Checking and F ill in g
management system to enable you to use the en
ergy management functions correctly after re p lacing the battery .
If i t is not poss ible to use a battery of this type,
the new battery must have the same capacity,
voltage (12 vo lts), amperage, construction and
p lug sealing .
When insta lling the ba ttery, make sure the igni
tion and all electrical consumers are t urned
off .
(D Note
- M ake sure the ven tilat ion hose on the side
of the ba tte ry is co nne cte d, o therw ise
fumes o r batte ry acid can lea k out .
- Vehicles wi th the Start-Stop-System* are
equipped with a special cycle-proof AG M
b attery. Installing a different type of bat
tery can cause prob lems in the vehicle elec
trica l system. When replacing the vehicle
battery, always install one with the same
spec ificat ions as the or iginal battery.
@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the problem of proper disposa l of
a battery, we recommend your author ized
Aud i dea ler change the battery for you. Bat
teries conta in su lfuric ac id and lead and must
always be disposed of properly in compliance
w it h all environmental reg ulations. Disposing
of vehicle batte ries imprope rly is very dange r
ous to the e nvironme nt.
Windshield/headlight
washer container
F ig . 20 3 En gin e compart ment: cover o n the w inds hield
and headlig ht* w ash er flui d reservo ir
234
M N
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>< a, al
The washer fluid conta iner is mar ked w ith the
symbol
O on its cap ¢ fig . 203, ¢page 223,
fig . 197 .
.. Before yo u check any thing in the engine com
partment,
always re ad and heed all WARN
INGS ¢ A in Working in the engine compart
ment on page 221 .
.. Lift the f iller cap tongue to add washer fluid.
You can fill the container to the top.
.. Press the cap back o nto the f iller neck afte r fill -
ing the conta iner.
You can find the reservo ir
capacity in the table in
<=> page 2 78.
Clean water should be used when fi lling up . If
possib le, use soft water to prevent scaling on the
washer jets . Always add a g lass cleaner solution
(with frost protection in the winter).
(D Note
Do not mix engine coolant antifreeze o r any
other additives to fill up the winds hield wash
e r reservo ir .
Wheels
Bead
means the part of the tire that is
made of steel wires, wrapped or
reinforced by ply cords and that is
shaped to fit the rim .
Bead separation
means a breakdown of the bond
between components in the bead.
Cord
means the strands form ing the
plies in the tire.
Cold tire inflation pressure
means the tire pressure recom
mended by the vehicle manufac
turer for a tire of a designated
size that has not been driven for
more than a coup le of miles (kilo
meters) at low speeds in the three
hour period before the tire pres
sure is measured or adjusted .
Curb weight
means the weight of a motor ve
hicle with standard equipment in
cluding the maximum capacity of
fuel, oi l, and coolant , air condi
tioning and additional weight of optional equipment.
E x tra load tire
means a tire des igned to operate
at higher loads and at higher in-
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flation pressures than the corre
sponding standard tire . Extra load
tires may be identified as "XL",
"xl", "EXTRA LOAD", or "RF" on
the sidewall.
G ross A xle Weight Rating
("GAWR ")
means the load-carrying capacity
of a single axle system , measured
at the tire-ground interfaces .
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
( "GVWR" )
means the max imum total loaded
weight of the vehicle .
Groove
means the space between two ad
jacent tread ribs .
Load rating (code )
means the max imum load that a
tire is rated to carry for a given in
flation pressure . You may not find
this information on all tires be cause it is not required by law.
Ma ximum load rating
means the load rating for a tire at
the maximum permissible infla
tion pressure for that tire .
Maximum loaded vehicle
w eight
means the sum of: ...
Index
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding chocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Folding the rear seat forward . . . . . . . . . 69, 70
F oot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . 199
Gasoline fumes and the environment . . . . 216
L ett ing the engine warm up . . . . . . . . . 84, 87
Reducing engine noise by early upsh ifting . 11
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Saving fue l by early upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 145
Fr ont ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Ch ild restra ints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 153
Fuel Addit ives ....... .......... ...... ... . 213
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fill er neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
F ue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Recommendation............... .. ... 213
Refuelling .. .. .... ........... .. .. ... 216
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Unloc king the fue l filler flap by hand . . . . 217
Fue l economy messages (efficiency program) .25
F ue l filler flap
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . . . 217
Fue l supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 48
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
290
Gauges
Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General illu stration
Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General rules and driv ing tips . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Before driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .. 237
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cooling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Glow plug system
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
GPS controlled clock .................. . .
Gradient angle ...... .. ........... .. . .
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... . .
Ground clearance
H
Head lights 12
202
277
202
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Headlight range control defective . . . . . . . 34
Left hand drive, r ight hand drive . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
T rave l mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Washer reservo ir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
H d . ea restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Ad .
t· JUS mg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heated (upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Ex terior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Washer fluid nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 146
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5S
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
High voltage warn ing label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193