E
Efficiency program ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 27
F ue l economy messages ... .. .. .. .. .. 27
Memory leve ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Other equ ipment .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. 2 7
E lapsed t ime . .. .... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 23
E lectro -mechanical power assist . . . 17, 146
El ectronic differential lock (EDL) . ... ... 142
Warn ing/ indicato r lights ... .. ...... .. 18
E lect ro nic immobilize r . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 33
Electro nic power control
EPC warning/ind icator light .. ... .... . 19
El ectro nic speed limite r .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 31
E lec tronic Stabilization Control ( ESC) .. . 142
War ning/ indicator ligh ts ... .. .. .. .. .. 18
E mergency fla sher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
War ning/ indicato r lights ............ . 21
Emergency locking . ..... ... .. .. .... .. 37
E me rgency opera tion
Conve rtible top ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. 44
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
E mergency sta rting . ....... .. .. .. .. . 217
Emergen cy towing ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 219
Energy management ....... .. .. .. .. . 14 7
B attery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 49
D river notification ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 149
E ng ine
C hec king and fill ing locations . .. .. .. . 167
Coolan t .. .. .... .. . .... .. .... .. .. . 172
D ata . ..... .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. . 225
Hood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 165
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 74
Startingwith jumpercab les .. .. .. .. . 21 7
Stopping . .. ............. .... .. .. .. 75
E ng ine compartmen t ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 16 7
Safety ins tructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 165
Wo rking in the engine compartment .. 165
E ng ine cooling system ...... .. .. .. .. . 17 2
Adding cool ant ........... .. .. .. .. . 173
Chec king the eng ine coolan t leve l .. .. . 173
M alfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
T emperature ga uge .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 11
E ng ine hood
C losing .. .. ............. .... .. ... 165
H ow to release the hood ... .. .. .. .. . 165
Inde x 233
Engine o il . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... . .
167
Adding ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... . . 170
Additives . ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... . . 170
Changi ng ... .. .. ........ ........ . 171
Checking the engine oil leve l ....... . . 170
Ind ications and conditions requir ing ex -
t ra checking ... .. .. . .. ... ... .. .. . . 170
Oil consumpt ion ... ............... . 169
Oil g rades . .. .. .. .. . ... .......... . 16 7
Recommende d oi l che ck intervals . .. . . 170
Spec ificat ion and viscosity .... ... .. . . 167
Temperature display . .. ..... ... .. .. . 26
Engine o il leve l .. .. .. ............... . 20
Engine o il pressure (ma lfunction) .. .. .. .
16
Engine o il sensor defective ......... .. . 20
E ngine o il temperature indicato r ...... . . 26
Engine speed limitation ... .... ... .. .. . 19
En vir onment
Br eak-in per iod . .. .... .... ..... .. .. 150
C atalytic converter . .. .. ..... ... .. .. 151
Disposing of your vehic le battery ... .. 176
Driving at high speeds .. ..... ... .. .. 153
Driving to minimi ze po llution and noise 152
Fuel ...... .. .. .. .. .. .... ....... .. 163
Fuel economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Leakage from your vehicle ........... 165
Letting the vehicle stand a nd warm up . 153
Proper disposal of dra ined brake flu id . 175
P roper disposal of d ra ined eng ine cool-
an t ...... .. .. .. ................. 173
Proper disposal of d rained eng ine
oi l .. ... .. .. .. .... . ... ...... 170,171
Recycling used engine oil ..... ... .. .. 170
Un leaded fuel .. .. .. ............... 161
Wha t shou ld I do with an o ld bat tery? . 176
E PC
refer to E lect ronic power control ... ... 19
ESC (E lectronic Stab ilizat io n Control)
Wa rning/ind icator lights ... ..... .. .. . 18
Event Da ta Recorder (EDR) .......... .. 142
E xhaus t tai l pipes
Cleaning . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 157
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Exterior m irrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Dimming .. .. .. .... .......... ...... 53
Heating ..... .. .... .......... ...... 52
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F
Fan ... . ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 69
Radiator ... .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 174
Fasten ing
B ooste r seats ............ .... .. .. .
137
Conve rtible c hild safety se ats . .. .. .. . 135
Infant sea ts
F lat t i re 13 5
Changing .. ... ......... ... .. .. ... 209
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0
Fo ld ing master key w ith remote contro l .. 32
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
For the sake of the environmen t
G asoline fumes and the environmen t ..
163
Le tting you r engine warm up ... .. .. . . 74
Refue ling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Saving fue l by early upshifting . ..... . . 10
Fr ont airbags
D escr ipt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
113
H owtheywork ...... .......... .... 118
Fronta l collisions and the laws of physics 102
F ront seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Ad justing ....................... ..
94
Ad just ing the manual seats . .... .... .. 61
C hi ld restra ints in the front seat ... .. . 110
Fu el
Additives ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .
161
Blended gasoline ........... .. .... . 161
Current fuel mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fill er neck .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. .. . 162
Fue l gauge . ... ......... ... .. .. ... . 12
Fuel supp ly too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gasoline ... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 16 1
Gasoline additives ........ .... .... . 162
Octane rating . ........... .. .. .. .. . 16 1
Recommendation .... ... .. .. .. .... . 161
Refue lling . .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 163
Reserve . ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 1 2
Tank capacity .............. .. .... . 224
Unlock ing the fue l filler flap by hand .. 164
Fu el economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) ... .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... ..
27
Fuse ar rangement ....... .. .. .. .. .. . 2 14
G
Garage doo r opener ( Homelink) .... . .. . 89
Gas discha rge lamps ..... .. ... ..... ..
2 16
Ga uges
Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . .
11
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
General illustration
Instruments and controls .. ... .. .. .. .. 8
Generator (warning/ indicator l igh ts) . .. .
16
G lossary of tire and loading terminology 182
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
G ross Vehicle We ight Rating (GVWR) ... 223
H
Head lights ..... .. .......... ... ... .. 48
adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 2 1
Fron t fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Switching off .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 4 8
Switching on ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 48
Washe r system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS
Xenon headlights .............. .. .. . 48
He ad restr aints .. .. ............. .. ... 95
Adjusting ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. . 95
Heated
exter io r mir ro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
fron t seats (cl ima te control) ..... .. .. . 72
rear window ...................... . 71
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Heate d washer jets
Wiper and washer system .. ... .. .. .. .
54
H eating .. .. ...... ............. ..... 68
Hig h beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 50
High voltage warning label .. ... .. .. .. 223
Hill Descent Assist . ... .. ......... ... . 85
Hill ho ld assist
Starting on hills ............... .....
76
Homel in k unive rsal remote control . ... . 89
Hood Open ing .. .. .. .. .................
165
Re le a se lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Hor n .... .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. 8
How many ai rba gs does my vehicle have?
115
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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