
126 Homelink
Programming the transmitter
(version B)
Applies to vehicles: with Homelink
F ig. 138 Distance between t he rad iator grille and the
hand transm itter
P rogramming: phase 1 on th e control unit
1. Sw itch on the ign it ion (do not start the
engine) .
2. Press and hold both of the outer Home
Link buttons
¢ page 124, fig. 136 unti l
the LED @turns off completely (about
20
seconds). Th is procedure clears the stand
ard codes that were set at the factory and
does not need to be repeated again to
p rogram the other buttons .
3 . Briefly press the Homelink button that
you would like to prog ram .
4. Wai t unti l the LED @ beg ins to blin k
q uickly. The Homelink module wi ll now
remain in learning mode for
5 minutes .
5. Now stand in front of your vehicle with
the original hand transmitter for the ga
rage door opener or for the device that
you would like to allocate to the Home
Link button .
P rogramming: pha se 2 on the radiator
gr ille
6 . Hold the orig inal hand transmitter some
what towa rds the center of your vehicle's
r adiato r grille ¢
fig. 138 .
7. Now activate (p ress) the hand transmit
ter.
8 . Pay attention to the tu rn signals fo r your
vehicle when activating the hand trans
mitter . If the emergency flashers blink
three times, the programming was suc
cessful. If the emergency flasher only blinks one time, the S minute time limit f
or the adaptation has expired or the pro
gramming was unsuccessful. Repeat the
programming from step 3 on the controls
or select another distance from the radia
tor grille.
9 . If the garage door or other devices still
fail to be activated w it h the HomeL ink
control buttons after programming is
comple ted, it is possib le tha t these sys
tems mig ht be work ing with a roll ing code
instead of the normal f ixed code .
A Roll
ing code programming must be per
formed
¢ page 127 .
Program the remaining two buttons accord ing
to the instructions mentioned above . Begin
similarly with the 3rd step if the program
ming connection was successful for the first
button.
Remote contro l units for garage door openers
in Canada are set to stop transmitting radio
frequency signa ls after two seconds. This time
may not be suffic ient for the Homelink sys
tem to learn the radio frequency signa l. Per
form all other steps as described above.
E rasing the button s
.,. Switch on the ignition (do not start the en
gine).
.,. Press and hold both of the outer buttons un
til the LED @turns off completely (about
20 seconds) to erase all of the buttons si
multaneously .
.. Programmed buttons cannot be erased ind i
vidua lly. Reprogram the buttons if necessa
ry .
Reprogramming the buttons
.. Switch on the ignition (do not start the en
gine) .
.. To reprogram an individua l button, press
and hold the b utton unt il the L ED@starts
to f lash quickly (after abo ut ten seconds).
Release the button immedia tely. The Home
Link module will now remain in learning
mode for 5 minutes.
.,. Continue with step 5.

Tire pressure monitoring system
UJ General notes
Applies to vehicles: with tire pressure monito ring system
Each t ire, i ncluding the spare (if provi ded),
should be chec ked month ly w hen cold and in
flated to the inflation pressure recommended by the vehicle manufacture r o n the vehicle
placar d or tire infla tion pressure label. (If your
veh icle has t ires of a diff erent siz e than the
size ind icat ed on the vehicle p lacard or tir e in
flation pressure label, you should deter mine
the proper tire inflation pressure for those
tires).
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been equipped with a tire pressure monitor ing
system (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire
pr essu re tellta le when one or mo re of your
tires is significantly under -inflated . Accord ing
l y, when the low tire p ress ure telltale illumi
nates, you should stop and check your tires as
soon as possible, and inflate them to the
proper pressure. Driv ing on a signif icantly un
der-inflated tire causes the tire to overheat
and can lead to tire failure. Under -inflation al
so reduces fuel efficiency and tire t read life,
and may affect the ve hicle's handling and
stopping ab ility.
Please note that the TPMS is not a subst itute
for p roper t ire mainte nance , and it is the dr iv
e r's responsib ility to ma inta in cor re ct t ire
p ress ure, even if under- infla tion has no t
reached the leve l to trigger ill umin ation of the
TPMS low tire pressure telltale.
Your veh icle has also bee n equ ipped with a
TPMS malfunc tion indica to r to indica te when
the system is not opera ting properly. The
TPMS mal function indicato r is combined wi th
the low tire press ure tellta le . When the sys
tem detects a malf unct ion, the te lltale will
flash for approximately one minute and then remain cont inuo usly illuminated. This se
quence will continue upon subsequent vehicle
start-ups as long as the ma lf u nction ex ists .
Tire s an d wheel s 249
When the malfunction indicator is illum inat
ed , the system may not be ab le to detect or
s ignal low tire pressure as intended . TPMS
malfunctions may occur for a var iety of rea
sons, including the insta llation of replace
ment or alternate tires or wheels on the vehi
cle that p revent the TPMS from functioning
proper ly. Always check the TPMS malfunction
te lltale after rep laci ng one or more tires o r
whee ls on you r vehicle to e nsur e th at the re
placement or alterna te t ires and wheels a llow
the TPMS to continue to func tion p roperly.
Tire pressure indicator appears
Applies to vehicles: with tire pressure monitoring system
The tire pressure indica tor in the instrument
cluster informs you if the tire pressure is too
Low or if there is a system malfunction.
Fi g. 194 D isp lay: un de rin flat io n warni ng
U sing the ABS sensors, the tire pressure mo ni
toring system compares the tire tread c ircum
ference and vib rat ion character istics of the in
dividua l tir es . If the pressure decreases i n one
o r more t ires, this is indicated in the inst ru
ment cluster with a
RI] war ning symbol and a
message ¢
fig. 194. T he d river message in the
display goes o ut afte r 5 seconds . The driver
message can be displayed again by pressing
the
ISE TI button. If only one t ire is affected,
the d isplay w ill indicate its position.
T he tire pressure monitoring system m ust be
reset via radio or M MI* each time the pres
sures are ad justed (e.g. when switc hing be
tween part ial and f ull load pressure) o r after
changing or rep lacing a tire on your ve hicle
¢
page 250. T he TPMS indicato r o nl y mo ni-
tors the t ire p ress ure t hat yo u have p revio usly ..,.
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282 Index
Child restraints
Dang er of using child restraints in th e
front seat . .... .... ......... ..... . 147
Where can I get addit ional information
about child restra ints and their use? . . 185
Child restraint system anchors ..... .. . 181
Ch ild safety .. ................ ... ... 167
Conve rtible locking retracto r .. .. .....
177
Important safety instructions fo r using
ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 0
I mportant things to know when driving
with chi ldren ........... ... .. .... .
167
Installing a child restraint using the
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Lower anchorages .......... .. .... . 182
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .... .......... ...... ... .. . 182
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Tether straps .......... .. .. .. .. .. . 183
Child safety locks Power windows . ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. 43
Rear doors . .............. ... .. .. .. 42
Child safety seats .................. .
173
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Convertible child seats .... .. .. .... .
17 4
Convertible locking retracto r .. .. .....
177
Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat .. .......... ...... ... .. . 147
H ow do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ...... .. .. .. .. .. .
170
Infant seats ............. .. .. .. .. . 173
I nstalling . .. .... ........ .. .. .... .
177
LATCH system .. .. ...... .. .. .. .... . 182
Safety instructions ................ . 170
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . .
172
C ig are tte lighte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cleaning .. .. ................ ... .. .
204
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
C limate control system
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Supp lementary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
synchronizing .. ........ .. .. .. .... .. 79
C lock ....... .......... ...... ... .. .. 12
C losing
Power windows .......... .. .. .... .. 43
Sliding/tilting sunroof ...... ..... .. .. 44
Sunshade .. ................ ... ... . 44 Closing/opening
at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the centra l locking switch ... .... . 36
wi th the conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Cold tire inflation pressure ........ .. .. 234
Coming home ..... ................ .. 48
Compact spare ti re .............. .... 252
also refer to Spare tire .......... .. .. 252
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Compass in the mirror ..... ... ..... .. . 56
Compliance ..... .. .. ... ........ .. .. 278
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 136, 275
Contac ting NHTSA . ... .......... .. .. 136
Controls Cleaning . ..... .. .. ... ........ .. .. 206
Convenience key Indi cator lights .. ... .......... .. .. . 84
Starting engine (S TART ENGINE STOP
button) ... .... .. ... .. ........ .. .. . 83
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Switching on ignition ........... .... . 83
unlocking/locking ............. .... . 36
Convenience opening/closing ..... .. .. . 43
Convertib le child safety seats ......... 17 4
Convertib le locking retractor
Activating ... .. .. ............. .. ..
179
Deact ivat ing ... .. ... .... ....... ... 180
Using to secure a child safety seat
1.77, 179
Coolant system .... .. ........... .. .. 221
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) 77
Cooling System Expansion tank . .. .......... ...... . 221
Cornering light .... .. ........... .. .. . 47
Cruise control Changing speed .. ............. .. .. . 89
Presetting your speed .......... .... .
90
Switching off .... ... .......... .. .. . 90
Switching on ... .. ... .......... .. .. . 89
Cruising range ... .. ............. .... . 25
(upholder .. .... .. ............. .... . 65
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Date display .... .. ............. .... . 12

290 Index
Selector lever ..... ........ .. .. .... .. 92
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Selector leve r eme rgency release . . . . . . . 98
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner . .. .. .. .. .. . 145
Service interval display ................ 29
Service position
refer to Replac ing wiper blades . .... .. 55
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift indicator (eff iciency p rog ram) . ... .. 28
Shutting down vehicle .......... .. ... 197
Side airbags Descript ion .............. .. .. .. .. . 161
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
side assist Adjusting the brightness ............ 111
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Side assist Activating and deactivating .......... 111
C leaning the sensors .............. . 205
Description .... ........ ...... .... . 109
Side curta in airbags ........ .... .... . 164
Description . ........... .. .. .. .. .. . 164
Ho w they work ............ ... .... . 165
Safety instructions ................. 166
Side marker lights ............. .. ... . 47
Ski sack ... ............... ........ .. 73
Sliding/tilting sunroof Convenience opening/closing ..... .. .. 43
Emergency closing ............ .... .. 45
Opening and closing ....... ... .. ... . 44
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Snow chains ............ .. .. .. .. .. . 247
Socket 12-volt .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 64
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ......... .. .... . 185
Spare tire .. .. ................ ... ... 252
Speedometer .............. ... .... .. 12
Speed rating letter code ..... .... .... . 243
Speed warning system ........ .. .... .. 87
Sport differential ................... 113
Ind icator lamp ............ ... .... .. 22
START ENGINE STOP button (convenience
key) .. .. .. .... ........... .. .. .. .. .. 84 START ENGINE STOP
button (Convenience
key) ............................... 83
Starting from rest ............... .... . 86
Starting
off with a trailer ......... .... . 87
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 83
Steering Locking the steering ............ ... . 80
also refer to Electro-mechanical power
ass ist .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. 191
Steering wheel Adjusting steering column ...... .. .. . 80
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 191
Steps for determining correct load limit . 239
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 84
Storage ........ .. .. ........ ...... .. 64
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 74
S tronic .. .. .. .. . .............. .. .. . 91
Selector lever .... ... .......... .. .. . 92
S tronic transmission Emergency release ....... ...... .. .. . 98
Launch Control Program ........... .. 97
Sunroof .... .. .. .. .. ........... .... . 44
also refer to Sliding/tilting sunroof 44, 45
Sun shades
Rear doors . ..... .............. 52,53
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sun visors .. .. .. .. .... ......... .... . 52
Symbols
refer to Warning/indicator lights ...... 13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T ail lights
Cleaning .. .... .. ................ . 205
Tec hnical modifications .............. 278
Tether anchors .... ............. .... 183
T ether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Textiles Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. 207
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ...... .... .. .. ........... .... 195
T ie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 135
t ip tron ic .... ... .. .. ........ ...... .. 91
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Driving ..... .. .. .. ........... .... . 93
Emergency mode .............. .. .. . 97