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Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Active ro llover protection system 121
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
General notes ..... .... ... .. .. .. . .
Why safety be lts? ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Safety belts ............. .... .. . .
Safety belt pretens ioners .. .. .. .. . .
Airbag system ............. .. . .
Important things to know .. .. .. .. . .
Front airbags ............ .... .. . .
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag
System ...... .............. ... . .
Knee ai rbags .... .... ... .. .. .. .. . .
Side airbags .. ........... .. .. .. . .
Child Safety ... .. ...... .. .. .. . .
Impor tant th ings to know .. .. .. .. . .
C hi ld safety se ats ......... .... .. . .
I ns tall ing a chi ld sa fety seat . ...... .
L A TCH Lower anchorages and tethe r
for chi ld ren ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Addit ional Information
Vehicle operat ion ..... .. .. .. . .
Intelligent technology .. .. .. . .
Not ice about data recorded by the
Event Data Recorder and ve hicle
control modules ............... .. .
Elect ronic S tabilization Control (ESC) .
B raki ng .. ... ............. ... ... .
E lect ro-me chanical power assis t,
dynam ic steering ......... .... .. . .
D riving w ith your quat tro . ... .. ... .
E nergy management ... ... .. .. .. . .
Driving and environment ... ..
The first 1,000 miles (1 ,5 00 km) and
afterwar ds ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Avoid damaging the vehicle ... .. .. . .
Driving through water on roads . .. . .
Warming up and cooling down .. .. . . 123
124
126
129
131 131
135
14 1
146
1 4 8
152
152
1 58
16 2
166
169
170
170
170
17 1
174
175
176 177
179 179
179
179
180
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Shutt ing down veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Operate you r vehicle econom ica lly and
minim ize po llution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1
Table of contents 3
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
184
Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . . 184
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 185
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
190
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 195
E n gine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
E ngine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
En gine cooling sy stem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Br ake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 4
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Windshie ld/headlight* washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 10
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Tire pressure monitoring system 239
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 242
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Tire repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Chang ing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Bul bs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . 255
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Star ting by pushing o r towing . . . . . . . 255
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . 255
U se of j umpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
E mergen cy towing wit h commercia l
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Lifting vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
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14 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
TPMS
Electronic Stabilization Control
( ES C) ./
¢page 18
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
¢ page 171
USA models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
defective ./
¢ page 19
Canada models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
defective ./
¢ page 19
USA models:
Safety systems ./
¢page 19
Canada models:
Safety systems ./
¢ page 19
Worn brake pads
¢ page 20
E lectromechanical parking brake
¢ page 16
T ire pressu re monitoring
system ./
¢ page240
Tire pressure mon itoring system
¢page240
Electronic power control./
¢ page20
Malfunction indicator Lamp
(MIL) ./
¢ page 20
Engine speed limitation
¢ page20
Engine oil leve l
¢ page 17
Engine oil sensor
¢page 21
Battery
¢ page 16
Tank system
¢ page 21 Windshield
washer fluid level
¢ page21
Windshield wipers
¢page21 Remote control key
¢page
76
Battery in remote control key
¢page32
Defective light bulb warning
¢page21
Rear fog light(s)*
¢page21
Headlight range control
¢page 21
Adapt ive light*
¢page21
Light-/rain sensor*
¢page22
Sport differentia l*
¢page22
Ignition lock
¢ page22
Steering column lock
¢page 18
Electromechanical steering,
dynamic steering*./
¢ page 175
Transm ission ¢page 88
Transm ission ¢page 88
Other indicator lights
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Turn signals
¢page22
USA models : Cru ise control
¢page 81
Canada models : Cruise control
¢ page81
Adapt ive cru ise control*
¢page92
