336 Index
Engine oil level ................ .... .. 36 Fan
Engine oil pressure
M alfunct ion .. ........... .... .... .. 33
Eng ine oil sensor defective .. .. .. .... .. 36
E ngine speed limitation ..... .. ... ... .. 36
Entry assist
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Environment Break- in period ........... .... .... . 230
Cata lytic converter ............ .. ... 231
D iesel particulate filter . ... .. .. .. .. . 231
Disposing of your vehicle battery .. .. . 270
Dr iving at high speeds ... .. .. .. .. .. . 232
Dr iving to minim ize pollution and noise 232
Fu el ... .. .. .. . .. ........ .. .. .... . 250
Fu el economy .. ........ .. .. .. .... . 232
Leaks under your vehicle ... .. ... ... . 256
Lett ing the vehicle stand and warm up . 233
Proper disposal of dra ined brake fluid . 266
Proper disposal of dra ined engine coo l-
ant ..... .. ................ ... ... 264
Proper disposal of dra ined engine oil .. 261
Recycling used engine oil ... .. .. .. .. . 261
Unleaded fuel ................ ..... 248
What should I do with an old battery? 270
EPC
refer to Electron ic power control .. .. . . 1 5
E SC
refer to E lectronic Stab ilizat ion Control
(ESC) .. .. ................. .. .... .. 16
E vent Data Recorder (EDR) ... .. ... ... . 223
Exhaust tail pipes Cleaning ................ .. .. .... . 244
Expansion tank ............ .. .. .... . 263
E xplanation of some technical terms ... 235
Exterior lighting in the mirror housing 62
Exterior m irrors
Ad justing ............... .... .... .. 70
Dimming . .. ............. .. .. .. ... . 71
H eating .. .. ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 70
Eyeg lasses compartment .......... .. . . 92
F
Fal l lin e ... ... ............ .... .. .. . 235 Four-zone
automatic comfort air condi-
t ion ing ... .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. 101
Radiator .. .... .. ............. .... 265
Fastening Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Convertible child safety seats ...... .. 210
Infant seats ..... ... .......... .. .. 209
Flat tire
Changing . .. .. . .. ............ .. .. 307
Floor mats ...... .. .......... ...... . 168
Fog lights . ..... .. .. ........... .. .. . 61
Folding chocks .. . .. ............ .. .. 304
Folding master key with remote control .. 38
F oot pedals ..... .. .. ........... .. .. 168
For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the env ironment .. 250
Letting your eng ine warm up .... .. .. 108
Reducing engine noise by early upshift-
ing ............................... 10
Refueling ..... .. ... .......... .. .. 250
Sav ing f uel by early ups hifting ... .. .. . 10
Using the rear window defogger ...... . 98
Four -zon e automatic comfort air condi-
tioning ... .. .... .. ... .. .......... .. 100
Automatic mode in rear ............. 101
Heated rear seats ... ........... .. .. 104
Rear air distrib ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Rear controls .. .. ............. .... 100
Rear fan .... ... . ... ... .... ... .. .. 101
Rear operation . .. ................ . 103
Rear temperature ...... ........... . 101
Synchronization ............... .... 103
T urning on/off . .. ............. .... 101
Front a irbags
Description ...... ................ . 186
How they work ... ... ... .... ..... .. 191
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of phys ics 17 4
F ron t fog lights .. .. ............. .. .. . 61
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Adjusting ..... .. .......... ...... . 165
Child restraints in the front seat ...... 184
Fuel Additives ...... .. ............. .... 248
B len ded gaso line ...... .. ... ..... .. 248
Consumption .. .. ................ .. 24
Filler neck ..... .. ..... ........... . 250
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Fuel gauge ................. ... .... 12
Gasoline ... ................ ... ... 248
Gasoline additives ................. 249
Low fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 35
Octane rating ............ .... .. ... 248
Recommendation .............. .... 248
Refuelling .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 250
Reserve .. ............ ...... .... ... 12
Tank capacity ............ .. .. .. .. . 325
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . 252
Fuel economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) . .. .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... .. 27
Fuse arrangement ............ ... .. . 312
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . ... .. .. 57
Gas discharge lamps ........... .... .. 315
Gauges Engine coolant temperature .. .. .. .. .. 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speedometer . .............. ... ... . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
General illustration Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General rules and driving tips . ... .. .. . 235
Before driving offroad ........ ... .. . 235
Driving offroad ........... .. .. .. .. . 235
Glossary of tire and loading termino logy 273
Glove compartment .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 91
Cooling box ................. .... ... 91
Valet key function ............... ... 41
Glove compartment - emergency unlock-
ing ... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. 91
Glow plug system Indicator light .............. ... .. .. 15
Grad ient angle ... ......... .... .. .. . 235
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) .. . 323
Ground clearance 235
H
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Adapt ive light ............ .. .. .. .. .. 62
Cleaning ... .. .............. ... ... 243
Defective .. .. .............. ... .... 23
Front fog lights ................ .. .. 61 Headlight range control
............. 36
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Headlight washer reservoir ......... .. 270
Head restraints .. ... ............... . 166
Adjust ing . .. .. .. ... .. .......... .. 166
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Rear seats . .. .. .. .. . ... ........... . 80
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Front seats .. .. .. .. .. .... ....... .. 103
Rear seats . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 104
Rear seats (four-zone automat ic comfort
air conditioning) .. .. .............. . 104
Steering wheel ..... .............. . 104
Washer je ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heating Climate controls .. .... ......... .. .. . 94
Heavy clothing and safety belts ........ 17 6
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 , 63
Warning/indicator lights . ....... .... . 18
High voltage warning label ....... .. .. 323
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 224
Hill hold Starting on hills .... .............. . 112
Homelink (garage door opener) ... .. .. . 57
Hood Opening 256
Release lever .. .. .. . .. ... ... ...... 256
Horn ...... .. .. .. .... ............. .. 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lated to child safety .... ...... ....... 216
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 189
How often should I ch eck my tire pres-
sures? 284
How safety belt pretensioners work .. .. 180
Hydroplaning ....... .......... ..... 291
I
Ignition key . .. .. .. ... ..... ....... .. 107
Ignition lock . ....... ............... 107
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 37
Ignition lock positions .............. . 107
Important things to do before driving .. 163
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Improperly worn safety belts ..... .... . 180
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Airbag system ........... .... .. .. . 193
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF .. .. .. .. .. . 193
Infant seats ....................... 209
In flatable spare tir e ............ .... . 305
Inflating .................. .. .... . 306
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage ... ... .. ..... ......... .. . 221
Instrument cluster illumination ..... ... 13
Instruments and controls ... .. .. .... .. 10
General illustration .................. 8
Interior lights Front ........... ............. ... .. 64
Rear .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 64
Intermittent wiping Rain sensor .............. .. .. .. .. .. 66
l
Jack .. .. .. .. ................. .... . 304
Jump -starting .............. ........ 317
Jumper cables .................. ... . 318
K
Key ... .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 38
Ba ttery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Coded settings ................ ... .. 94
Convenience opening and closing of win-
dows .... ..... .... ..... ... .. .. .. .. 53
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Key coded settings Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Keyless entry remote control ... .. .. .. . . 38
Kick-down tiptronic ................... ...... 143
L
LATCH 216
D escription ................. ..... . 217
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages 218 Installing a child restraint .......
.. .. 219
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . .... .... .. ............. .... 219
Lateral angle .... .. ............. .... 235
Leather cleaning/protection ......... . 245
Level adjustment
refer to Adaptive Air Suspension. 157, 159
Lifting jack . .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. 309
Lifting vehicle ..... ................ . 321
Light
refer to Ambience lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lighting
refer to Ambience lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lighting in the mirror housing . .. ....... 62
Lights ......... .. ................ .. 60
Coming home ...................... 61
Daytime running lights ....... .. .... . 61
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Exterior lighting in the mirror housing . . 62
Exterior lights ........ ........... .. 61
Front fog lights .. .......... ...... .. 61
Headlights .... .. ............. .... . 60
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 63
High beam warning/indicator light .. .. . 18
Interior/reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Leaving home .... ................ .. 61
Rear fog lights ... ............... .. . 62
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Turn signals . ... . ... ... .... ... .. .. . 63
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Light sensor defective .............. .. 35
Loading the luggage compartment . .... 169
Loading the roof rack ............ .... . 87
Locking Power locking switch .............. .. 44
Rear lid/trunk lid ................ .. . 45
Remote control key ............ .... . 43
Using the key .. .. ............. .. .. . 43
Low er universal anchorage bars (Canada) 216
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 216
Luggage Stowing ......................... 169
luggage compartment
Tie-down rings ... ................ .. 83
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Luggage compartment ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 82
Cargo net . ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 83
Expanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Retractable cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Ski sack .. ............... ...... .... 85
also refer to Loading the luggage com-
pa rtment
169
M
M' aintenance .............. .... .. ... 326
M alfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . 1 7, 2 7
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
B attery rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . .
39, 40
Chec k light . .. .. ......... .. .. .. .... 39
Matte fin is h pa int cleaning .. .. .. .. .. . 242
M ileage
Average .... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. ....
24
Instantaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mir rors
Activa ting the digi tal compass . ... ....
7 2
Ad justi ng the exterior mi rrors ... .. .. .. 70
d ' .
1mm 1ng ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 7 1
Recalling pos it ion of outside m irrors . .. 76
Storing position of outs ide mirrors . . . . . 76
M on itoring the Advanced Airbag Sys tem 193
N
N atural leat her
C le an ing
New tires and wheels
NHTSA
2 4 5
291
Contact ing . ............. .... .. ... 170
N it rogen o xide (NOx) cata lytic converter
refer to Ad Blue ........... .... .. .. . 25 2
Number of seats ................. ... 173
0
Occupant seating posit io ns 164
Octane rating . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 2 4 8
Odome ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Offroad mode ............. .... .. ... 224
O il
refer to Engine oil ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 25 8 On-Boa
rd D iagnost ic System (O BD)
Data Link Connector (D LC) .... ... .. .. . 28
E lectronic speed limiter . ..... ... .. .. . 28
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) .. .. .
27
Open door or rear lid wa rning ..... .. .. . 22
open sky system
refer to Panoramic slid ing su nroof ..... 54
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimi ze poll ution . .. ...............
232
Optional eq uipment
Mar ked with an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment ( efficiency program) .. .
27
Out lets .... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 90
Outs ide a ir pollution
How to preven t from entering the vehi-
cle .. ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. .
98
Outs ide mirro rs
refer to E xte rior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Outs ide temperature disp lay ...... .. .. . 22
Owner's manual
How the Owner 's Manual is organized ... 6
p
Pa int damage ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. 244
Pa int No .... .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 323
Panoramic s liding sunroof ............ . 54
closing ..... .. .. ... ............ .. . 54
Closing ... .. .. .. ................. . 55
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Emergency clos ing .. .......... .... .. 56
l'd '
s I ing open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sunshade . .. .. .. ... ............ .. . 56
tilt ing .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .......... .. . 54
Parking .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 112
Automat ic transm iss ion ........... . 141
Caution when par king near a park ing bar
r ier or curb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
112
Low bumper cover, spo ilers and suspen -
s io n .. .. .. .. .... .. . .. ... .... ... . .
112
Parking brake ...... ............... . 111
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Wa rning/ind icator lights ........ .... . 19
Parking on a decline (downh ill) ........ 112
Parking on an incline (uphill) ... ... .. .. 112
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Trip computer
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mi leage . ... ... ... .... ... .. .. .... .. 24
Sing le-tr ip memory ....... .. .. .... .. 25
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip odomete r ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 12
What does it mean when dEF appears in
the trip odometer disp lay? ... .. .. .. . . 12
T runk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 46
Turn ing rear air conditioning on/off
Four-zone automatic comfort a ir condi-
tioning .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 10 1
Turn signals .... ........... .. .. .... .. 63
War ning/ indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. . . 16
u
ULSD No. 2 (Diese l fuel) ..... .. .. .. .. . 249
Unfasten ing sa fe ty belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Unid irect iona l tires .......... ... .. .. . 272
Uniform tire quality grading ... .... .. . 297
Un lo ck ing
Powe r locking sw itch .... .. .. .. .. .. . . 44
Rear lid/trunk l id ......... .... .... .. 45
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
V
Va let key function
Activating and deactivating ... ... ... .. 41
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Vehicle Care/clean ing ............ .. .. .... . 242
Vehicle ident ificat ion labe l ... .. .. .. .. . 323
Vehicle Identification N umber (VIN) ... . 323
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304, 309
Vehi cle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle shut-down .......... ... .. .. . 232
Vent ilation
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
V in yl
C le a ning ... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 24 5
w
Warning/ind icator lights . ..... .... . .. . 10
Adaptive Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adaptive cruise control . ..... ... .. .. 123
Airbag system ... ................. . 16
Anti- lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake system ...... .... .... ... .. .. . 19
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E lectronic power cont rol ... ...... ... . 15
El ectronic Stab ilization Contro l (ESC) .. . 16
G low p lug sys tem ............. .... . 15
Hig h beam .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 18
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) .. .. . 17
Parking brake .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 19
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . 18
Tra iler turn s ignal assembly ... .. .... . 17
Turn signals ... .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. . 16
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Wa rranty coverages .... ... ...... .. .. 326
Washer reservo ir .... ........... .. .. 270
Wea r indica to r .. .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 289
We ights ....... ... ................ . 323
What happens if yo u wear your safety belt
too loose? .. .... .. ............. .... 178
What happens to unbelted o ccupants? .. 175
What impai rs driving safety? ....... ... 164
What shou ld I do after changing a
whee l? . .... .... .. ................. 285
Wh at shou ld I do after repla cing whee ls? 285
Wheel bolts Torque ....... ... ................ . 299
Wheels . ... .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 271
Checking t ire pressure .......... .. .. 282
Cleaning .. .... .. ... .......... .... 244
Co ld tire inflation pressure .. ... ... .. 278
General notes .. .. .......... ...... . 271
G lossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ... .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. 273
New t ires and whee ls ........... .... 291
T ires and veh icle loa d limits ..... .... 286
When must a safety be lt be replaced? .. 176
When must the airbag system be inspect -
ed? .... .... .... .. ................. 193
When should I adjus t the tire pressures? 285
When should I check the tire press ures? . 285