288 Index
Tires and wheels
Checking tire pressure .............. 236
Cold t ire inflation pressure ... .. .... . 234
Dimensions .............. .. .. .... . 241
General notes . ............. .. .... . 230
Glossary of tire and loading terminolo -
gy .. .. .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 231
New tires and wheels .......... .. .. . 241
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Snow chains .. ........... .. .. .... . 246
Tires and vehicle load limits . ... .. .. . 238
Wheel bolts .............. ... .... . 247
Winter tires .............. ... .... . 245
Tire service life . ........... .... .... . 240
Tool kit . .. ................. .. .... . 251
Torn or frayed safety belts ............ 139
Touch-up paint . .. ...... .... ... .. .. . 202
Towing Front eyelet ............. .. .. ..... 265
Rear eyelet ... ........... .... .... . 265
Tow truck procedures .......... .. ... 264
TPM5 Tire pressure monitoring system .. ... 249
Trailer towing ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 196
Operating instructions ......... .. .. . 196
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . 196, 197
Tips ..... .. ................ ..... . 198
Transmission ............ .. .. .. .. .. .. 83
6-speed manual transmission . . . . . . . . . 83
multitronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
S tronic .... ................ ..... .. 89
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Transmission malfunction (ind icator lamp) 95
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) 88
Transport Canada ................... 134
Travel mode ... .. ...... .... ... .. .. .. 46
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) ... ... .. .. . 240
Trip computer
Fu el consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mileage .................... ..... .. 25
Sing le-trip memory ........ ..... .. .. 25
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip odometer ............. .... .... .. 12
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment . . . 64, 132
Trunk escape handle ................ .. 40 Trunk
lid
refer to Rear lid . ................. .. 39
Turn signals . .... .. ............. ..... 45
Warning/indicator lights .......... .. . 23
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Undercoating ..... ................ . 204
Unfastening safety belts ......... .. ..
141
Unidirectional tires .............. .... 230
Uniform tire quality grading .......... 244
Unlocking Rear lid ... .... .. ................. . 39
Unlocking/locking at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
by remote control ................ .. 35
with the centra l locking switch ..... .. . 36
with the convenience key ...... .. .. .. . 36
Use of jumper cables ............ .... 263
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Valet parking ...... ................ .. 43
Vanity mirrors ..... ............. ..... 49
Vehicle-care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Vehicle electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) .. .. 268
Vehicle jack . .. .. .. ... .......... .... 255
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Vehicle literature .. ............. ...... 5
Vehicle tool kit . ... ....... ...... .. .. 251
Ventilation . .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 68
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Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . 10 , 13
Airbag system ... ................ .. 20
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) . .. .. .. . 19
Brake system .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 15
Electromechanical parking brake . .. .. . 16
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) .. . 19
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) .... . 20
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Turn signals ..... ................ .. 23
Warranty coverages ................. 272