
276 Index
Changing a wheel
Changing engine oil
Chassis 249
218
Undercoating .............. .. .... . 201
Checking Eng ine coolant leve l ...... ... .. .... . 219
Checking tire pressure ....... ..... .. . 233
Child restraints Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Where can I get add itional information
about child restraints and their use? . . 178
Child restraint system anchors ... .. .. . 175
Ch ild safety .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 161
Convertible locking retractor . ..... ... 17 1
Important safety instructions for using
child safety seats ................. . 164
Important things to know when driving
with children .............. .. .... . 161
Installing a child restraint using the
L ATCH system ......... .... ... .. .. . 177
Lower anchorages ............ .. ... 176
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 177
Ch ild safety seats . ..... .... .. .. .... . 167
Booster seats ............. ... .. ... 169
Convertible ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Conve rtible locking retractor .. .. .. .. . 171
Danger of using child restra ints in the
front seat .... ............. ...... . 141
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ................. 164
Infant seats .............. ... .. .. . 167
Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
LATCH system ............ .. .. .. .. . 177
Safety instructions .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 164
Unused safety belts on the rear seat .. 166
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
C leaning
A lcantara® (synthe tic suede) .. .. .. .. . 204
E ngine compartment ............ .. . 205
Exhaust tail pipes ........... .. .... . 201
Fabrics and fabric coverings . ..... .. . 202
Instrument panel ........... .. .... . 202
Interior .. ............... .. .. .... . 201
Leather .... .......... ...... ... .. . 204
Matte finish pa int ......... ... .. ... 197
MMI disp lay/controls .. .... .. .. .. .. . 201 Plastic
and vinyl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Plastic parts ..... ................ . 202
Safety be lts ... .. ................ . 205
Trim strips .... .. ............. .... 199
Cleaning and protection .......... .... 194
Climate controls ... ..... ........... .. 70
Climate control system Automatic recircu lation ......... .... . 73
Supplementary heater ........ .. .. .. . 73
synchroni zing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Clock ..... ..... .. .. .............. .. 12
Closing Power windows .. ............. .. .. . 39
Closing/opening at the lock cylinder ................ .. 36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the centra l locking switch ........ 35
with the conven ience key ........ .... . 35
Cold tire inflation pressure ........ .... 231
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Compact spare tire . ................ . 248
also refer to Spare tire . ...... ... .. .. 248
Compass in the mirror ........... .... . 59
Compliance ... .. .. .. .............. . 272
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 129, 269
Contacting NHTSA ................. . 129
Convenience key
Indicator lights .. ... .......... .. .. . 79
Starting engine (S TART ENGINE STOP
button) ....... .. .. .............. .. 78
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Switching on ignition ........... .... . 78
unlocking/locking ... ... .... ... .. .. . 35
Convenience opening/closing ....... .. . 40
Convertib le child safety seats ......... 168
Convertible locking retractor Activating ..... .. ............. .... 173
Deactivating . .. .. ..... ........... . 173
Using to secure a child safety seat 1.71, 173
Coolant system . ... ................ . 219
Cooling mode (automat ic climate control) 71
Cooling System Expansion tank . .. ................ . 219
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Front seats
Adjusting .. ..... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 123
Ch ild restra ints in the front seat ... .. . 141
Upper cabin heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
F ue l
Additives ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 207
Blended gasoline . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 207
Consumpt ion ... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 25
F ill er neck .. ............. .... .. ... 209
Fue l gauge . ............. .... .. .... 12
Gasoline . ............ ...... .... .. 207
Gasoline additives . ....... .. .. .. .. . 209
L ow fuel level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Octane rating ............ .... .. ... 207
Recommend ation ......... .. .. .. .. . 20 7
Refue lling . ..... ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 210
Reserve .... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 12
Tank capacity ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 267
T ank system ............. .... .. .. .. 21
Unlock ing the fue l filler f lap by hand . . 211
Fu el economy mess ages (eff iciency pro-
g ram) ..... .. .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .... 27
Fue l filler flap
Un loc king t he fue l fi ller flap by ha nd . . 211
Fuses Assig nment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255, 256, 257
Replacing .. ................ ... ... 255
G
Garage door opener (HomeL ink)
117
Gas discharge lamps ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 25 8
Gauges Eng ine coolant temperature .. .. .. .. .. 10
F ue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Tachome ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General illustration Ins trumen ts and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator War ning/ indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Glossa ry o f tire and load ing te rm ino logy 228
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
GP5 controlled clock ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 12
Gro ss Veh icle Weight Ra ting (GVWR) .. . 265
Inde x 279
H
Head lights
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Defective ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 21
Head light range control ............. 22
Left hand drive, r ight hand drive . . . . . . . 54
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head light washer reservoir .... ... .. .. 226
Head restra ints .. ... ................ 124
Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 1 24
Heated exter ior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
rear w indow ... .............. ...... 72
seats ........ ... .. ................ 72
windshield washer sp ray no zzles . .. .. . 57
Heating .. .. .. .. .. .. ................ 70
Heavy clothing and safety be lts . ... .. .. 135
Hig h beam .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 53
Hig h voltage warning label ....... .. .. 265
Hill des cen t con tro l ................. . 90
Homeli nk (remote control) ...... ... .. 117
Hood Open ing . ... .. .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. 212
Re lease lever .. .. ................. 212
Hor n ...... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lated to ch ild safety .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. 175
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 147
How ofte n should I che ck my tire pres -
s u res? ... .. .. .... .. . .. ... .... ... .. 234
How safety belt pretens io ners work .... 138
Hydrop laning ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 237
I
Ign it ion
switching on/off .... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 75
Ig nition key
E mergency un lock ing .. ............. . 34
Ig nition lock .. .. .... ........ ..... .. . 75
Ind icator light ... .. .. .. ...... .... .. 18
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Impo rtant t hings to do befo re drivi ng .. 121
Improperly worn safety belts ......... . 138
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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