedwhen
youchargethebattery.
..Connectchargercables.ALWAYSconnect
chargercablesPOSITIVEGtoPOSITIVE
G;NEGATIVEOtoNEGATIVE0
..Switch onthecharger.
..Makesurethechargingrateisnotover
6
amps.
..Turnoffthecharger9A.
~Disconnectthechargercables.
..
Connectbothbatterycablestothebattery
ifnecessary-firstplus,thenminus.
Charging a
batterycanbedangerous.
-Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Itmay ex
plodebecauseofgastrappedintheice.
Allowafrozenbatterytothawoutfirst.
-
Donotreusebatterieswhichwerefro
zen. The
batteryhousing mayhave
cracked
andweakenedwhenthebattery
froze.
- Charge
thebatteryinaweilventilated
area.Keep awayfromopenflameorelec
tricalspark.Donotsmoke.Hydrogengas
generatedbythebatteryisexplosive.
Chargingofbattery
Starting theengine requires aweil charged
battery.
Normally, abatteryshouldbechargedatno
morethan10percentofitsratedcapacity.
For
example,a chargingcurrentof4.5amps
wouldbeusedon abatteryratedat45Ah.
Rated
capacityofthebatteryinyourvehicleis
listed onthebatteryhousing.
The
batterycapsshouldnotbeopenedwhen
charging abattery.
196Checkingandfilling
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Tiresandwheels
Tires
Generalnotes
Tiresmaybethe[eastappreciated andmost
abusedpartsofamotorvehicle.
Tiresmaybetheleastappreciatedandmost
abusedpartsofamotorvehicle. Tiresare,
however,
oneofthemostimportantpartsofa
vehicle, particularly considering
thecompara
tivelysmallpatchofrubberoneach tirethat
assuresthatall-importantcontactbetween
you,your vehicleandtheroad.
Maintaining
thecorrecttirepressure,ma king
surethatyour vehicleanditstiresdonothave
tocarrymoreweightthantheycansafely han
dle, avoiding
damagefromroadhazardsand
regularly
inspectingtiresfordamageinclud
ing cuts,
slashesirregularwearandoverall
condition
arethemostimportantthingsthat
you candotahelpavoidsuddentirefailure in
cluding
treadseparationandblowouts.
Avoidingdamage
Ifyouhavetadrive overacurb orsimilarob
stacle,drive veryslowlyandascloseaspossi
ble
atarightangletathecurb.
Always keep
chemicalsincludinggrease,ail,
gasolineandbrakefluidoffthetires.
Inspectthetiresregularlyfordamage(cuts,
cracks or
blisters,etc.).Remove anyforeign
bodies
embeddedinthetreads.
Storingtires
Marktireswhenyou removethemtaindicate
thedirectionofrotation.Thisensuresyouto
beabletomountthemcorrectlywhenyoure
install
them.
Whenremoved,thewheelsortiresshouldbe
storedina cool, dryandpreferablydarkplace.
Storetiresinavertical positioniftheyarenot
mountedonrims,inahorizontalposition if
theyaremountedonrims.
Newtires
NewtireshavetobebrokeninqlA.
Thetreaddepthofnewtiresmay vary, accord
ing
tathetypeand makeoftireandthetread
pattern.
Hiddendamage
Damagetatiresandrimsisoftennotreadily
visible.
Ifyounoticeunusualvibration orthe
vehiclepullstaoneside,thismayindicate
thatoneofthetires hasbeendamaged.The
tiresmustbecheckedimmediatelybyanau
thorizedAudidealerorqualified workshop.
Unidirectionaltires
Aunidirectional tirecanbeidentifiedbyar
rows onthesidewall,thatpointinthedirec
tion
thetireisdesignedtorotate.Youmust
followthespecified directionofrotation.This
isnecessarysothatthesetirescandevelop
theiroptimumcharacteristicsregarding grip,
road noise,
wearandhydroplaning resistance.
For
moreinformationqpage 229.
AWARNING
Newtiresortiresthatareold,worn or
damagedcannatprovidemaximumcon
trolandbraking ability.
- New
tirestendtabe slipperyandmust
bebroken in.Toreducetheriskoflosing
control,acollisiona~seriouspersonal
injuries, drivewith
speci~careforthe
first350miles(s60km).
-Driving withwornordamagedtirescan
lead
talossofcontrol,suddentire fail
ure, including a
blowoutandsuddende
flation,crashesandseriouspersonalin
juries.Havewornordamagedtiresre
placed immediately.
- Tires
ageEveniftheyarenotbeing used
andcanfailsuddenly, especiallyathigh
speeds.Tiresthataremorethan6years
old can only
beused inanemergency
andthenwithspecialcareandatlow
speed.
_Nevermountusedtiresonyourvehicle if
you are
notsureoftheir"previous histo
ry." Old
usedtiresmay havebeendam
agedeventhoughthedamagecannotbe
seenthatcanleadtosuddentirefailure
andlossofvehiclecontrol.
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology
Accessoryweight
meansthecombinedweight(inexcessof
thosestandarditemswhich maybereplaced)
of
automatictransmission,powersteering,
power brakes,powerwindows,powerseats,
radio,andheater,tatheextentthatthese
itemsareavailableasfactory-installedequip
ment(whetherinstalledornot).
Aspectratio
meanstheratiooftheheighttothewidthof
thetireinpercent.Numbersof55orlowerin
dicate alowsidewallforimprovedsteeringre
sponse
andbetteroverallhandlingon dry
pavement.
Bead means
thepartofthetirethatismadeof
steel wires,wrappedorreinforcedbyplycards
andthatisshapedtafittherim.
Bead
separation
means abreakdownofthebondbetween
componentsinthebead.
Cord
means
thestrandsformingthepliesinthetire.
Cold
tireinflationpressure
meansthetirepressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufacturerfor atireofadesignated
sizethathasnotbeendrivenformorethana
COupleofmiles (kilometers)atlowspeedsin
thethreehourperiodbeforethetirepressure
ismeasuredoradjusted.
Tiresand\NheeLs
-Ifyounoticeunusualvibration orifthe
vehiclepullstaonesidewhendriving, al
ways
stopas soonasitissafetadosa
andcheckthewheelsandtiresfordam
age.
Curbweight
meanstheweightofamotorvehicle with
standardequipmentincludingthemaximum
capacityoffuel,oil,andcoolant,aircondi
tioning
andadditionalweightofoptional
equipment.
Extraloadtire
mea~sa tiredesignedtaoperateathigher
loadsandathigher inflationpressuresthan
thecorrespondingstandardtire.Extra load
tiresmaybeidentified as"XL","xl","EXTRA
LOAD",or"RF"onthesidewall.
GrossAxleWeightRating(uGAWRU
)
meanstheload-carrying capacityofasingle
axlesystem,measuredatthetire-groundin
terfaces.
GrossVehicleWeightRating(uGVWR")
meansthemaximumtotalloadedweightof
thevehicle.
Groove
meansthespacebetweentwoadjacenttread
ribs.
Loadrating(code)
meansthemaximumloadthatatireisrated
tacarryfora given inflation pressure.You
maynotfindthisinformationonall tires be
causeitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Maximumloadrating
meanstheloadrating foratireatthemaxi
mumpermissibleinflationpressureforthat
tire.
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@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Underinflatedtireswillalsoincreasethe
fuelconsumption.
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits
Therearelimitstotheamountofloador
weightthatanyvehicleandany tirecan carry.
A vehicle
thatisoverloadedwillnothandle
wellandismoredifficulttostop.Overloading
can
notonlyleadtolossofvehiclecontrol,
butcanalsodamageimportantpartsofthe
vehicleandcan leadtosuddentirefailure, in
cluding a
blowoutandsuddendeflationthat
cancausethevehicletocrash.
Your
safetyandthatofyourpassengersalso
dependson makingsurethatload limitsare
notexceeded. Vehicleloadincludes everybody
andeverythinginandonthevehicle.These
loadlimitsaretechnically referredtoasthe
vehicle'sGrossVehicleWeightRating
("GVWR").
The "GVWR" includes
theweightofthebasic
vehicle, all
factoryinstalledaccessories, afull
tankoffuel,oil,coolantandotherfluids plus
maximumload.Themaximumloadincludes
thenumberofpassengersthatthevehicleis
intendedtocarry("seatingcapacity") withan
assumedweightof150lbs(68kg)foreach
passengeratadesignatedseatingposition
andthetotalweightofanyluggageintheve
hicle.
The Gross Axle
WeightRating("GAWR")is
themaximumloadthatcanbeappliedat"each
ofthevehicle'stwoaxles.
The Gross Vehicle
WeightRatingandthe
Gross AxleWeightRatingarelistedonthe
safetycompliancestickerlabellocatedonthe
driver's sideB-pillar. You,Audi has4seating
positions, 2inthefrontand2intherearfor
totalseatingcapacityof4.Eachseatingposi
tion hasa
safetybeltqpage 103,Safety
belts.
Thefactth.atthereisanupperlimittayour
vehicle's GrossVehicle
WeightRatingmeans
thatthetotalweightofwhateverisbeing car- ried
inthevehicleislimited.
Themorepassen
gersinthevehicleorpassengerswhoare
heavierthanthestandardweightsassumed
meanthatlessweightcanbecarriedaslug
gage.
The tirepressurelabelonyourAudialsolists
themaximumcombinedweightofallofthe
occupantsandluggageorothercargothat
thevehicle cancarry. Forthelocationofthe
labelqpage202,fig.150.
.6.WARNING
Overloading avehiclecancauselossofve
hiclecontrol,a crashorotheracddent,se
rious
personalinjury,andevendeath.
- Carryingmoreweightthanyour vehicle
wasdesignedtacarry willpreventthe
vehiclefromhandling properlyandin
creasetheriskofthelossofvehiclecon
trol.
-Thebrakes onavehiclethathasbeen
overloadedmaynotbeabletastopthe
vehicle withinasafedistance.
-Tires onavehiclethathasbeenoverload
edcan failsuddenly, includingablowout
andsuddendeflation,causinglossof
controlandacrash."
Determiningcorrectloadlimit•
Usetheexample-.Qelowtocal
culate
thetotalwei~htofthe
passengersand luggage oroth
erthingsthatyou plantotrans
port50thatyoucanmake sure
thatyourvehicle willnotbe
overloaded.
Steps forDetermining
Correct
LoadLimit
1.Locatethestatement"THE
COMBINEDWEIGHTOFOC
CUPANTSANDCARGO
SHOULDNEVEREXCEEDXXX
KGORXXXLBS"onyour vehi
cle's placard (tireinflation
pressure label)
0:;>page202,
fig.150.
2.Determinethecombined
weight
ofthedriver andpas
sengersthatwillberidingin
your vehicle.
3.Subtractthecombined
weight
ofthedriver andpas
sengersfram"XXX"kilo
gramsor"XXX"pounds
shown on
thesticker
0:;>page202,fig.150.
4.The resulting figureequals
theavailableamountofcar
go and luggage loadcapaci
ty.Forexample,ifthe"XXX"
amountequals1400lbs.
and
therewill befive150
lbs. passengersinyour vehi
de,theamountofavailable
cargo andluggage loadca
pacity
is650lbs.(1400-750
(5x150)=650lbs.)
S.Determinethecombined
weight ofluggage andcargo
being loaded on
thevehide.
That weight may
notsafely
exceed
theavailable cargo
and luggage loadcapacity
calculated
inStep4.
Tiresandwheels2(
6. Ifyour vehicle willbetowing
a trailer, loadfrom yourtrail
er will betransferred toyour
vehicle. Consultthismanual
todeterminehow thisre
ducestheavailable cargo
and luggage loadcapacity of
your vehicle.
~Checkthetiresidewall
(0:;>page209,fig.154)tode
terminethedesignated load
rÇltingforaspecifie tire.
Tireservicelife
Theservice lifeoftiresdepends onalotof
different thingsincluding properinstallation
andbalancing, correcttirepressure anddriv
ing style.
Fig.152Tire tread: tread-wear indicators(TWlr
fT;;,.c;;r;'\
~))
~~\./;~j
\'
Fig.153Rotatingtiresformoreevenwear
TreadWearIndicator(TWI)
Theoriginaltiresonyourvehicle have
1/16inch(1.6mm)high"wearindicators"
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GeneraLinformation
ExpLanationof
technicaLdata
50meofthetechnicoldatalistedinthisman
ualrequire furtherexplanation.
Thetecicaldataforyourvehiclearelistedin
thechartsstartingonQpage242.This chap
terprovidesgeneralinformation,notesand
restrictions whichapplytothesedata.
VehicLeidentification
Thekeydataaregiven onthevehicle identifi
cation
number(VIN)plateandthevehicle da
ta sticker.
Fig.188Vehicle Identification Number(VlN)plate:lo
cation ondriver·s sidedash panel
Fig.
189The vehicle identificationlabel-insidetheluggagecompartment
TheVehicLeIdentificationNumber(VlN)
islocated onthedriver's side50thatitisvisi
ble
fromtheoutsidethroughthewindshield
seeQfig.188.
ThevehicLeidentificationlabel
islocatedintheluggagecompartmentinthe
sparewheelwell. The
labelQfig.189showsthefollowing
vehi
cle
data:
CDProductioncontrolNo.
oVehicle identificationNo.
®Typecodenumber
@Typedesignation/engineoutputinKilo-
watts
®Engineandtransmissioncodeletter
®PaintNo./lnterior
CDOptionalequipmentNo.'s
Vehicle
data2to7 arealsofoundinyour War
ranty
&Maintenancebooklet.
Thesafetycompliancesticker
isyourassurancethatyour newvehicle com
plies withallapplicable FederalMotorVehicle
SafetyStandardswhichwereineffectatthe
timethevehiclewasmanufactured.Voucan
find
thissticker ontheleftdoorjamb.It
showsthemonthandyearofproduction and
thevehicleidentificationnumberofyourvehi
cle
(perforation)aswell astheGross Vehicle
WeightRating(GVWR)andtheGross Axle
WeightRating(GAWR).
Thehighvoltagewarninglabel
islocatedonthelockcarrier.
ThesparkignitionsystemcomplieswiththeCanadianstandardICES-002.
Weights
GrossVehicLeWeightRating
TheGross VehicleWeightRating(GVWR),and
theGross AxleWeightRating(GAWR)for
frontandreararelisted onasticker onthe
leftdoorjamb.
TheGross VehicleWeightRating includesthe
weightofthebasicvehicle plusfullfueltank,
oil
andcoolant,plusmaximumload, whichin
cludespassengerweight(150lbs/58kgper
designatedseatingposition) andluggage
weight.~
GrossAxleWeightRating
TheGross AxleWeightRatingisthemaximum
loadthatcanbeappliedateachaxleofthe
vehicleQ&..
VehicLecapacityweight
The vehicle capacityweight(max.load)islist
ed
eitheronthedriver's sideB-pillarorinside
thefuelfiller flap.
Roofweight
Themaximumpermissibleroofweightis165
lb(75kg).Theroofweightismadeupofthe
weightoftheroof racksystemandtheweight
oftheobjectbeingtransportedQpage65,
Laadingtheroofrack.
AWARNING
-TheactualGross AxleWeightRatingat
thefrontandrearaxlesshouldnotex
ceed
thepermissibleweights,andtheir
combinationmustnotexceedtheGross
Vehicle
WeightRating.
-Exceedingpermissibleweightratingscan
resultinvehicledamage,accidentsand
personalinjury.
CDNote
- The vehicle capacityweightfiguresapply
whentheloadisdistributedevenlyinthe
vehicle(passengersandluggage).When
transportingaheavy loadintheluggage
compartment,carrytheloadasnearto
therearaxleaspossible50thatthevehi
cle's handling
isnotimpaired.
-Donotexceedthemaximumpermissible
axleloadsorthemaximumgrossvehicle
weight. Always
rememberthatthevehi
cle's handling will
beaffectedbytheex
traload.Therefore,adjustyourspeedac
cordingly.
-Alwaysobservelocalregulations.
Dimensions
The specifications refertothebasicmodel.
Differencesmayoccurdependingonthemod-
Generalinformation2.
eltypeandoptionsordered,forexample,tire
sizes.
CDNote
Whendriving upsteepramps,onrough
roads, overcurbs,
etc.itisimportanttore
memberthatsomepartsofyourvehicle,
such
asspoilersorexhaustsystemcompo
nents,maybeclosetotheground.Be
carefulnottodamagethem.
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Driverinformationsystem
Boost29
Engineoiltemperaturedisplay27
Engineoiltemperatureindicator29
Menubutton26
Menudisplay25
Opendoororfrontlidwarning23
Outsidetemperaturedisplay23
Redsymbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...13
5erviceintervaldisplay29
5etting27
50undsystemdisplay23
Tripcomputer24
yellowsymbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...13
Driverseat
refertaSeatingposition94
Driving
Run-flat
tires220
Drivingsafely93
Drivingthroughwater163
Duplicatekey35
Dustfilter............... ..71
E
Efficiencyprogram28
Fueleconomymessages28
Memory levels24
Otherequipment28
Elapsedtime24
Electro-mechanicalpowerassist17,158
Electronicdifferentiallock(EDL)153
Warning/indicatorlights18
Electronicimmobilizer. . . . . . . . . ...12,36
Electronicpowercontrol
EPCwarning/indicatorlight19
Electronicspeedlimiter33
Electronicstabilizationprogram(ESP)..153
Warning/indicatorlights17
Emergencyflasher48
Warning/indicatorlights22
Emergency locking40
Emergencyoperation
Rearlid42
Emergencystarting234
Emergencytowing236
Energymanagement159
Batterypower160
Drivernotification160
Engine
Checking
andfillinglocations184
Coolant"189
Hood182
Starting75,76
Startingwithjumpercables234
Stopping77
Engine
compartment184
Safetyinstructions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Workingintheenginecompartment182
Enginecoolantsystem
Malfunction17
Radiatorfan191
Temperaturegauge11
Engine cooling
system189
Addingcoolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel189
Enginedata242
Enginehood
Closing182
Howtoreleasethehood182
Engineoil184
Adding187
Additives187
Changing188
Checkingtheengineoillevel187
Indicationsandconditionsrequiring ex-
trachecking187
Oilconsumption':"':'-:'186
Oilgrades.'184
Recommendedoilcheckintervals'187
Specificationandviscosity184
Temperaturedisplay 27
Engine
oillevel, 20
Engine oil
pressure(malfunction)16
Engineoilsensordefective20
Engine oil
temperatureindicator'29
Engine
speedlimitation' 19
Environment
Break-in period '162
Catalyticconverter'163
Disposing
ofyourvehiclebattery193
Driving
athighspeeds'164
Drivingtominimizepollutionandnoise164
Fuel180
Fueleconomy164
Leakagefromyourvehicle182
Lettingthevehiclestandandwarmup.165
Properdisposalofdrainedbrakefluid .192
Properdisposalofdrainedenginecool-
ant190
Properdisposalofdrainedengine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...187,188
Recyclingusedengineoil. . . . . . . . . ...187
Unleadedfuel178
WhatshouldIdowithanoldbattery?.193
EPC
refertoElectronicpowercontrol19
Event DataRecorder(EDR)153
Exhausttailpipes
Cleaning172
Expansiontank189
Exteriormirrors
Adjusting50
Dimming50
Heating50
F
Fan71
Radiator191
Fastening
Boosterseats141
Convertible childsafetyseats139
Infantseats138
Fasteningeyelets63
Flattire
Changing
225
Floormats98
Foglights47
Foldingmasterkeywithremotecontrol..3S
Foot
pedals98
Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Gasolinefumesandtheenvironment..180
Lettingyourenginewarmup76
Refueling180
Savingfuelby earlyupshifting10
Frontairbags
Description115
Howtheywork120
Frontal collisionsandthelawsofphysics104
Index25,
Frontseats57
Adjusting95
Adjustingthemanualseats58
Childrestraintsinthefrontseat. .113
Fuel
Additives
178
Blendedgasoline178
Currentfuelmileage24
Filler neck179
Fuelgauge12
Fuelsupplytaolow20
Gasoline178
Gasolineadditives179
Octanerating178
Recommendation178
Refuelling180
Reserve.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...12
Tankcapacity242
Unlockingthefuelfiller flapbyhand..181
Fueleconomymessages(efficiency pro-
gram)28
Fusearrangement231
G
Garagedooropener(HomeLink®)90
Gasdischargelamps233
Gauges
EnginecoolanttemperatureIl
Fuelgauge12
Tachometer10
Gearshiftlever83
Generalillustration
Instrumentsandcontrols8
Generator
Warning/indicatorlights16
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology199
Glovecompartment... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...68
GrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)...240
H
Headlights45
adaptivelight'46
defective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...20,21
Frontfoglights47
Switchingoff45
Switching on45