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- The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys
tem. When jump start ing or charging the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negative post because the battery manager sys
tem must be able to detect the battery's
state of cha rge . A lways connect the neg
ative g round cab le to the negative
gro und post o f the battery manage r con
trol uni t.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cobl e
clomps in exactly the order describ ed b elow!
F ig. 171 Engine co mpartmen t: Con ne ctors fo r jum per
c ables a nd char ger
Fi g. 172 Jump s tart in g w ith t he ba ttery of a not her ve
hi cle :@ disch arged vehicle battery ,@ booster bat tery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your veh icle .
V ehicle with discharged batter y:
.. Tu rn off lights and accessories, move lever
of automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P (Park) and set parking brake .
Emergency situ ation s 229
Connect POSITIVE(+ ) to POSITIVE (+ )
(red )
.. To access the positive terminal, remove the
battery cover
c::> fig. 1 71.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the
jump sta rt bolt (D c::> fig . 172 (Bolt
under cover = "positive") of the vehicle to
be started @.
2 . Connect th e other end to the pos itive ter-
mina l@ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE(-)
( black )
3. Connect one end of the black negative ca ble to the negat ive termina l@ of the
booster battery @.
4 . Connect the othe r end to the
jump start
bolt @
(Bolt with hex head = "negative")
of the vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine .,. Sta rt the engine of the veh icle w ith the
booste r ba tte ry @ . Ru n the engine at a
moderate speed .
.. Start engine w it h discharged vehicle battery
@ in the usual manner .
.. If the eng ine fails to start: do not keep the
starter c ranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and the n try
aga in .
.. With eng ine runni ng, remove jumpe r cab les
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse o r
de r .
.,. Fit the cover b ack o nto the battery.
T he battery is vented to th e outside to p revent
gases from enter ing the veh icle inter io r. Ma ke
s u re that the j umper clamps are well connec t
ed with their
metal parts in full contact with
the battery term inals.
,8. WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and dam
age to the veh icle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable man ufac
turer. If in doubt, call for road service .
- J umper cables m ust be long enough so
that the veh icles do not touch.
-

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jack mounting point ¢ fig. 178. Do not lift
the vehicle at the vertical sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
T h e lift ing poin t is lo cate d on th e vertical rein
fo rc ement o f the lower s ill for th e on boar d
jack
r::!vfig. 1 79 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refe r to ¢ page 221 .
A WARNING
- To reduce the r is k o f se rious injury a nd
vehicle damag e.
- Always lift the ve hicle on ly at the spe
cial w ork shop h oist and flo or jack lift
points illustrated
¢ fig. 178 and
¢fig. 179 .
-Fai lure to lift the vehicle at these
poi nts cou ld cause the ve hicle to tilt or
fa ll from a lift if the re is a chang e in ve
h icl e w eigh t distr ibu tion and balance.
This might happen, for e xam ple, w hen
heavy co mpo ne nts su ch as the engi ne
b lo ck or tra nsmi ssion ar e removed .
- W hen removing heavy comp onents like
th ese, a nch or ve hicle to hoist or add cor
resp ond ing weig hts to maintai n the cen
ter o f gravity . Othe rwise, the vehicle
mig ht tilt or s lip off the hoist, causi ng
serious persona l injury .
(D Note
- Be aw ar e of t he fo llow ing poin ts be fore
lift ing t he vehicle:
- The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil pan, the transmission housing, the
front or rear axle or the body side members. This could lead to serious
damage.
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be
inserted between the floor jack and
the lift points .
- Before driving over a workshop hoist,
check that the vehicle weight does not
-
Emergency situations 233
exceed the permissible lifting capacity
of the hoist .
- Before driving over a workshop hoist ,
ensure that there is sufficient clear
ance between the hoist and low parts
of the vehicle.
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234 Technical Data
Technical Data
Vehicle identification
Fig . 180 Location on driver 's s ide dash pane l: Vehicle
Identifica tion Numbe r (V IN) p la te
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XX X
XX X XX X XXXX
Fig. 181 Inside the luggage compartme nt: Vehicle
i dentifica tion label
Vehicle Identification Number (VlN)
The Vehicl e Identification Number is located
in different p laces :
- under the w indshield on the driver's side
r=v fig . 180.
-in the radio or in the MM!": !CAR ! function
button
> Car"systems control button > Serv
icing
& checks > VIN number.
- on the vehicle identification label.
Vehicle identification label
The vehicle identification label is located in
the luggage compartment near the battery . T
he label
r=v fig. 181 shows the following vehi
cle data:
(D Vehicle Ident ificat ion Number (VIN)
@ . Vehicle type, engine output, transmission
® Engine and transm ission code
@ Paint number and interior
® Optional equipment numbers
The information of the vehicle identification
label can also be found in your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet.
Safety compliance sticker
The safety compliance sticker is your assur
ance that your new veh icle complies with all
applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards which were in effect at the time the
vehicle was manufactured. You can find this
sticker on the door jamb on the driver's side.
It shows the month and year of production
and the vehicle ident ificat ion number of your
vehicle (perforat ion) as well as the Gross Veh i
cle Weight Rating (GVWR) and the Gross Axle
Weight Rating (GAWR) .
High voltage warning label
The high voltage warning label is located in
the engine compartment next to the engine
hood re lease . The spark ignition sys tem com
plies with the Canadian standard IC ES-002.
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rat ing (GAWR) for
front and rear are listed on a sticker on the
doo r jamb on the driver's s ide .
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating includes the
weight of the bas ic vehicle plus fu ll fuel tank,
o il and coolant, plus max imum load, which in
cludes passenger weight (lSO lbs/68 kg per
designated seating position) and luggage
weight ~&, . .,.

252 Index
Steering wheel
Adjusting steering co lumn ... ... ... ..
66
Indicator light . ........... ... .... .. 16
Multifunction steering wheel . .. ...... 21
Steer ing whee l w ith tiptronic . .. .. .... .. 84
Steps for determining correct load limit .
204
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 69
Storage . .. .... ... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. 54
Cup holder door pockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sto rage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Sunroof
refer to Panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sun shades
Emergency closing (roof) ........... ..
39
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Symbols
refer to Warning/indicato r lights .... .. 11
T
Tachomet er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tail lights
C leaning . .. .. . .. ..... ..... .. .. .. .
171
Technical Data ................ ... ... 234
Technical modifications ....... .... .. . 240
Tether anchors . ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 149
Tether strap ... ...... ..... .. .. .. .. . 149
Textiles
Cleaning ................. ... .... .
173
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards . .. .. .... ...... ....... .. .. .. .
161
Tie-down rings ... ..... ...... .. .. .. . 101
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
tiptronic .............. ........ ... .. 81
tiptronic (automatic t ransmission) ...... 84
Tire pressure ....... ... .... .. .. .. .. .
201
Tire pressure monitoring system ....... 213
Loss of air pressure ........ .... .... 214
Malfunction .............. ... .. ... 2 14
Resetting tire p ressures .... .. .. .. .. . 215
Tires .. .. .. .. .... .. ... .. .. .... .. ... 195
Low aspect ratio ti res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Service life ...... ........... ... .. . 205
Speed rating letter code ......... ... 207
Tire manufacturing date . .. .. .. .. .. . 207
Tire pressure monitor ing system .. ... 213
r ·f· t · ire spec, 1ca ions ............. .... 207
Tread depth ..... ................. 205
Uniform tire quality grading ......... 209
Winter tires . .. .. ....... ..... .... .
T ires and wheels
Checking tire pressure ............. .
Co ld tire inflation pressure ...... .. . .
o· . 1mens 1ons .... .. ................ .
General notes .. .. ... ... .... ... .. . .
Glossa ry of tire and lo ading terminolo-
gy .......... ... ................ .
210
201
199
206
195
1 96
New tir es and wheels ..... ...... .. .. 206
Replac ing . ...... ................ . 207
Snow chains . .. .. ...... ....... .... 211
T ires and vehicle load limits . .. .. .. .. 203
Wheel bolts ... .. ................. 212
W inter tires ..... ................. 210
Tire service life .. .. ................ . 205
Tool kit .... .. .. .. ...... ....... .... 216
T orn or frayed safety belts
Towing Front eyelet ... .. ....... ...... .. . .
Rear eyelet .. .. .. .. ........ .... .. .
T ow t ruck procedures ............. . .
TPMS 107
231
231
230
Tire pressure monitoring system 2 13, 214
T rai ler towing ..... ................. 166
Ope rating inst ructions .......... .... 1 67
Parking systems .. ... .. .... .... .. .. . 93
Technical requiremen ts . . . . . . . . 166, 167
Tongue load . .. ....... ........... . 16 7
Trailer towing tips ................ . 168
Trailer turn signal assembly
Warning/ indi cator lights . ....... .... .
19
Transmission .. .. .. ... .. .... .... .... . 81
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) 85
Transport Canada .. ................ . 102
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) ... .... .. .. 205
Trip computer
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22
Mileage ......... .......... ...... .. 22
Trip odom ete r ... .. ................ .. 23
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment ... .. .. . 59
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34