236 Index
Master key ........ ........ .. .. .... .. 33
Battery replacement ................ 33
Matte finish pa int cleaning .. .. .. .... .
155
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mirrors
Activating the digital compass .... .. ..
58
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . .. .... .. 52
d' .
1m ming .... ............ .. .. .. .. .. 53
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 119
N
Natural leather
Cleaning ..... ........... .... .... .
158
New tires and wheels
NHTSA 192
Contact ing .. ............ .. .. .. .. .. 99
Number of seats ........... .. .. .. .. . 101
0
Occupant seating positions .. .. .. .. .. .. 93
Octane rating .. ........... .. .. .... .
161
Odometer . .. ... .. ..... ... .... .. .. .. 12
Oil
refer to Engine oil ............ .... . 167
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) .. .. .. .. .. . .
30
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ..... 30
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . . 22
Opening convertible top
manually ................ .. .. .... ..
42
Operate your vehicle economica lly and
minimize pollution ........... .. .... .
152
Opt ional equipment
Marked with an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program) ...
27
Outlets ..... ................ ..... .. 65
Outside mirrors
refer to Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Outside temperature display . .. .. .... .. 22
Owner 's manual
How the Owner's Manual is organized ... 6
p
Paint damage ..... ............. .... 157
Paint No ... ... .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. 223
Park assist .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 80
Cleaning sensors lenses ......... .. .. 156
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 84
Pa rking brake . .. .. .......... ...... .. 75
Parking brake warning ............ ... . 15
Parking on a decline (downhill) .. .. .. .. . 76
Parking on an incline (uphill) ........ .. . 76
Parts replacement ................. . 228
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . 120
Passive safety system .. .......... .. .. . 92
Pedals . ........ .. .. ........ ...... .. 97
Physical princip les of a frontal collision
102
Plastic parts
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. ... ........ .. ..
157
Polishing ... .. ... ... .... .... ... .. .. 157
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Pollutant filter .. .. ................ .. 69
Power locking switch . ........... .. .. .
36
Power locking system ............ .... . 34
Convenience close/open feature . . . . . . . 40
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
1ns1de ... ... .. .. .. .............. ..
36
Opening and closing the windows . .... . 40
Rear lid/trunk lid .............. .. .. . 37
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Unlocking and locking vehicle .. ... ... .
35
Power out lets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Power seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
62
Power steer ing
refer to Electro-mechanical power as-
s ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .
17, 146
Power top
Cleaning .. .... .. ............. ....
157
Convenience close/open feature ...... . 43
Convenience opening/clos ing ..... ... . 43
Power window switches .......... .... . 39
Reactivating the system ........ .... .
40
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt .... .. .. .............. .
106
Programming the Homelink universa l re
mote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Pr oper occupa nt seating posit ions .. .. .. 93
Proper safety belt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
P roper seat ing position
Fr ont passenger .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... 94
Occupants .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 93
Pr otec ting . .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 157
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
q uattro
refer to All-wheel dr ive .... .. .. .. .. . 147
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 102
Why safety be lts? ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 10 1
R
Radiato r fan ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 174
Ra in sensor defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Reading lights . ... .. .... ... .. .. .... .. 51
Rear lid ... .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 37
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear lig ht defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear spoiler . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 144
Rear view mir ro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Refue lling ... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 163
Release lever for hood .. .... .. .. .. .. . 165
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 36
Remote cont rol garage door opene r
( H omelink) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Remote master key Un lock ing and locking ........ .... ... 35
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Rep air manua ls ............ .... .. .. . 226
Repa irs
A irbag system ... ... ..... .. .. .. .. . 122
Replacement parts ......... .. .. .. .. . 228
Replacing Wheel rims ... .. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 192
Replacing a fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Replacing light bulbs .... ... .. .. .. .. . 216
Replacing tire s and wheels . .. .. .. .. .. . 193
Replacing w indshield wiper blades .. .. .. 57
Inde x 237
Reporting Sa fety Defects . ..... ... .. .. . 99
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting remote contro l ......... .. .. . 36
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4
Reverse (Automat ic transm iss ion) . . . . . . . 82
Rims Cleaning . ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 1S6
Replacing . .. .. .. ................. 192
Ru n-flat tires .. .. .. ................. 202
Drivi ng ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 203
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Rep lacing de fects parts . ..... ... .. .. 204
s
SA FE . ... .. .. .. .... .. .. ...... ... .. . 12
Safe driving habits ................. .. 92
Safety be lt pos ition .... ............. 105
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women 106
Safety be lt pretensioner
Se rvice an d disposa l ... .. ..... ... .. 107
Safety be lts . .. .. .... ... .. ..... ..... 104
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. . .............. 15 7
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
sa fe ty belt . ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 10 2
Fastening ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 104
Improperly worn ... . ... ...... ... .. 106
Not worn . .. .. .. ................. 102
pretensioners .. .. ................. 107
Safe ty be lt pos ition . ... .. ..... ... .. 105
Safety i nstructions .. .............. . 103
Secu ring child safety seats .. ... ... .. 138
Spec ial considerations for pregnant
women ... .. .. .. .. . .............. 106
Unf astening . .. .. .. .. ........... .. 1 06
Warning/ind icator light . ..... ... .. .. 101
WhyYOUMUSTwearthem ... ... .. .. 101
Wor n properly ... .. . ... ...... ... .. 103
Safety be lt warning ligh t . . . . . . . . . 16, 101
Safety compliance sticker ........ .. .. 223
Safety equipment .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 92
Safety featu res for occupant rest raint and
protection .. .. .. .. ................. . 92
Safety gu idelines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Safety instructions
Engine compartment . ... .. .. ... ... . 165
for using ch ild safety seats ... .. .... . 133
For using safety belts ..... .. .. .... . 103
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ... .. .. ................ ... ... 121
Safety lock (Ignition key) . ... .. .. .... . . 74
Seat adjustment Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Fr ont passenger's se at ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 1
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
H ead restraints, front seat . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Manual controls .......... .. .. .. .. .. 61
Power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safety guidelines .............. ..... 60
Seat covers Cleaning ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 158
Seating capacity
Seating position 10
1
Driver ... .. ................ ... .... 93
F ront passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
H ow to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . 94
I n co rrect seat posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Occup ants .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. .. 93
Seats Number of seats ... ...... .. .. .. .. . 10 1
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . 87
Selecto r leve r pos it ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretens ioner ....... .. ... 107
Service interval disp lay . ... .. .. ... ... .. 28
Service pos it ion for w indshie ld w ipers . .. 56
Set menu .. ................. .. .... .. 26
Sett ing
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Dig ita l clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shut ting down veh icle ............... 152
Side airbags
Descr ipt ion . .............. ... .. ... 126
H ow t hey wo rk ..... ...... .. .. .. .. . 128
Side marker lights ................... 48
Ski bag .. .... ... .......... .. .. .. .. .. 63
Snow chai ns .... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 197
Sockets ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 65
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Sources of informa
tion abo ut child re -
stra ints and their use .... ..... ... .. .. 141
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code .......... .... 193
Speed warning system . .. ..... ... .. .. . 76
S po rt button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 144
Star ting ass ist ance . ............. .. .. 218
Starting on hills
Hill ho ld assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 74
What should I do if the engine does not
start? .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 74
Stee ring
refer to Electro -mechanical power as -
sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 146
Stee ring co lumn
Adjus ting . .... .. .. ........... .... . 73
L ocking the stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Steps for determin ing cor rect load limit . 190
Stopping the engine . ... ...... ... .. .. . 75
Storage .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ........ .. .. . 66
C ompartmen t in t he front sea ts . . . . . . . 66
C up ho lde r .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 64
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
S t ronic ..... ... .. .. ........ ...... .. 82
Dr iving Note s .. .. ............. .... . 84
Emergen cy prog ram ........... .. .. . 87
E mergency release . .. .. ..... .... . .. . 87
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
La unch Control Program ..... ... .. .. . 86
Se lector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Se lector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
T iptronic co ntrols o n the steering wheel 86
Sun visors . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 54
Symbols Re d symbo ls in the ce nte r d isplay . .... . 13
Ye llow symbo ls in the cente r display . .. 13
also refer to Warning/Indicator lights .. 12
T
Tacho meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tail lights
Cleaning ......... ............... . 156
Tank flap Unlocking the fue l filler flap by hand 164
Techn ical Data ............. .... .. ... 223
Technical mod ificat ions ..... .. .. .. .. . 229
Temperature d isp lay
Eng ine oi l .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... 26
Textiles Clean ing . .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 158
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 SO
Tightening wheel bo lts ... ... .. .. .. .. . 209
T ire mobility system ........ .. .. .. .. . 206
Tire pressure . ............. .... .. .. . 187
Tire pressure monitoring system . ... .. . 199
L oss of air pressure .... ... .. .. .. .. . 200
M alf unction . ... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 200
Resett ing tire pressures . . . . . . . . 201, 202
T ire repai r kit ............. .... .. ... 206
T ires ...... ... ...... ............. .. 181
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
run-flat .................... ... ... 202
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
spee d rating letter code ... .. .. .. .. . 193
Tire man ufacturing date ... .. .. .. .. . 193
Tire specifica tions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 193
Tread depth . ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 191
Uniform t ire quality grading .. .. .. .. . 195
W inte r tires ............. .... .. ... 196
T ires/Whee ls
L ow aspec t ratio tires ... ... .. .. .. .. . 198
Tire mobility system ... ... .. .. .. .. . 206
T ire pressure monitoring system .. .. . 199
Tire repa ir kit ............ .... .. .. . 206
T ires and vehicle load lim its .. .. .. .. .. . 189
Tires and whee ls
Checking tire pressu re ...... ... ... .. 187
Cold t ire inflat ion p ressu re . .. .. .. .. . 185
Di mensions . .. ........... .. .. .. ... 19 2
Ge neral notes ............ .... .. .. . 18 1
Glossary of t ire and load ing termino lo -
gy . ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 182
New tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Replacing .. ............. .... .. ... 193
Snow chains .. ........... .. .. .. ... 197
T ires and vehicle load limits .. .. .. .. . 189
Wheel bol ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
W inte r tir es .............. ... ... .. 196
Inde x 239
Tire service life . ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. 191
Tool kit .......... .. ............... 205
Towing Front eye let . .. .. ................. 220
Rear eyelet .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 221
T ow t ruck procedures .......... .... . 219
Towing loop front ....... .. .. .... ............. 220
T PMS
T ire pressure monitoring system ... .. 200
T ra iler tow ing ... .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 154
Transmission S tronic transmission ........... .. .. . 82
T ran spo rt Canada .. .. . .............. . 99
T read Wea r Ind icator (TWI) ........... 191
T rip comp ute r . .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 23
S ingle-trip memory ................ . 23
Tota l-trip memory ................. . 23
T rip odometer ... .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. . 12
Wha t does it mean w hen dEF appears in
the trip odometer display? ... ... .. .. . 12
T runk lid ... .. .. .. ................. . 37
T ru nk escape ha ndle ........... .. .. 205
Turn signals . .. .. .... ... ....... ...... SO
Warning/ind icator lights . .......... .. 21
u
Unfastening safety belts
106
U nidirectional tires ... . ... .... ... .. .. 181
Uniform tire quality grading ......... . 195
U niversa l Radio- F requency Remote Con -
trol (Homelink) . .. ................. . 89
Unl ocking
Power locking switc h .... .... ... .. .. . 36
Rea r lid/trunk lid .... .. ..... ... .. .. . 37
Remote contro l key . ........... .... . 35
U sing the key .. .. .... ........... .. . 36
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Vehicle car e/clea n in g .. ...... ......... .. .. 155
Vehicle electrica l system . .. .. ... ... .. . 16
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . ... 223
Vehicle jac k ... .. .... ... .......... .. 210
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Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle shut-down ............. .. ... 152
Veh icle too l kit ... ...... ..... .. .. .. . 205
Vent ilation
Vinyl Cleaning ·
... .... .... .... ... .. .. .. 68
158
w
War ning/ ind ic a tor ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
Airbag system .............. ... .... 15
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) .... ..... 18
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Conve rtible top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
E lectronic power contro l ... .. .. .... .. 19
Elec tronic Stabilizat ion Control (ESC) . . . 18
Gen erator .. ............ ... .. .... .. 16
M alfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) . .. .. 19
Pa rk ing br ake . .... .... ..... .. .. .. .. 14
Safety belt . .... ...... ... .... .. .. .. 16
Safety sy stems .............. ... .... 15
Turn signals .................. ..... 21
Warn ing/ Ind icato r lights
Re ar spoile r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warn ing lights
Red symbols in the center disp lay .... .. 13
Yellow symbols in the cente r disp lay ... 13
Warranty coverages ........ .. .. .. .. . 226
w h . as e r reservoir ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 180
Wear indicator .... ....... ... .. .... . 191
Weights ... .. ... ... .... ..... .. .. .. . 223
Wh at happens if you wear your s afety be lt
t oo loose? . .... ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 105
What happens to unbelted occupants? .. 102
What impairs driving safety? ........... 93
What should I do aft er chang ing a
wheel? .. .. .. .... .. ... ...... .. .. .. . 188
What should I do after rep lacing wheels? 188
Wheel bolts Torque ... .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 198
Wheels . .. .... ..... ... ... .. .. .. .. . 181
Che ck ing tir e pre ssure ..... .. .. .. .. . 187
Cleaning . ...... ... .. ...... .. .. .. . 156
Cold t ire inflat ion pressure ...... .... 185
General notes ......... ........ .... 181 G
lossary of tir e and loading terminolo-
gy ... .. .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 182
New t ires and whee ls . .. ..... ... .. .. 192
Ti res and veh icle lo ad limi ts . .... .... 189
When must the a irbag system be inspec t-
ed? . ... .. .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 119
When should I adjust the t ire pressures? 188
When should I check the tire press ures? . 188
Where can I find the t ire pressures for my
car? ... .. .. .... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. 187
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 102
Wind deflector .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 44
Cleaning .. .. .. .. ... ... .... ... .... 157
Windows Cleaning/removing ice .. ..... ... .. .. 157
Convenience close/open feature . ... .. . 40
D efrost ... .... .. ... .. .. ..... .. . .. . 71
Windsh ie ld washer fluid ... .. .. .. .. .. . 20
Windsh ie ld wiper s
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Fold ing up .. .. ....... ........... .. 57
Replacing windsh ield wiper b lades .. .. . 57
Se rv ice posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
W ashe r fl uid reservo ir . ..... .... .. .. 180
Winter operation Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Car was hes .. .. .. .. ... ..... .... ... 155
Cooling system . ... ........ ... ..... 172
Defrost ing windows . .... .... ... .. .. . 71
Heated seats (climate control) ... .. .. . 72
Removing ice from windows ... ... . .. 157
Tires ... .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 147
Win ter tires . .. .. .. ...... ....... .... 196
All-wheel drive . .. ....... ..... ..... 196
Wiper and washer system . ............ 54
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
One-tap wiping . .. ................ .. 54
X
Xenon -Lights .. .. ....... ........... . 216