
29 6 Index
Parking system ........... ... .. .... . 118
Rear .. .... ................ ..... . 118
Rear, with rear v iew camera ... .. .... . 120
Park ing system (rear) ................ 118
Ad justing the warning tones .. .. .... . 119
Parking system (rear, w ith rear view cam-
era) Park ing mode 1 ................... 122
Parking mode 2 ................... 123
Safety precautions ................. 120
Switching on/off ............. .... . 121
Switching rear view camera on/off ... . 124
Part it ion net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 73
Parts replacement .................. 285
Pass-t hrough ............... ... .... .. 75
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... .. .. . 155
Passive safety system ........... .... . 126
Pedals .. .. .. ................ ... .. . 131
Physical principles of a frontal collision 137
P lastic parts
C leaning ... ................ ..... . 204
Polishing .. .... .............. ...... 204
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) .. 78
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
E mergency locking .................. 37
Power windows .................... 42
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Selective unlock feature .... ..... .. .. 36
Settings ... ................ ..... .. 36
Sliding/tilting sunroof ............... 42
Power steering
refer to Electro-mechanical power as-
sist .. ... ................ ... .... . 190
Power window
Conven ience opening/closing . .. .... .. 42
Power windows .............. .. .... .. 42
Child safety locks .............. ..... 42
Malfunct ions ............. .... ..... 43
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt ............... ... .. .. . 141
Proper occupant seating positions .... . 127
Proper safety belt pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Proper
seating position
Front passenger .. ................ . 128
Occupants ... .. .. .. .............. . 127
Rear passengers .. ............. .... 129
Protecting ......................... 204
Protective liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
quattro
refer to all-wheel drive .......... ... 190
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 137
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
R
Radiator fan .. .. .. ............. .... 220
Rain/light sensor
Headlights ...... ............ .... .. 49
Intermittent (windshield w ipers) ...... 55
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear door sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 55
Rear fog lights .. .. ... .... ........ .. . 49
Rear lid Automatic operation ................ 39
Emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,
41
Escape handle ... ............. ..... 41
Opening and closing .............. .. 38
Rear light Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear view camera
Parking mode
1 ................... 122
Parking mode 2 .. ................ . 123
Rear view mirror ................... .. 53
Rear window heating ............ ..... 80
Rear window sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear window washer system ......... .. 55
Recircu lation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Refuell ing ......................... 210
Release lever for hood ............... 212
Remote contro l
Garage door opener (Home link) ...... . 45

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Tire pressure .... ....... ... .. .. .. ... 239
Tire pressure monitoring system .. . ... . 257
T ires .. .. .. .. ................. .. .. . 227
Low aspect ratio t ires ...... .. .. .. .. . 256
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Speed rating letter code . ...... ... .. 250
Tire manufacturing date . ....... .... 250
Tire spec ifications ........ .. .. .. .. . 249
Tread depth .. ........... .. .. .. ... 245
Uniform tire quality gra ding .. .. .. .. . 254
Winter tires ............. .. .. .. ... 254
Tires and vehicle load limits ... ... ... .. 242
T ires and whee ls
Checking tire pressure ..... .. .. .. .. . 239
Cold tire inflation pressure . .. .. .. .. . 234
Dimensions . ................ ... ... 248
Gene ral notes ......... .... ... ... .. 227
Glossary of tir e and loadin g termino lo-
gy .. .... .. .. ............. .. .. ... 229
N ew tires and wheels ...... .. .. .. .. . 248
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Snow chains .. ........... .. .. ..... 255
Tires and vehicle load limits . ... .. .. . 242
Wheel bolts ............. .... .. ... 256
Winter tir es .. ........... .. .. .. ... 254
Tire service life ............ .. .. ..... 245
Tool kit ... .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... . 260
T orn or frayed safety belts
139
Towing Front eyelet ............. .. .. .. .. . 277
Rear eyelet .............. .. .. .. ... 277
Tow truck procedures ............ .. . 276
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system .. .. . 257
Trailer towing ... ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 199
Operating instructions .......... .... 199
Tec hnical requir ements . . . . . . . . 199, 200
Tips ... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 201
Transm ission .............. .... .. .... 93
6-speed manual transmission ... .. .. .. 93
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) 99
Transport Canada ............. .... .. 134
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) .. .. .. .. .. . 245
Trip computer Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mil eage .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 24
Index 299
Single-trip memory .. .......... .. .. . 24
Total-trip memory . .. .......... .. .. . 24
T rip odometer . .. .. ................. . 12
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment. . . 70, 132
T runk escape handle . .. .......... .. .. . 41
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39
Turn signals . .. .. .. .... ............. . SO
Warning/indicator lights ........... .. 22
u
Un fastening safety belts 141
Uni directional tires .... .......... .. .. 228
Uniform tire quality g rading ......... . 254
Unlocking Rear lid ... .. .. .. .... ............. . 38
Unlo cking/locking
at the lock cylinder ... .......... .. .. . 37
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with t he ce ntra l locking sw itch ..... .. . 35
with the conven ience key ............ . 35
Use of jumper cables ............ .. .. 275
V
Valet parking .... .... ... .......... .. . 45
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Vehicle care/clean ing ...... . .. .......... .. 202
Vehicle control modules ............. . 184
Vehicle electrica l system ............. . 16
Vehicle identifica tion label ........ .. .. 280
Vehicle Identificat ion Number (VIN) .... 280
Vehicle jack ... .... .. . .. .......... .. 265
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Vehicle literature ...... ............. .. S
Vehicle shut-down ... . .. .......... .. 195
Vehicle tool kit .. .. .. . .. .. ...... .. .. 260
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Vinyl Cleaning .. .. .... .. . .. .......... .. 205
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