274 Index
Gasoline ........ ......... ... .... . 201
Gasoline additives ................. 203
Low fuel level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating ............ .. .. ..... 201
Recommendation ......... .... .... . 201
Refuelling .. ................ ... ... 204
Reserve .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 12
Tank capacity ............. ... .. .. . 262
Tank system ........... .. .... .. .. .. 21
Unlock ing the fuel fi ller flap by hand . . 205
Fuel economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) ... .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 29
Fue l filler flap
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand .. 205
Fu ses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250, 252
Replacing . ................. ..... . 250
G
Garage door opener (HomeL ink) .. .... . 115
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Gas discharge lamps ......... ... .... . 253
Gauges Engine coolant temperature .. .. ...... 10
F uel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gear recommendation .......... .. .... 28
Gearshift indicator ......... .... .... .. 27
Gearshift lever 6-speed manual transmission . . . . . . . . . 82
Ge neral illustration
I nstruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator Warning/indicator lights ....... .. .. .. 17
Glossary of tire and loading termino logy 223
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Valet park ing . ........... .. .. .. .. .. 42
GPS controlled clock ........ .... .... .. 12
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . .. 261
H
H eadlights
Cleaning . .... ........... .. .. .. .. . 197
C leaning system .................... 49
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Left
hand drive, right hand drive .. .. .. . 45
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlight washer reservoir ....... .... 220
Head restraints .. .. ................. 122
Adjusting . .. .. .. .. .. ...... 56, 57, 122
Removing/installing ... ......... ... . 57
Heated exterior mirrors .. ............. ..... 46
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
seats ..... .... .. .. ............... . 69
windshield washer spray nozzles ..... . 49
Heating ... ..... .. .. .............. .. 67
Heavy clothing and safety be lts .. .. .. .. 132
High beam .. ....................... . 44
High voltage warning label ........ ... 261
Hill descent control .......... ...... .. 86
Homelink (remote control) ......... .. 115
Hood Opening . ..... .. ................ . 206
Re lease lever .... ............. .... 206
Horn ......... ... .. .............. ... 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lated to child safety ................. 17S
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 144
How often should I check my tire pres-
sures? . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. 229
How safety belt pretensioners work .... 135
Hyd rop laning ... .. ................ . 232
I
Ign it ion
switching on/off ............... .... . 71
Ignition key Emergency unlock ing ... ......... ... . 35
lg n ition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Indicator light ................ ..... 18
Malfunction . .. .. ............. .. .. . 22
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Important things to do before driving .. 119
Improperly worn safety belts .... .. .. .. 135
Ind icator lights .. .. ............. .. ... 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 148
Dynamic steering ................. . 185
PASSENGER AIR BAG OF F ........ ... 148
also refer to Warning/indicator lights . . 13
Infant seats .. .. .. ............. .. .. 167
Insta lling chi ld safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
171
Instal ling the upper tet he r st rap on the
anchorage . .. ............. .. .. .. ...
178
Instruments
Adjusting the lighting ......... ... ...
46
Instruments and contro ls ... .. .. .. .. .. 10
General illustration ....... .. .. .. .. .. . 8
I n ter ior lights
Fr ont . ..... .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ....
4 6
Rear . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 46
Intermittent (windshield wipe rs) . ...... 49
J
Jump -starting 255
J u mpe r cables . ..... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 256
K
Key ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 33
Battery rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
C heck light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 73
Ignit ion/engine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Key replacement ......... .. .. .. .. ..
33
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
un locking/ locking .. ...... .. . 35, 36, 37
Kick-down
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87
Knee airbags ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 15 2
Descr ipt ion ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 152
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Important safety instr uctions . .. .. .. . 154
L
Lane Change Ass istant
refer to side assist ........ .. .. .. .. . 100
L A T CH .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. ...
175
D escr iption ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 176
Installing a chi ld restraint . ... .. .. .. . 17 6
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .... .. ................. .. ...
176
Launch Contro l Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7
Leather cleaning/protection ........ .. 199
Inde x 275
Leav ing home ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 44
Left hand drive .. ... ................. 45
Lifting jack . .. .. .. ............... .. 247
Lifting vehicle . .. .. ................. 259
Light
adaptive light .. .. .. ... ....... ......
43
Coming/Leav ing home ......... .... .. 44
Dayt ime run ning ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . 43, 4 4
Exterior lighti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 , 44
F og lights/rea r fog lig ht(s) . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior/reading .... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 46
Low beam ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 43
Rear fog lights . .. ................. . 43
Side marker lig hts ................. . 43
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Light/rain senso r
Head lights . ... .. .. . ... ...... ... .. .
43
Intermittent (w indshie ld w ipers) . .. .. . 49
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lights
Emergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
High beam . ........ .. .. ..... ... .. . 44
Turn signals . .. .. .. ............... . 44
Locking
Rea r lid ... .. .. .. .. . ...............
39
Locking/unlock ing
at the lock cy linder ................ ..
37
by remote control ............. .. .. . 35
with t he centra l locki ng sw itch ... .. .. . 36
wi th t he conven ien ce key ............ . 36
Low beams ........ ................. 43
Lower anchorage locator button ... .. .. 176
Lower universal a nc horage bars (Canada) 175
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 175
Luggage
Stow ing . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... ..
125
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cargo net . .. .. .. .... ............. . 64
Enl arging . .. .. .. ............... .. . 63
Lid .. ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 39
Loading ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 125
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Ski sack ... .. .. .. .. . ............... 65
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 126
Valet parking .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 42
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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M
Maintenance .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 264
M alfunct io n Indicato r Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 30
Manual transmission ....... .. .. .. .. .. 82
M atte fin is h pa int cleaning .. .... .... . 196
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
M emory funct io n . .... ... .. .. .. .... .. 57
Mil eag e
Average .. ............... .... .. .. .. 25
I ns tan taneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mirrors Adjust ing the exte rior m irrors ... .. .. . . 46
Compass ................... ... ... . 51
d imm ing ..... ........... ........ .. 47
Vani ty m ir rors ........... .. .. .. .. .. 48
Mo nitoring the Advanced Airbag System 147
N
Natural leat her
C leaning . ................. .. .... . 199
N et . ... .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 60
N ew tires and wheels
NHTSA Contact ing 233
127
N umber o f seats . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 129
0
Occupa nt se ating po sit io ns .. .. .. .... . 120
Octane rating ........ ..... .. .. ..... 201
Odometer ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 1 2
OFF (au tomatic climate cont ro l) . . . . . . . . 68
O il
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 208, 211
O il cons umption . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 211
On- Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
D ata Link Connector (DLC) .. .. .. .... .. 30
E lec tron ic speed lim iter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
M alfunct io n I ndica tor L amp (M IL) . . . . . 30
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . . 24
Opening Panoramic tilting s unroof .. .. .. .. .. . . 41
Power windows .............. .... .. 40
Sun blind .... ........... .. .. .... .. 41
Sun shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Open
ing/closing
at the lock cy linder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the centra l locking switch ... .... . 36
with the conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Operate yo ur vehicle economically an d
minimize poll ution .... .. ..... ... .. .. 190
Op tional eq uipment
Mar ked w it h an a steris k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program) .. . 28
Outside mir ro rs
refer to Exterior mirrors ..... ... .. .. . 46
Outs ide temperature disp lay ...... .. .. . 24
Owner's manual How the Own er's Manual is organ ized . .. 6
p
Pa int damage ... .. ... .......... ... .
Pai nt No. 198
261
Panoramic t ilting sunroof ...... ... ... . 41
Convenience opening/clos ing .. ... ... . 40
E mergency clos ing ... .......... .. .. . 42
Sun blin d . .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. . 41
T ilti ng and closing ............. .... . 41
Pa rcel s he lf . ... ... ................ .. 66
Pa rk assist . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 107
Cleaning sensors/camera lenses . . . . . . 197
Pa rking .... .... .. ............. .... . 77
Automatic transmiss ion ... ... .. .. .. . 84
Valet parking .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 42
Pa rking brak e ..... ................ .. 76
also refer to Electromec hani cal pa rking
brake . .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. ... 76
Parking system . ... ..... .. ... ..... .. 107
Rea r 107
Rea r, with rear view came ra .. .. ... ... 109
Parking system (rear) .............. .. 107
Adjusting the warn ing tones ..... .... 108
P a rking system (rea r, wi th rear view cam -
era) Pa rking mode 1 . ... ... ..... ... .. .. 111
Pa rking mode 2 .. ............. .... 112
Safety precaut ions ............. .... 109
Switch ing on/off . .............. ... 110
Switch ing rear view camera on/off .... 113
Pa rts replacement .... .. ..... ... .. .. 266
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SAFE .. ... ... .. .......... .. .. .... .. 12
Safe driving habits ... ... ... .. .. .. .. . 119
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . 134
Safety belt pretensioner ... .. .... .. .. . 135
Service and disposal .............. . 135
Safety belts .. .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. . 132
Cleaning ..... ........... .. .. .... . 198
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt ... ................... . 130
Fast ening . .............. .. .. .... . 132
Improperly worn .................. 135
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety belt position ....... .... .... . 133
Safety instructions .......... .. .. .. . 132
Securing child safety seats ... .. .. .. . 171
Special considerations for pregnant
women ...... .. .. ...... .... ... .. . 134
Unfastening ............. .. .. .... . 134
Warning/indicator light .... .. .. .. .. . 129
Warning light ............ .. ........ 16
Why YOU MUST wear them ... ... ... . 129
Worn properly ............. .. .... . 131
Safety belt warning light ........ ..... 129
Safety compliance st icker ....... ..... 261
Safety equipment ............ .. .... . 119
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Safety guidelines
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety instructions
Engine compartment .......... .... . 206
for side curtain airbags .... .. .. .... . 159
for using child safety seats ..... .. ... 164
for us ing safety be lts .......... .... . 132
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ... .. .. ............ ... .. .. ... 149
Seat adjustment
Head restraints .............. .... . 122
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts ................ 129
Seat covers Cleaning . ................. .. .. .. . 199
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seating capacity .................... 129 Seating position
Driver .. ...... .. .. ... .......... .. 120
Front passenger ............... .. .. 121
How to ad just the front seats .... .... 121
I n correct seat position .......... .... 123
Occupants .... ... ... ......... ... .. 120
Rear passengers .. ..... .. ... ..... .. 122
Seat memory ........ .......... .. .. . 57
Seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjusting in the MMI ........... .. .. . 55
Convenience side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding ..... .... .................. 63
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head restra ints .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 56
Number of seats .... .. ..... ... .. .. 129
Power easy entry function ....... .. .. . 55
Safety guidelines ................ .. . 53
Seat symmetry ................ ..... 55
Seat ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Selective unlock feature .......... .. ... 3 7
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emerg ency re lease ............... .. . 89
Se lector lever emergency release . . . . . . . 89
S e rv ic e and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner ............ 135
Service interval display ........... ..... 29
Serv ice position
refer to Replacing wiper blades .... .. . 50
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift indicato r (efficiency program) ... .. . 28
Sh utting down vehicle ............... 190
Side airbags
Description ....................... 155
How they work ... ............. .. .. 156
side assist Adjusting the brightness ............ 102
Sensor range .... ................. 101
S ide assist
Activating and deactivating .. .. .. .. .. 102
Cleaning the sensors ............. .. 197
D esc ription ....................... 100
S ide curtain airbags ............... .. 157
Description .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 157
How they work ... ... ... .... ..... .. 159
Safety instructions ............... .. 159
Side marker lights ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 43
Ski sack . ...... ................ .... . 65
Snow chains . ............. .... .. .. . 238
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sources of informat ion about ch ild re -
straints and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Spare tire . ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 243
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code ...... . .. .. .. . 234
Speed warn ing system ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 78
Sport different ial . .......... ... ... .. 104
I ndicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2
START ENGINE STOP b utton (convenience
key) ....... ... ................ .... . 75
START ENGINE STOP b utton (Convenience
k ey) . ..... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .... 74
S tart ing from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Star tin g off with a trai ler .... .. .. .. .. .. 78
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 74
Steer ing
L o cki ng the steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
also refer to Ele ct ro-me chanic al power
assist ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. ... 185
Steer ing whee l
Ad justing steering co lumn ..... . ... .. 7 1
I ndicator ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 185
Steps for determining co rrect load lim it . 231
S topping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 75
Sto rage ... ... ............. ...... ... 59
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 66
S t ron ic ... .. ................. .. .... 82
Selecto r lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
S tron ic transm iss ion
E mergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
L aunch Cont ro l Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sunroof . ... . .... ............. .. .. .. 41
also refer to Panoramic tilt ing sunroof . 41
Sun shades Emergency closing (roof) ... .. .. .. .. .. 42
Rear window ............. .... .. .... 48
Sun visors . .. ............. .... .. .. .. 48
Symbo ls
refer to Wa rning/ind icator lig hts .. .. .. 13
Inde x 279
T
Ta chometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T ail lights
Cleaning .. .. .. .... ... .. ..... ..... 197
Technical modifications .......... .. .. 267
T e ther anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
T ether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
T extiles
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
T he first 1,000 miles (1,SOO km) and after-
wards . ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 188
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 126
tiptron ic ... .. .... .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 82
Automat ic Shift Lock (ASL) ...... .. .. . 84
Driving ..... .. .. ................. . 84
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
K ick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Manua l shift program ............. .. 86
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Tire pressure .. .. .. .. ............... 228
T ire pressure mon itoring system
Loss of air press ure .. .. ..... ... .. .. 241
Malfunction ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. 24 1
Resetting tire pressures ............. 242
T ires ....... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 222
L ow aspect ratio tires . .. ..... ... .. .. 2 39
Se rvice life . ........ .. .. ..... ... .. 232
Speed rating letter code ..... ... .. .. 234
Tire manufacturing date ........ .... 234
Tire pressure monitoring system ... .. 240
Tire specifications .. ... ....... ..... 234
T read depth ...... ................ 232
Uniform tire quality gradi ng . ... ... .. 236
Winter tires . .. ...... ........... .. 237
Tires and vehicle load limits ....... .. .. 230
T ires and wheels
Checking ti re pressure .. ..... ... .. .. 228
Co ld tire inflation pressure ... ... .. .. 226
Dimens ions .. .. ...... ............. 233
General notes .. .. ............... .. 222
G lossary of tire and loading term inolo-
gy ...... ... .. .... .......... ..... 223
New t ires and wheels .......... .... . 233
Rep lac ing . .. .. .. .... ............. 234
S now cha in s ... .. ............... .. 238
T ires and veh icle loa d limits ..... .. .. 230
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