28 2 Index
Eng ine
Compartment .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 218
Coolant .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 223
Hood .. .. ............... .. .. .... . 216
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 74
Starting with jumper cables .. .. .. ... 263
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 75
Engine compartment Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Working the engine compartment 216
Eng ine coolant
Indicator light . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 18
E ng ine coolant system ............... 223
Adding coo lant ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 224
Chec king coolant leve l ..... .. .. .... . 223
Check ing the eng ine coolant leve l .. .. . 223
Radiator fan . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 225
E ng ine coolant temperature
Tempe ratu re ga uge ................. 10
Eng ine data .... ........... ........ . 271
E ngine hood
C losing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
How to release the hood ... .. .. .. .. . 216 Proper disposal of d
rained eng ine cool -
ant . ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 224
Proper d isposal of drained eng ine
o il ... .... .... .. ............ 221,222
Recycling used engine oil ........ .... 221
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Unleaded fuel .. .. ... .. ....... ... .. 211
What shou ld I do with an o ld battery? . 230
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . 20
E SC (Electronic Stab ilizat ion Con trol)
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 19
E thy l alcoho l (Fuel) . ... .......... .. .. 212
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ........ .... 185
E xhaus t tail pipes
Cleaning . ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 205
E xpansion tank .. .. ................ . 223
Exterior lighting . .. ... .......... .. .. . 43
E xterior mirrors
Adjusting ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 46
Dimm ing . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 47
Heating ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 46
E ng ine oil ... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 218
F
Adding .. .. ............. ........ . 22 1
Addit ives ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 22 1
C hanging . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 222
Check oil leve l ........... .... .... . 221
Consumpt ion ............ .. .. .. .. . 221
Indicator ligh t ............. .. .. 17,21
O il consumption ............... .... 220
O il grades .. .......... ........ ... . 218
O il level symbol .............. .. .... 21
Pr essu re malfunct ion ................ 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Specif ication and viscos ity . ... .... .. . 2 18
E ng ine speed limitat ion .......... ..... 21
Environment Break- in period ............... .... . 193
Cata lytic converter ............ .... . 194
Disposing of your vehicle battery .. .. . 230
Driving a t high speeds ......... .. ... 195
D riving to m inim ize pollution and no ise 195
F uel . .. ................. .. .. ..... 2 13
Fu el economy .......... .. .. .. .. .. . 195
L eaks under your veh icle ... .. .. .. .. . 216
L etting the vehicle stand and wa rm up . 195
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 226 F
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Radiator
Fastening 225
Boos ter sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Co nvertib le child sa fe ty seats . . . . . . . . 173
Infan t seats
Flat tire 172
Chang ing . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 253
flexib le fuel . .... .. ... .......... .... 212
Floor mats . ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 129
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) ...... ....... 43
Fo lding the rear seats .... ..... ... .. .. . 63
Foot peda ls . ....................... 129
For the sake of the environment
Gasoli ne fumes and the env ironme nt .. 213
L etting the engine warm up . . . . . . 71, 74
Ref ueling . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 213
Sav ing f uel by early u pshi fting . .. .... . 11
Front a irbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
How they work ........ ........... . 151
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of phys ics 135
Reporting Safety Defects .......... .. . 132
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Retractor .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 137
Reverse gear S tronic transmission ............ .. .. 88
Right hand drive ............ ...... ... 45
Rims Cast alloy .. ............. .... .. ... 205
Roof rack ........................... 61
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
s
SAFE ... .. .. .. ................ ... .. 12
Safe driving habits ................ .. 124
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . 139
Safety belt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Service and disposal ......... ... .. . 141
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Cleaning . .. .. ... ....... .... ... .. . 209
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . .... ......... .... .. .. . 135
F astening . ................. ... ... 137
Improp erly worn ............ ... .. . 140
Not worn .. .. .............. ... ... 135
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety instructions .......... .. .. .. . 13 7
Securing child safety seats .......... 176
Special considerations for pregnant
women .. .. .. .... ........ ... .. .. . 139
Unfastening .. .. ......... .. .. .. ... 139
Warn ing/ indicator light ............. 134
Warn ing light ............ .... .. .. .. 17
Why YOU MUST wear them .......... 134
Worn properly .............. ... .. . 136
Safety belt warning light ............. 134
Safety compliance sticker ..... .. .. .. . 269
Safety equipment .................. . 124
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . ................ ...... .. 124
Safety guidelines Seats .. .. .. ................. .. .... 53
Safety instructions Engine compartment ......... ... .. . 216
for side curtain airbags ..... ... .. .. . 164
Index 287
for using child safety seats ......... . 169
for using safety belts .............. . 137
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ............................. 155
Seat adjustment Head restraints
Seat belts 127
refer to Safety belts ... ......... .. .. 134
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seating capacity ..... .............. . 134
Seating position Driver ................. .......... 125
Front passenger .. .. . .......... .... 126
How to adjust the front seats ........ 126
Incorrect seat position .............. 128
Occupants ........................ 125
Rear passengers .. .. .............. . 127
Seat memory . .. .. ................. . 57
Seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjusting in the MMI .......... .... .. 55
Convenience side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Drive r's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding . .... .. .... ... .......... .. . 63
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head restraints .... .............. .. 56
Number of seats ... .............. . 134
Power easy entry function ............ 55
Safety guidelines . ............. .. .. . 53
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Selective unlock feature ............... 37
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 94
Selector lever display ................ . 88
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . 94
Service and disposal Safety be lt pretensioner ............ 141
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift indicator (efficiency program) ...... 28
Side airbags Description .. .. .. .. ............... 160
How they work . .. .... ......... .. .. 161
side assist Adjusting the brightness ............ 107
Sensor range .... .. ............... 106
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