Seat adjustment Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Driver's seat . ... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 50
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
H ead restraints
Safety guide lines . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 53, 130
so .... ..... .. .. .. .. ..
Seat belts
WhyYOU M USTwearthem . .. .. .. .. . 136
Sea t hea ting/vent ilation (automatic cli-
mate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Seat hea ting (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 66
Seating position Driver ... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .
Front passenger .......... .... .. .. .
H ow to adjust the front seats . .. . ... .
Incorrect seat position ......... ... . . 127
128
128
130
Occupants .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 127
R ear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Seat memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seats Comfo rt seat side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seats (number) . ........... .. .. .. ... 136
Select ive unlock feature ..... .. .. .. .. .. 34
Selector lever . .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 105
Sel ecto r leve r eme rgency r elease . .. .. . 11 1
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Service in terval disp lay ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 27
Shift buttons ................. .... .. 109
Ship (transporting your veh icle) . .. .. .. . 278
Side airbags
D escr ipt io n . .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 165
How t hey work . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 166
side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Ad justing the brigh tness ... .. .. .. .. .. 96
Sensor r ange
Side assist
............ .... .. .... 9 5
Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . 96
C lea ning senso rs ............ .. .... 211
Side curtain airbags ........ .. .. .. .. . 168
Descr ipt ion . ............. .... .. .. .
168
H ow they work ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 169
Safety instructions ........... .... . . 169
Side ma rker lights . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 41
Ski s ack 63
Index 299
Sliding/tilting s unroo f
Emergency closing . .. ... .... ... .. .. . 40
Open ing and closing . .. ..... ... .. .. . 40
Snow cha ins .. .. .. .... ........... .. 256
Socket . .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 56
Sources of information abo ut child re-
straints and their use .. ... .... ... .. . .
Spa ce-savi ng spa re tire ........... ... .
Spare tire ... .. .. .. .... ............ . 189
2 62
262
Speed limi ter ... .... . ... ...... ... .. . 30
Speedometer ..... .. ................ 27
Speed rat ing letter code .............. 252
Speed warning system ........... .. .. .
Sport d iffe rential .................. . . 7
9
98
Ind icator lig ht ... .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 22
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Star t-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
En gine does not swi tched off .... ..... 78
E ngine sta rts a utomat ica lly .. ... .. .. . 78
In dicator lights .... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 77
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting/stopp ing the engine .... .. .. . 77
switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
START ENG INE STOP button ... ... .. .. . 71
Starting from rest .. .. .. .. ...... .... . . 75
Starting off w ith a trailer ......... .... . 76
St arti ng the engine ............. .... . 71
Steering El ectr ica lly adjus table steering wheel .. 70
Manually adjustable stee ring wheel .... 70
also refer to Electro-mecha nica l powe r
ass ist .. .... .. .... ... .......... .. 19 6
Steering wheel Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ind icator light . .. .. ..... ........... 18
Stee ring w heel heat ing ......... .. .. . 69
Steering wheel column Adjust ing electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adjust ing ma nually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Steering wheel with tiptronic ... ... .. .. 109
Steps for determin ing correct load limi t . 24 9
Stopping the eng ine ............. .... . 73
Storage
. . .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 57
S tronic tra nsmission
L aunc h Control Prog ram ........ .. .. 110
S tronic ® ... .. .. .. ................. 105
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