278 Index
for using safety belts ........ .. .... . 126
Mon itoring th e Advanced Airbag Sys -
tem ... .. .. ... .... ......... ..... . 143
Seat adjustment
H ead restraints .......... .. .. .... . 115
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Seat covers Cleaning . .. ............. .. .. .. ... 187
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Upper cabin heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Seating position Driver ... .. ............... .. .... . 113
Front passenger ........... ... .. .. . 114
H ow to adjust the front seats ... .. .. . 114
I ncorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Occupants .... ........... .... .... . 113
Rear passengers ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 115
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seats Adjusting . ................. ..... .. 61
Adjusting in the MMI ...... .. .. .... .. 62
Conven ience side view ..... .. .. .. .. . . 62
D . , rivers seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Folding .. .. ..... ........... ... .. .. 66
Front passenger's seat ......... .. .. .. 61
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Number of seats ......... .. .. .. .. . 123
Power easy entry func tion . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safety guidelines ................... 60
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seat ventilat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seat (upper cabin heating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Selective unlock feature ............... 35
Selector lever
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
S tron ic transmission ........ .. .. .. . . 83
Selector lever display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . 89
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner ... .. .. .. .. . 130
Service interval display ...... .. .. .. .. . . 26
Service position
refer to Replacing wiper blades ... .... 57
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shutting down vehicle ........ .. .. .. . 181 Side airbags
Description . ..... ................ .
How they work ... .............. .. .
s ide ass ist
Adjusting the brightness ........... .
Sensor range
S ide assist
148
150
101
99
Activati ng and deactivating ...... .. .. 101
Cleaning the sensors ........... .... 185
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
S ide marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Ski sack ... ..... .. .. .............. .. 67
Snow cha ins .. .. . .. .......... .... .. 237
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ................ 169
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code .......... .... 232
Speed warning system ............ ... . 80
Sport d ifferential .. ....... ...... .. .. 102
Indicator lamp . .. ................ .. 22
START ENGINE STOP button (convenience
key) ... .... .... .. ............. .... . 77
START ENGINE STOP button (Convenience
key) ............................... 76
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 76
Steering Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
olso refer to Electro-mechanica l power
assist ........................... 175
Stee ring wheel
Adjusting steering column .... .... .. . 73
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 175
Steps for determin ing correct load limit . 226
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 77
Storage ...... .. .. .. ... .... .... .... . 65
S tronic ........ .. .. ........ ...... .. 83
S tronic transmission Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driving information . ........... .. .. . 85
Emergency mode . ............. .... . 88
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Launch Control Program ........... .. 88
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Selector lever position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Symbols
refer to Warning/indicator lights .. .. .. 13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tail lights Cleaning ... .. ................ ... .
Technical modifications
T extiles 185
267
Cleaning . .. ................. .. ... 187
The first 1,000 miles (1 ,500 km) and after-
wards ..... .. .. ................ .... 179
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 119
tiptronic S tronic transmission ...... .. .. .. .. .. 87
Tire mobility system ................. 242
Tire pressure .... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 221
T ire pressure monitoring system .. .. .. . 239
Tire repair kit .. ........... .. .. .. ... 242
Tires .. .. .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... . 210
Low aspect ratio tires ......... .... .. 238
Service life ........... ...... .... .. 227
Speed rating letter code ..... .. .. .. . 232
Tire manufacturing date ... .. .. .. .. . 232
Tire specifications ........ .. .. .. .. . 231
Tread depth ................ ... ... 227
Uniform tire quality grading . ... .. .. . 236
W inter tires ................ ..... . 236
Tires and vehicle load limits .. .. .. .. .. . 224
T ires and wheels
Checking tire pressure .......... .... 221
Cold ti re inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . 217
Dimensions ... ........... .. .. .. ... 230
General notes ............ .... .. ... 210
Glossary of t ire and loading termino lo-
gy . ..... .. .................. .... 212
New tires and wheels ......... ... .. . 230
Replacing . ................. ... ... 231
Snow chains .. ........... .. .. .. ... 237
Tires and vehicle load limits .. .. .. .. . 224
Wheel bolts .............. ... ... .. 238
Winter tires ................ ... ... 236
Tire service life ..................... 227
Index 279
Tool kit ..... ..... ................. 242
Torn or frayed safety belts ............ 126
Towing Front eyelet . .. .. ................. 258
Rear eyelet .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 258
Tow truck procedures .......... .... . 257
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system ... .. 239
Transmission .. .. .. .... ........... .. . 83
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) 88
Transport Canada ................... 120
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) ....... .... 227
Trip computer
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mileage ..... .... .. ................ 24
Single-trip memory ................ . 24
Total-trip memory ................. . 24
Trip odometer ... .. .. ................ 12
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment . . . 66, 118
Trunk escape handle ............. .. .. . 37
T runk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Turn signals . .. .. .. .. ... ....... ...... 52
Warning/indicator lights . ....... .. .. . 22
u
Unfastening safety belts 129
Unidirectional tires ... ............... 211
Uniform tire quality grading .......... 236
Unlocking Rear lid ..... .. .... .......... ...... 36
Un locking/locking at the lock cylinder . ................. 35
by remote control ................. . 33
with the central locking switch ... .. .. . 34
with the convenience key .... .... .... . 34
Upper cabin heating . ................. 72
Use of jumper cables .............. .. 256
V
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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