Engine hood
C losing .... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 207
H ow to release the hood ... .. .. .. .. . 207
E ng ine oil . .. ............. .. .. .. ... 209
Adding .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 212
Addit ives ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 212
C hanging . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 213
Chec koil leve l .. ...... ... .. .. .. ... 212
Consumpt ion ............ .... .. ... 212
Indicator light ........... .... .. 17,21
O il consumption ............. .... .. 211
O il grades .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 209
O il level symbol ............. ... ... . 21
Pr essu re malfunction ...... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Specific ation and viscos ity . ... .. .. .. . 209
temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
E ng ine speed limitat ion ........ .. .... . 21
E nvironment
Break- in period ........... .... .. .. . 184
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
D isposing of your vehicle batte ry ... .. 221
Driving at h igh spe eds ........ .... .. 187
Dr iving to m inim ize pollu tion and no ise 186
Fu el ... .. .. .... ............. .. .. . 204
Fu el economy ............ .. .. .. .. . 186
L eaks under your veh icle ... .. .. .. .. . 20 7
L etting the ve hicle stand and warm up . 187
Prope r disposal of dra ined brake fluid . 2 17
Prope r disposal of drained engine coo l-
ant . .. ... . .... ............. .. .. . 214
Proper disposal of dra ined engine
oil ...... ... ...... .......... 212,213
R ecycl ing used engine oil . ......... .. 212
Un leaded f uel ............ .... .. .. . 20 2
Wha t should I do wi th an old ba ttery? . 22 1
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . 20
ESC (Electronic Stabilization Cont rol)
Warn ing/ indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 19
E vent Data Recorder ( EDR) ... .. .. .. .. . 176
Exhaust tail p ipes
C lean ing . ..... ........... ... ... .. 196
Expansion tank ............ .... .. ... 214
E xterio r ligh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Inde x 273
Exterior m irrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
D imm ing . ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 56
Heating ... .. .. .. ................. . 55
F
Fan
Radiator
Fasten ing
B oos ter sea ts . ... .. . .. ... .... ... . .
Co nvertib le child sa fety seats . ... .. . .
Infant seats ..... ... .. .. ..... ... . .
Flat tire 216
166
165
164
Changi ng ... .. ...... ............. 245
Floor mats .. .. .. .. .... ... .... .... .. 123
Fog lights ( rear) ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 52
Fo lding the rea r seats . ... .. ..... ..... . 67
Foot pedals . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 123
Fo r the sake of the envi ronmen t
Gasoline fumes and the env ironment . . 204
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . 74 , 77
Ref ueling ... .. ...... ............. 204
Saving f uel by early upsh ifting ... .. .. . 11
Fron t air bags
Description . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 14 1
How they work ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. 146
Frontal coll is io ns and the laws of p hys ics 130
Front passenger's door emergency lock ing 36
Fron t seats
Adjusting ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 120
Child restraints in the front seat . ... .. 138
Upper cabin heating . ........... .... . 72
Fuel Additives . ... .. .... .. .. ...... ... .. 20 2
B lended gaso line ... . .. .. ..... ... .. 202
Consumption ...... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 25
Filler neck ... .. ...... ............. 203
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline .. .. .. .. ................. 202
Gasoline addit ives .. ... ....... .... . 203
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rat ing .. .. .. . ....... ..... .. 202
Recommendat ion . ............. .. .. 202
Ref uell ing ... .. .... ... .......... .. 2 04
Rese rve ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 12
Tank capac ity .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 263
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Key ... .... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 32
Battery rep lacement ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 33
Check light ..... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 33
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 76
Ignition/engine on/off ............... 74
Key replaceme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
u nl ocking/ locking . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 35, 36
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Knee airbags .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 152
Descript io n ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 152
How t hey work . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 153
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . 154
L
Lane Change Ass istant
refer to side assist ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 10 1
L ap time r .. .. .... ......... .... .. .. .. 28
E v a lu ating times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Pausing tim ing . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 28
Starting ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .... 28
L A T CH .. .. ...................... .. 172
D escr ip ti on ..... ......... .... .. .. . 173
I ns tall ing a chi ld res traint ........... 174
L ocat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3
M ounting and releasing the ancho rage
hook . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 174
L aunch Cont ro l Program .............. 90
Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
C leaning . ................ ...... .. 199
L eaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
L eft ha nd d rive . ........... .. .. .. .... 54
Lifting jack .. ............. .... .. ... 248
L ifting vehicle .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 259
Light adapt ive light ...... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 52
Com ing/ Leavi ng home ............... 53
D aytime r unning lig hts . . . . . . . . . . 52, 53
E xterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2, 53
I nter ior/reading .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 55
L ow beam . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 52
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Inde x 275
Light/ rain senso r
Head lights . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. . 52
Intermittent (w indshie ld w ipers) ... .. . 57
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
L ights
E mergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hig h beam . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 53
Turn signals ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. . 53
Locking Re ar li d ... .... .. .. . ............... 37
Locking/unlock ing
at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with t he centra l locking sw itch ... .. .. . 35
wi th t he conve nien ce key .......... .. . 35
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lower anchorage locator button ... .. .. 173
Lower universal a nc horage bars (Canada) 172
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 172
Luggage Stow ing . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 124
Luggage compartm ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
En larging . .. .. .. ................. . 67
Li d ............................... 37
L oad ing ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 124
S ki sack ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 68
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 125
Luggage compar tment l id
E mergency un lock ing .. ......... .. .. . 38
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
M
Maintenance .. .. .. .... ........... .. 264
Malfunc tion Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 29
Matte finish paint ................... 192
Mechan ica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33
Memo ry func tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mileage Average ................ ........... 25
Instantaneous ... .. . .. .... ...... .. . 25
Mirrors Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . 5S
Compass .. .. .. .. ................. . 59
dimming .. ... .... ........... ...... 56
Vanity mir ro rs .... ........... ...... 57
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 148
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Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
M alfunctions ............ .. .. .. .... 40
Pr egnant wome n
Special considerations when weari ng a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Proper occupa nt seat ing posit ions ..... 119
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Prop er seat ing position
Front passenger .......... .... .. .. . 120
Occupants .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 119
Rear passengers ............ .. .. ... 121
Q
Qua rtz clock . ............. .... .. .. .. 12
q uattro ®
refer to all-wheel dr ive .... .. .. .. .. . 18 1
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 130
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
R
Radiator fan
216
R ain /light sensor
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
I ntermittent (windshield wipers) . ... .. 57
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights ............. .... .. .. .. 55
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear lid
Escape hand le . .......... .. .. .. .... 38
Opening and closing ............ .. .. 37
R ear light
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear view camera Parking mode 1 ........... ... ... .. 11 1
P ark ing mode 2 ....... ... .. .. .. .. . 112
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear window heating ....... .. .. .. .. .. 71
Recirculation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Refuelling . .. ............. .... .. .. . 204
Release lever for hood ........ .. .. .. . 207
Remote control
H omelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Index 277
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Personalizing .. .... . ............ .. . 32
un locking/loc king .. . .. ........ .. .. . 34
Remote rear lid release .......... .. .. . 37
Repair ma nuals .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 264
Repairs Airbag system ... .. . .......... .. .. 150
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rep lacing bulbs . .. .... ............. 254
Replacing tires and wheels ........ .. .. 234
Replacing wiper blades ............. .. 58
Reporting Sa fety Defects ............. 126
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Retractor ......... .. ............... 133
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rims Cast alloy ..... ...... ............. 195
Rollbar
refer to Active rollover protection sys-
tem ......... ... .. ..... .......... 127
s
SAFE .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ...... .... . 12
Safe driving habits ... . .. ........ .. .. 118
Safety belt position .. . .. .. ..... ..... 134
Safety belts wo rn by pregnant women . 134
Safety be lt pretensioner ............ .. 135
Serv ice and disposal .............. . 136
Safety belts ... .... .. . .. .......... .. 132
Be lt positioner . ...... ............. 132
Cleaning .. .. .. .. ... ............ .. 200
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt .. .. .... .......... ..... 130
Fastening ... .. .... .......... ..... 133
Improperly worn ................. . 135
Not worn ... .. .. ... ............ .. 130
Safety belt position ... ......... .. .. 134
Safety instructions . ... ......... .. .. 132
Securing child safety seats .......... 168
Specia l considerations for pregnant
women ..... .. ...... ............. 134
Unf astening ... .. ... ............ .. 135
Warning/indicator light ........... .. 129
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
WhyYOUMUSTwearthem ......... . 129
Worn proper ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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