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SAFE
Safe driving hab its ... ...... .. .. .. .. .
Safety belt position ........ .. .. .. .. .
Safety belts worn by pregnant women .
Safety belt p retens ioner ..... .. .. .. .. .
Service and disposal ... ... .. .. .. .. .
Safety belts ............ ...... .... . . 12
121
137
137
138
139
135
Belt positioner ........... .. .. .. .. . 135
C leaning . .. .... ......... .... .. .. . 205
D anger to passengers w ho do not wea r a
safety belt ... .. .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 133
F astening .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 136
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Not worn .. ............. .... .. ... 133
Safety belt position ....... .. .. .. .. . 13 7
Safety instructions .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 135
Secur ing ch ild safety seats ..... ... .. 17 1
Specia l cons iderations fo r pregnant
women .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 137
Unfasten ing .... ......... .... .. .. . 138
Warn ing/ indicato r light .. .. .. ...... . 132
Warning light ... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 1 7
Why YOU MUST wear them ... .. .. .. . 132
Worn properly ........... .. .. .. .. . 134
Safety bel t warn ing light .... .. .. .. .. . 13 2
Safety compliance st icker . ...... ... .. 265
Safety equipment ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 12 1
Safety features for occupant restra int and
p rotec tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safety guidelines Seats .. .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 61
Safety instructions Eng ine compartment ...... .. .. .. .. . 212
for using chi ld safety seats . .. .. .. .. . 164
for using safety be lts ...... .. .. .. .. . 135
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ...... ... ................ .... 153
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Seat belts
refer to Sa fety belts .... ... .. .. .. .. . 132
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Uppe r cabin heating ....... .. .. .. .. .. 73
Seating capacity ........... .. .. .. .. . 132
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Seating position
Driver . ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 122
Front passenger . ... . .. ... .. ... .. .. 123
How to ad just the front seats ...... .. 123
Incorrect seat position . ............. 125
Occupants ....... .. ............... 122
Rea r passengers .. .. . .. .... ... ... .. 124
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Seats Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adjus ting in the MMI . .. .. ... ... .. .. . 63
Convenience side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Drive r's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Folding ... .. .. .. ... ............ .. . 68
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Head restra ints .. .. ... ....... .... .. 64
N umber of seats . .. ... ....... .... . 132
Power easy entry f unction .......... .. 63
Safety gu idelines . .... ......... .. .. . 61
Seat symme try . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Seat ( upper cabin heating) ..... ... .. .. . 73
Se lective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency re lease ................. . 92
Se lector lever emergency release . ... ... 92
Se rv ice and d isposa l
Safety be lt pretensioner ........ .. .. 139
Serv ice interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Serv ice position
refer to Replacing wiper blades . ... ... 58
S ET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
S ide a irbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
How they work ... .. ... ....... .... . 159
s ide assist
Adjust ing the b rig htness ..... ... .. .. 105
Sensor range .. .. ................. 104
S id e assist
Activating and deactivating ... ... .. .. 105
Cleaning sensors ... . .. .. ... ... .. .. 198
Description . ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. 103
S ide mar ker lig hts . ............. .... . 52
Ski sack .... .. .. .. .. . .............. . 68
Snow cha ins .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 243
Soft top Care and cleaning . .... ......... .. .. 19 7
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Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ......... .. .... . 178
Spare tire .. ................. .. .... . 248
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code ...... ..... .. . 239
Speed warn ing system ...... .. .. .... .. 82
Sport different ial ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 107
I ndicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
START ENGINE STOP button (convenience
key) ...... .. ................ ... ... . 79
STAR T ENGIN E ST OP button (Convenience
key) .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... . 78
Starting from rest .............. .... .. 81
Starting off with a tra iler .... .. .. .. .. . . 82
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 78
Steer ing
L ack ing the steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
also refer to Electro-mechanical power
assist ..... ................ ..... . 183
Steering wheel
Adjusting steering column ... .. .. .. . . 75
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 183
Steps for determining correct load limit . 236
Stopp ing the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 79
Storage ... .... ........... .... .... .. 66
S tronic . .. ................. .. .... .. 86
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
S tron ic transmission
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Launch Control Program ... .. .. .... .. 91
Sun visors .... ............ .. .. .. .. .. 57
Symbols
refer to Warni ng/ind icator lights .. .. . . 13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Technical modifications .............. 272
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ... .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 187
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 128
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Driving .. .. ................ ..... .. 88
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Manual
shift program ............ .. . 90
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
T ire pressure .... .. ............. .... 233
Tire pressure monitoring system Loss of air pressure . .. ...... ... .. .. 246
Malfunction ... .. ..... ........... . 246
Resetting tire pressures ............ . 247
Tires ....... .... .. ................. 227
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Service life .... .. ... .......... .... 237
Speed rating letter code ...... ... ... 239
Tire manufacturing date ...... ... ... 239
T ire pressure monitoring system . .. .. 245
T ire specifications .. ........... .. .. 239
T read depth ... .. ............. .... 237
Uniform tire quality grading ......... 241
Winter tires ..... ................ . 242
T ires and vehicle load limits ..... .. .. .. 235
Tires and wheels Checking tire pressure .......... .... 233
Cold tire inflation pressure .......... 231
Dimens ions .. .. .. ....... ...... .. .. 238
Genera l notes .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. 227
Glossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ....... .. .. .. .. ... ............ 228
New tires and wheels .............. . 238
Replacing ..... .. ............. .... 239
Snow chains ..... ................ . 243
Tires and veh icle load limits ..... .... 235
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Win ter tires ..... ............. .... 242
Tire service life .... ................ . 23 7
Tool kit ....... ... ................ . 248
Torn or frayed safety belts ........ .... 135
T o uch -up pa int .. .. ... .......... .. .. 199
Towing Front eyelet ... .. ....... ...... .. .. 262
Rear eyelet .. .. .. ............. .. .. 262
T ow t ruck procedures ............. .. 261
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system ..... 246
T railer towing ..... ................ . 191
Operating instructions .......... .... 191
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . 191, 192
Tips .. .... .... .. ............. .... 193
Transmission ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 86
multitronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
S tron ic . ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 86
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Transm iss ion ma lf u nct ion (ind icator light) 92
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
T read Wear Indica to r (TWI) .. .. .. .. .. . 237
Trip computer Fue l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
M ileage . ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 25
Sing le-tr ip memory .......... .... ... 25
Total-t rip memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip odometer ............. .... .. .... 12
Trunk
refer to L u ggage compartment. . . 68, 127
T runk escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid .......... .. .. .. .. .. 37
Turn signa ls . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 53
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 23
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Undercoat ing . .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 201
Unfasten ing safety belts .... .. .. .. .. . 138
Unid irect iona l tires ......... .. .. .. .. . 227
Uniform t ire q uality grading . .. .. .. .. . 24 1
Unlock ing
Rear lid ...... ................ .... . 37
Unlocking/ locking
at the lock cylinder ........ .. .. .. .. .. 36
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch .. .. .. .. 35
with the convenience key ........ .... . 35
Upper cabin heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Use of jumper cab les ....... .. .. .. .. . 260
V
Valet park ing ............... ... ... ... 40
Vanity mirrors ............. .... .. .. .. 57
Ve hicle-c are prod ucts ....... .. .. .. .. . 194
Vehicle e lectrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) ... . 26 5
Vehicle jack .. .... ... ..... ..... .. ... 25 2
Vehicle key .. ............. .... .. .... 32
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Vehicle literatu re .... . .. .. ..... ... .. .. 5
Vehicle tool kit .. ... ................ 248
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . 10, 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Anti- lock braking system (ABS) ... .. .. . 19
Brake system .. .. ................. . 15
E lectromechanical parking brake . ..... 16
El ectronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
El ectronic Stab ilization Contro l (E5C) .. . 19
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) .. .. . 21
Sa fety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Turn signals ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 23
Wa rranty coverages ............. .. .. 269
Washer reservo ir ...... ............. 226
Washing ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 194
Automatic car wash .. .. ..... ... .. .. 195
by hand ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 195
General information ........... .... 194
Matte finish paint ................. 197
Power top clean ing . ... ..... ... .. .. 197
with a power washer ............... 196
Waxing . ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 198
Wea r indica to r .. .. ............... .. 237
Weights .. .. .. .. .. .. ............... 26S
Wha t happens if yo u wear your safety belt
too loose? . ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 137
What happe ns to unbe lted occupants? .. 133
What impairs driving safety? ...... .. .. 122
Wha t shou ld I do after changing a
whee l? ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 234
What shou ld I do after replac ing whee ls? 234
Wheel bolts Torque ...... .. ...... ............. 244
Whee ls . ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 2 27
Cast alloy ....... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 200
Checking tire pressure ... .... ... .. .. 233
Co ld tire inflation pressure ...... .. .. 231
General notes .. .. ................. 227
G lossary of tire and loading term inolo-
gy .......... ... .. ............... 228
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