250 Index
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Driver information system Boost .......................... .. 28
E ng ine oi l tempe ratu re d isplay .. .. .... 26
Engine oil temperatu re indicator ...... 28
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . 22
Outside temperature display .. .. .. .. . . 22
Red symbols ................. ...... 13
Service interval display ...... .. .. .. .. 28
Setting .. .. ... .... ...... ... ... .. .. 26
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Trip computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ye llow symbo ls ......... .. .. .. .. .. .. 13
Driver seat
refer to Seat ing pos ition . ........ .. .. 91
Driving Run-flat tires . ........... .... .... . 218
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Driving through water ........ .. .. ... 160
Duplicate key .............. ... .... .. 32
Dust filter . ... .............. .. .. .. .. 67
E
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fuel economy messages ..... .. .. .... 27
Memory levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Other equipment ........... .. .. .. .. 27
Elapsed time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Electro-mechanical power assist . . . 17, 155
E lectronic diffe rent ial lock (EDL) .. .. ... 150
Warn ing/ indicator lights ....... .. .... 18
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 33
Electronic power control EPC warning/indicator light . ..... .. .. 19
E lect ronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Warning/indicator lights ..... .. .. .. . . 17
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . .. 150
E mergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warn ing/ indicator l ights ... .... .... .. 21
Emergency locking ............. .... .. 37
Emergency operation
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
E mergency starting ........ .... ..... 232 Emergency towing
.............. .... 234
Energy management . ............ ... 156
Battery power ................ .... 157
Driver notification ............. .. .. 157
Engine Checking and filling locations .... .. .. 182
Coolant . .. ... ... .. .......... ... .. 187
Hood . .... .. .. .. ............. .. .. 180
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 72
Starting with jumper cables ... .. .. .. 232
Stopping .. .... .. .. .............. .. 73
Engine compartment ......... ... .. .. 182
Safety instructions ... .......... .. .. 180
Working in the eng ine compartment 180
Engine coolant system Malfunction ..... ... ........... ... . 16
Radiator fan . .. .. ..... ..... ... .. .. 189
Temperature gauge ....... ..... .. .. . 11
Engine cooling system ........... .... 187
Adding coolant ................ .... 188
Checking the engine coolant level ..... 187
Engine data ..... .. ................ . 240
Engine hood
Closing . .. .. .. .. ............... .. 180
How to release the hood .......... .. 180
Engine oil ...... .. .. ..... ... ... .. .. 182
Adding . ...... .. .. ..... ... ... .. .. 185
Additives .. .. .. .. .. ... ........ .... 185
Changi ng ... .. .. ............. .. .. 186
Checking the engine oil leve l ..... .... 185
Indications and conditions requiring ex-
tra checking ..... ................ . 185
Oil consumption . ................. . 184
Oil grades . ................... .... 182
Recommended oil check intervals . .. .. 185
Specification and viscosity . ...... .. .. 182
Temperature display ........ ... .. .. . 26
Engine oil level .... ................ .. 19
Engine oil pressu re (ma lfunction) .... .. . 16
Engine oil sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Engine oil temperature indicator ........ 28
Engine speed limitation . ......... .. .. . 19
Environment Break-in period .................... 159
Catalytic converter ....... ...... .. .. 160
Dispos ing of your veh icle battery . . . . . 191
Driving at high speeds . ...... ... .. .. 161
Driving to minimize pollution and noise 161
F ue l . .... .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. ... 178
F ue l economy ... ........ ... .. .. .. . 161
Leakage from your veh icle .. .. .. .. .. . 180
Lett ing the vehicle stand and warm up. 162
Prope r disposal of drained brake fluid . 190
Prope r disposal of dra ined engine coo l-
ant ..... ... ................... .. 188
Pr ope r disposal of drained engine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185, 186
Recycl ing use d engine oil ... .. .. .. .. . 185
Un leaded fu el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
What should I do with an old battery? . 191
E PC
refer to Electronic powe r control . . . . . . 19
ESC (E lectronic Stabilization Control)
War ning/ indicator lights ....... ... ... 17
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
E xhau st tail p ipes
C le a ning . .. ............. .... .. .. . 170
Expansion tank ..................... 187
Exterior mirrors Ad justing .. ............. .... .. .. .. 47
Dimm ing . .. ............. .... .. .... 47
H eating ........................... 47
F
Fan ..... ... . .. .. ............. .. .. .. 67
Radiator . .. ............. .... .. ... 189
F astening
Booste r seats ... ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 138
Convertible c hild safety seats ... .. ... 136
Infant seats .. .. ......... .. .. .. ... 135
F asten ing eyelets .......... .. .. .. .. .. 59
F lat t ire
Changing .. ................. .. ... 224
Fl oor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
F og lights . .. .... ......... .. .. .. .. .. 44
Foldi ng master key with remote control .. 32
F oot pedals .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... 95
For the sake of the environment Gasoline fumes and the environment . . 178
L e tting you r engine warm up . .. .. .. .. 7 2
Refue ling .. ............. .... .. .. . 17 8
Saving fue l by early upshifting . ... .. .. 1 0
Inde x 251
Front ai rbags
Description . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 112
How they wor k ... .. . .. ... .... ... .. 117
Fron tal coll is ions and the laws of p hysics 101
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Adjusting the manual seats . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Child rest raints in the front seat ...... 110
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
B le nded gasol ine ........ .......... 176
Current fuel mileage ................ 23
Fille r neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
F uel supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gasoline . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 176
Gasoline add itives .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 177
Octane rating .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 176
Recommendation . .... ............. 176
Ref uell ing . .. .. .. .. ............... 178
Rese rve ... .. .. .. .... ....... ....... 12
T ank capac ity .. ... ................ 240
U nlocking the fuel fi ller flap by hand .. 179
Fuel economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) .............................. 27
Fuse a rrangement ... . .. .. ..... ... .. 2 29
G
Garage doo r opener ( Hom eLink ®) ....... 87
Gas d ischarge lamps ................. 231
Ga uges
Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fuel ga uge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Gearshift leve r .... .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 80
General illustration Instruments and controls ............. 8
Generator Warning/ind icator lights ............ . 16
G lossary of tire and loading terminology 197
Glove compartme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . .. 238
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Park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Park ing ... .. ................ ... 74,82
Parking brake ....................... 73
Park ing brake warn ing ................ 15
Park ing on a decline (downhill) ... .. .... 74
Parking on an incline (uphill) ... ... ... .. 74
Parts rep lacement .................. 245
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . .. ..... 119
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Pedals .. .... .................. ... .. 95
Phys ica l pr inciples of a frontal coll is ion . 101
Polishing .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 167
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Poll utant fi lter .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 67
Powe r locking switch ............ ..... 36
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Conven ience close/open feature ..... .. 40
Lock ing and unlocking the vehicle from
in side ... .. ... .... ...... ... ... .. .. 36
Opening and clos ing the w indows ...... 40
Rear lid/t runk l id ................... 37
Remote cont rol .......... .. .. .... . . 33
Un lock ing and locking veh icle ... .. .. . . 35
Powe r outlets
63
Powe r seats
Ad justment ............. .. .. .. .. .. 56
P ower steering
refer to Electro -mechanica l power as -
sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 155
Powe r window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Reactiva ting t he system . .. .. .. .... .. 4 1
Pregnant women Specia l cons iderations when wearing a
safety belt .... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 105
Programming the Homelink ® universal re
mote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Pr ope r occupant sea ting pos it ions .. .... 9 1
Proper safety belt pos it ion ........ .... 105
Prope r seat ing posit ion
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Occupants ......................... 91
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Q
Qua rtz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 quatt
ro ®
refer to All-whee l drive
Question What happens to unbelted o ccupants?
Why sa fe ty belts? ............. ... .
R
15S
102
100
Radiator fan ...... ............. .... 189
Rain sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Reading ligh ts ... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 45
Rea r lid ....... .... .... ........... .. 37
Emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear light defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rea r spo ile r . .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 153
Rear v iew m irror ........ ........... .. 47
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Rea r window s helf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Refuell ing .. .... .. ............. .... 178
Re lease lever for hood . .. ..... ... .. .. 180
Remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 36
Remote contro l garage door opener
(Homelink ®) .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 87
Remote maste r key
U nlocking and locking ... .... ... .. .. . 35
Remote rea r lid re lease . ...... ...... .. 37
Repair ma nuals ..................... 243
Repa irs
Airbag system ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 122
Rep lacement parts ........... ....... 245
Rep lacing
Wheel rims .... .. ............. .... 207
Rep lacing a fuse ... .. .... .... ... .. .. 228
Replacing light bulbs ........... ... .. 231
Rep lacing tires and wheels ........ .... 208
Rep lac ing windsh ield w iper b la d es . .. .. . 51
Repo rting Sa fety Defects .............. 98
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Reverse (Automat ic transm iss ion) .. .... . 81
Rims Cast alloy ..... ....... ........... . 169
Replac ing . .... .. ............. .... 20 7
Stee l rim s ... .. .. ............. .... 169