Engine Compartment ................ .. ... 217
Coolant .. .. ................. .. .. . 222
Hood .... .. ................. .. ... 215
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 75
Starting with jumper cables .. .. . ... . 262
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 76
Engine compartment Safety instructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 215
Working the engine compartment 215
Engine coolant
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Engine coolant system ...... .. .. .. .. . 222
Adding coolant ........... .... .. .. . 223
Checking coolant leve l ..... .. .. .. .. . 222
Checking the engine coolant level .. .. . 222
Radiator fan ................ ... ... 224
Engine coolant temperature
Temperatu re gauge ....... .. .. .. .. .. 10
Engine data .. ............. .... .. ... 270
Engine hood Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
How to release the hood ... .. .. .. .. . 215
Engine oil ... .. ........... .. .. .. ... 217
Adding .. .. ............. .... .. ... 220
Additives ... ................ ... ... 220
Changing . ................. ... ... 221
Check oil level ........... .. .. .. ... 220
Consumption ............ .... .. .. . 220
Indicator light ........... .. .. .. 17,21
Oil consumption . ............. ... .. 219
Oil grades ................ ... ... .. 217
O il level symbol ............. ... ... . 21
Pressure malfunction ...... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Engine speed limitation ........ .... ... 21
Environment Break-in period ........... .... .. ... 192
Catalytic converter ........ .. .. .. .. . 193
Disposing of your vehicle battery .. .. . 229
Driving at high speeds .......... .... 194
Driving to minimize pollution and noise 194
Fuel ..... .. ................. .. ... 212
Fuel economy . ........... .. .. .. ... 194
Leaks under your vehicle ... .. .. .. .. . 215
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up. 194
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 225
Index 281
Proper disposal of drained engine cool-
ant ....... ... .... ............... 223
Proper disposal of drained eng ine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220, 221
Recycling used engine oil ............ 220
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Unleaded fuel .. .. .. . .. .... ........ 210
What should I do with an old battery? . 229
EPC
refer to E lectronic power control . . . . . . 20
ESC (Electronic Stabilization Control)
Warning/indicator lights ............. 19
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ............ 184
Exhaust tail pipes
Cleaning ... ..... .. ............... 204
Expansion tank .. .. .. ............... 222
Exterior lighting . .. ............... .. .
44
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting ..... .... ................ 47
Dimming ... ..... .. ................ 48
Heating ....... .... ................ 47
F
Fan
Radiator 224
Fastening Booster seats .. .. .... ......... .... 173
Convertib le child safety seats .... .. .. 172
Infant seats ..... ................. 171
Flat tire
Chang ing ... .. .... ... .......... .. 252
flexible fuel . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 211
Floor mats ... ... .... ............... 131
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) ............. 44
Fo lding the rear seats ............... .. 64
Foot pedals . .. .. .. .. . .............. 131
For the sake of the environment Gasoline fumes and the environment .. 212
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . 72, 75
Refueling . .. .. .. .. ............... 212
Saving fuel by early upsh ifting ..... .. . 11
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
How they work ... .. ... ....... .... . 153
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics 137
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Immobilizer ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 12
Impor tant things to do before driving .. 126
Improperly worn safety belts . .. .. .. .. . 142
I ndica tor ligh ts ............ .... .. .... 13
A irbag system . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 155
D ynamic stee ring . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 188
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . 155
also refer to Warn ing/ indicator lights .. 13
I nfa nt sea ts . ............. .... .. .. . 17 1
Instal ling c hild safety seats
Safety belts ..... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 175
Insta lling the upper tethe r strap on the
anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
I ns trumen ts
Ad justing the lighting .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 47
Instruments and controls . ......... ... 10
Gene ral illust ration ....... .. .. .. .. .. . 8
Interior lights Front .. .. .. ................. .. .. .. 47
Rear .. ... ... ................ .... . 47
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . 50
J
Jump-s tarting . .... ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 26 2
J umpe r cables ..... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 263
K
Key ..... .. .. .. ............... .. .... 33
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 74
I gnition/engi ne on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2
Key repla cement ......... .. .. .. .. .. 33
M echanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
removing .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... 74
un locking/ locking ..... ... .. . 35, 36, 37
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7, 94
L
Lane Cha nge Ass istant
refer to side ass ist ........ .. .. .. .. . 107
LATCH .... .. ................. .. ... 179
Descr ipt io n .............. .... .. .. . 180
Install ing a child restraint .. .. .. .. .. . 180
Inde x 283
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hoo k ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 180
La un ch Control Prog ram ......... .. .. . 94
Leathe r .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 206
Cleaning .. .. .. .... .......... ..... 207
Leaving home ... .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 45
Left hand drive .. .. ................. . 46
Lifting jack . .. .. .. .... ............. 255
Lifting vehicle ... .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 266
Light adaptive light .. .. .... ........... .. . 44
Coming/ Leav ing home .......... .... . 45
D ayt ime runn ing ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . 44, 45
E xterior lig hti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4, 45
Fog lights/rea r fog lig ht(s) ... ... .. .. . 44
Interior/reading ..... .. .. ..... ... .. . 47
Low beam . .. .. .. ............... .. . 44
Rear fog lights . .. ................. . 44
S ide marker lights ..... ....... .... .. 44
T ravel mode . .. .. .. .. .. ...... ...... 46
Light/ rain sensor
Head lights .. .. .. .... ............. . 44
Intermittent (w indshield w ipers) . .. .. . SO
Sensor defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lights Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
High beam .. .. .. .................. 45
Turn signals . .. ...... ............. . 45
Locking Rea r lid ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 39
Locking/unloc king
at the lock cy linder ................. . 37
b y remo te control ............. .... . 35
with the centra l locking sw itch ... .. .. . 36
with t he convenience key ..... ... .. .. . 36
Low beams ........ ................. 44
Lower universal anchorage bars (Canada) 179
Lowe r universal anchorages (Can ada)
Luggage 179
Stow ing .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .... 132
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
E n larging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lid .......... ... .. ..... ........... 39
Load ing ... .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .... 132
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Ski sack ......... ......... ... .... .. 66
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 133
Va let park ing ............. ... .... .. 43
L umbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 56
M
Maintenance . ................ ... ... 272
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 30
Manual transmission ................. 83
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
M emory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Mileage Average .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 25
I nstantaneous .............. ..... .. 25
Mirrors Adjusting the exterior m irrors ... .. .... 47
Compass . ............... .. .. .. .. .. 52
d imming ..... ........... .. .. .... .. 48
Vanity mirrors ..................... 49
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 155
multitronic .. ................ ..... .. 83
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Dynamic shift program .... .. .. .. .. . . 87
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
N
Natural leather ................ .. ... 206
N et .. .. .... ................ ..... .. 62
New tires and wheels ................ 241
NHTSA Contacting ................... ... . 134
Numb er of seats ............ ... .... . 136
0
Occupant seating positions ... ... .... . 127
Octane rating ................ ... ... 210
Odometer ... ................ ..... .. 12
OFF (automatic climate cont ro l) . . . . . . . . 69
Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 217, 220
O il consumption ............ ... .... . 220 On
-Boa rd Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
E lectronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) .... . 30
Open door or front lid warning ......... 24
Open ing
Power w indows .. ................ .. 40
Rear lid ... .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 39
S lid ing/ti lting sunroof .......... ..... 42
Sunshade . .. .... ............. .. .. . 42
Sun shades .... .. ................ .. 49
Open ing/closing
at the lock cy linder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
by remote control .. ........... .. .. . 35
with the centra l locking sw itch ... .... . 36
wi th the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimize pollution . ................ . 194
Optional equipment Marked wit h an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program) 28
Outside mirrors
refer to E xterior mirrors ............. 47
Outside temperature display ........... 24
Owner's manual
How the Owner's Manual is organized .. . 6
p
Paint
Touch-up . ..... .. ............. .... 202
Pa int No ... ... .. .. .. ...... ....... .. 268
Parcel shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Park assist .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 114
Parking ...... .. .. .. ...... ....... .. . 78
Automat ic transmission ............. 84
5 tronic transmission ................ 92
Valet parking .. .. ... .......... .... . 43
Parking brake ..... ............. ..... 77
also refer to Ele ctromechanical parking
brake ........ ... .. .............. .. 77
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Cleaning sensors/camera ........... 201
Rear . .... .... .. ............. .... 114
Rear, with rear view camera ......... . 115
Parking system (rear) ................ 114
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . 115
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Parking system (rear, with rea r view cam
era) Park ing mode 1 ......... ... .. .. .. . 1 18
Park ing mode 2 .......... .... .. ... 119
Safety precautions ........ .. .. .. .. . 116
Sw itching on/off .............. .... 117
Sw itching rear view camera on/off ... . 120
Parts rep lacement . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 274
P ass-t hrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . 155
P assive safety system .... ... .. .. .. .. . 126
P eda ls .. .. ... ...... ............. .. 13 1
Phys ica l pr inc iples of a frontal coll is ion . 137
P olishing .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 20 1
Pollutant filter (automatic AC system) . .. 68
Powe r
seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
P ower locking sys tem ....... .. .. .. .. .. 3 2
E mergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Power windows ... .... ... .. .. .. .... 41
Rear lid .... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 39
Selective unlock feat ure ... .. .. .. .. .. 37
Sett ings . .. ............. .... .. .... 37
Sliding/tilting sunroof ..... .. .. .. .. .. 41
P owe r steering
refer to Electro-mechanical power as
sist
. .. ... . .... ............. .. .. .
Powe r window 188
Conven ien ce opening/ closing . .. .. .. .. 41
Powe r windows ......... ...... .... ... 40
C hi ld safety locks ............ .... ... 40
M alf unct io ns ............ .... .. .. .. 42
Pregnant women Special cons iderations when weari ng a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Proper occupa nt seating positions .. .. . 127
P rope r safe ty belt pos it ion ... .. .. .. .. . 14 0
Proper seat ing pos ition
Front passenger . ............. ... .. 128
Occupa nts ..... ........... ... ... .. 127
Rear passengers ............... .... 129
Q
Quartz clock ............... ... ... ... 12
quattro ®
refer to all-whee l dr ive
189 Question
What happens to unbe lted occupants? 137
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
R
Radiator fan 224
Rain/ light sensor
H ead ligh ts .. .. .. ................. . 44
Inte rmit ten t (w indshie ld w ipers) . .. .. . SO
Senso r defec tive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Read ing lights . .. .... ... ....... ...... 47
Rear door su n shade . .. ... .... ... .. .. . 49
Rea r fog lights .. .. ................. . 44
Rear lid
Emergency re lease .. .............. .. 39
E scape handle ... .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. . 40
Open ing and closing ... ..... ... .... . 39
Rear light
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rea r view came ra
118
119
Pa
rking mode 1
Parking mode 2
Rea r view m irror
· · · · · .. ......... .. .. . 48
Rear window heat ing 70
Rear window sun shade .. ..... ... .. .. . 49
Recircu lation mode (automat ic cl imat e
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Refuel ling .. .. .. .. ................. 212
Re lease lever for hood
Remote control 215
Homel in k ... .. .. ................. 121
Remote contro l key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Pe rsonalizing .. .. .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 33
unlocking/locking .. .............. .. 35
Remote rear lid re lease .. ..... ... .. .. . 39
Repair ma nuals .. .. ... ............ .. 272
Repairs Airbag system ... .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. 157
Rep lacement key .... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 33
Rep lac ing
Windsh ie ld wiper b lades ........ ..... 51
Rep lacing bu lbs . .. ................. 261
Rep lacing tires and wheels ..... ... .. . .
Repo rting Saf ety Defects ............ .
Reset button
. ... .. .. . ...............
Retr actor ... .. .. .. .. .. ........... ..
242
134
12
139
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Reverse gear S tronic transmission . ... .. .. ... ... .. 90
R ight hand d rive ........... .... .... .. 46
R ims
Cast alloy .. ... . ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 204
Roof rac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
s
SA FE ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 12
Safe driving hab its ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 126
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety belt he ight adjustment .. .... . 142
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . 141
Safety belt pretensioner ... .. .. .. .... . 142
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Safety belts .... ........... .. .. .... . 139
C leaning . .. ............. .... .. .. . 208
D anger to passengers who do not wea r a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Fastening .... ........... .. .. .... . 139
Height adjustment ........ .. .. .. .. . 142
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Not worn .. .................. .... 137
Safety belt position ........ ... .. .. . 140
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Secur ing c hild safety sea ts . .. .. .. ... 175
Speci al consider ations fo r pregnant
women . ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .... . 141
Unfasten ing . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 141
Warning/ indicato r light . ... .. .. .. .. . 136
Warn ing light . ........... .. .. .... .. 17
WhyYOU M USTwearthem . .. .. .. ... 136
Worn properly ............. .. .... . 138
Safety belt warning light . ... .. .. .... . 13 6
Safety compliance st icker . ...... .. .. . 268
Safety equipment ............ .. .... . 126
Safety fe atures for o ccup ant restra int and
p rotec tion ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 12 6
Safety guidel ines
Seats .. .. .. ........ ..... .. ........ S4
Safety instructions Eng ine compartment ...... .. .. .. .. . 215
for side curtain a irbags .. .. .. .. .. .. . 164
for us ing chi ld safety seats ..... .. ... 168 f
o r using sa fe ty belts . .. ..... ... .. .. 139
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 157
Seat adjustment He ad restra ints .. ............. .... 130
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts ............... . 136
Seat heating ...... ............. .... . 70
Se ating c apac ity . .. ... .......... .. .. 136
Seating pos ition
D rive r ... ... .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. 127
Front passeng er .. .......... ...... . 128
How to ad just the fron t seats .. .. .. .. 1 28
Incor re ct sea t position .......... .. .. 130
Occ upan ts ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 12 7
Rear passengers . .... .. ..... .... . .. 129
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5S, 56
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Folding ....... .. .. ... ....... ... .. . 64
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5S
Head restra ints .. ... .......... .. .. . 57
N umber of sea ts . ............. .. .. 136
Sa fe ty g uid elines ................ .. . 54
Se lective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Se lector lever ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 8S
Emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 9S
Se lector lever d isp lay . ........... .. .. . 90
Se lector lever emergency release ...... . 9S
Se rvice and disposa l
Safety be lt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Se rv ice interv al d is play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
S hi ft indicato r (efficiency program) ... .. . 28
S ide a irbags
Des cription ...... ............. .... 159
How they wor k ... ............. .... 161
s ide ass ist
Adjus ting the b rightness . ........... 109
Senso r range .. .. ................ . 108
S ide assist
Activati ng and deactivating .... .. .. .. 109
Cleaning sensors .... .. .. ... ..... .. 201
Desc ription .. .. .. .......... ... ... . 107