
Polishing .... ... .......... .. .. .. ... 156
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
P ower locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0
Emergency locking ........ .. .. .. .. .. 33
Front lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3
Lock ing .. ..... ....... .... ... ... ... 32
Lock ing and unlocking the vehicle from
in side ... .. .... ............. .. .. .. 3 2
Sw itches . .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 3 2
Un loc kin g .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 32
Un loc king and locking vehicle ... .. .. .. 31
Powe r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
P ower windows ............ .... .. .... 35
Reac tiva ting the system ... .. .. .. .. .. 36
Pregnant women Specia l cons iderations when weari ng a
safety be lt . ............. .... .. ... 108
Programming the Homelink ® universal re
mote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Proper safety belt pos ition ... .. .. .. .. . 107
P rope r seat ing pos it ion
D river ... .. .. ............. .. .. .... 94
Fr ont passenge r .......... .. .. .. .. .. 95
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 104
Why safety belts? .............. ... 103
R
Rain sensor defect ive ....... .. .. .. .. .. 19
Rear light Defective .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 18
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear view camera Parallel Parking .......... .. .. .. .. .. 87
Reverse pa rking ..... ..... .. .. .. .. .. 87
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear window . .. ........... .. .. .. .... 39
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Refueling .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 169
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
also refer to Remote mast er key . . . . . . . 29
Inde x 237
Remote contro l garage door opener
(Homelink®) . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. . 90
Remote maste r key
B attery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
Check lig ht .. .. .. ................. . 28
U nlocking and locking ... .... ... .. .. . 31
Repa ir man uals .. .. .. ............... 227
Repairs Airbag system 124
Rep lacement parts ... . .. ..... ... .. . . 229
Replacing Bu lbs ........ ... .. ..... ......... . 222
F uses ... .. .... .. .. . .............. 221
Rims ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 199
T ires and wheels ... .. .. .... ... .. .. 200
Wheel rims . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 201
Repo rting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . 99, 100
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Resetting remote cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Retractor ......... .. ............... 106
Reve rse gear (S tronic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
R ims
Rep laci ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199, 201
Rollbar
refer to Active rollover protection sys-
tem ......... ... .. ............... 101
s
SAFE 10,29
Safe driving habits ... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 93
Safety be lt pos ition ............. .... 10 7
Safety be lts wo rn by pregnan t women 108
Safety be lt p retensioner
Serv ice and d isposa l .............. . 109
Safety be lts ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 106
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. ............... 165
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt .... .. .. . .............. 104
Fastening ....... .. ..... .......... 106
Improperly worn ... . .. .... .... .. .. 108
Not wor n ... .. .. .. ............... 104
pre tensione rs .. .. .... ............. 109
S afety be lt pos ition ............ .... 107
Sa fety instr uctions . .. .. .. ..... ... .. 105
Securing child safety seats ... ... .. .. 140
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Special considerations for pregnant
women .... ................ ..... . 108
Unfasten ing . ............. ... .... . 108
Warning/indicator light ...... .. .... . 103
Why YOU MUST wear them . .. .. .... . 103
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Safety belt warning light ........ .... . . 14
Safety compliance sticker . .. .. .. .. .. . 223
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Safety guidelines
Seat adjustment . ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. 57
Safety instructions For using child safety seats ..... .. .. .
For using safety belts ..... .. .. .. .. .
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys
tem
. .. .. .... ............. .. .... .
Seat adjustmen t 135
105
123
Driver 's seat .......... .... ... .. .. .. 57
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Front seats . .............. ... .. ... . 57
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety guidelines
Seating capacity
Seating position 57
103
Driver ... .. .... ........... .. .... .. 94
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Seats Number of seats 103
Selector lever (S tronic)
Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner . ........ .. . 109
Service interval display ....... ... .. .. .. 24
Service position for w indshield w ipers .. . 53
Se t menu .. .. ... .. ..... ... .... .. .. .. 24
Setting the time ............ ... .... .. . 9
Shift paddles (S tronic) .......... .. .... 81
Shutting down vehicle ...... .... .... . 154
Side airbags
Description ............... ... .... . 128
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Side marker lights ......... .. .. .. .. .. 46
Snow chains 204 Socket
......... .. ............. ..... 60
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ............ .... 143
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Speed rating letter code ........... ... 200
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Spoiler ... .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 148
Sport function (S tronic) ...... ... .. .. . 78
Sport mode ..... .. .. .............. . 146
Starting on hills
Hill hold assist . .. ............. .... . 71
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 69
What should I do if the engine does not
start? ...... .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. . 69
Steering co lumn
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Steering wheel
Shift paddles (S tronic) .............. 81
Steps for determin ing correct load limit . 197
Stopping the engine ............. .... . 70
Storage ... ..... .. .. .............. .. 60
S tronic (Automatic transm ission) . . . . . . . 78
Automatic shift ing ................ .. 80
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Launch control program ........ .... . 80
Manual shifting . ................. .. 79
Parking ........................... 79
Sport function ... ................ .. 78
Steering wheel with shift paddles . .. .. . 81
Sun visors .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 51
Symbols Red symbols in the center display ..... . 11
Yellow symbols in the center display .. . 12
also refer to Warning/Indicator lights . . 11
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tank flap Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand .. 170
T echnical modifications .......... .. .. 229
Temperature .. .. .. .. ........ ...... .. 64
Tightening wheel bolts ............ ... 214
T ire mobility system ... .......... .. .. 210
Tire pressure .... .. ............. .... 195