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Gross Axle We ight R atin g
The G ross Axle Weight Rating is the maximum
l oad that can be applied at each axl e of the vehi
cle ~.& .
Vehicle capacit y weight
The vehicle capac ity we ight (max. load) is listed
e ither on the dr iver's side B-pillar o r inside the
f u el filler flap .
& WARNING
-The actual Gross Axle Weight Rating at the
front and rear ax les should not exceed the
permissible weights, and their combination
must not exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating.
Dimensions
The dimens ions can vary depend ing on the mode l
a nd equipment.
When drivi ng on poor roads, by curbs and on
steep ramps, make sure t hat low -ly ing compo -
A3 Sedan
Length
Wid th
Width (across mir rors)
He ight (unloaded) al
al The he igh t of t he ve hicl e depe nds o n the tir es and s usp en si on .
53 Sedan
Length
Width
Width (across mirrors) He igh t (unloaded) al
al T he heig ht of t he vehi cle dep ends on t he tir es and s uspens ion .
Techni cal data
- Exceeding permiss ible weight ratings can
result in veh icle damage, acc idents and per
sonal injury.
(D Note
- The vehicle capacity weig ht figu res app ly
when the load is d istributed evenly in the
vehicle (passengers and luggage). When
transport ing a heavy load in the luggage
compartment, carry the load as near to the
rear axle as possible so that the vehicle 's
hand ling is not impaired .
- Do not exceed the maximum permissib le
ax le loads or the maximum gross veh icle
we igh t. Always remember that the vehicl e's
hand ling will be affected by the e xtra load.
T herefore, adjus t your speed accordingly.
- Always observe local regulat io ns.
nents such as the spoiler and exhaust system do
not come into contact with these o r they could be
damaged . Th is a pplies es pec ia lly w hen the veh i
cl e is fully loaded.
i n (mm)
1 75 .3 (44 56)
in (mm) 70 .7 (1796)
i n (mm) 77 .1 (1960)
in (mm) 55 .7 (1416)
in (mm) 1 75.8 (4469)
in (mm) 70 .7 (1796)
i n (mm) 77.1 (1960)
in (mm) 54 .8 (1392)
259

Index
Cargo net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
CD -ROM playe r (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
C D change r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Ce ntra l ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Centra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Folding the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
L uggage compa rtment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
P anorama sun roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 1
p ' d owe r win ows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety cen tral lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Cert ification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
265
Changing engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Ch ild restr aints
D anger o f using c hild restra ints in the front
seat ... .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ...
149
Where can I get additiona l information
about child restra ints and their use? . . . .
189
Ch ild restra int sys tem an chors . . . . . . . . . . 185
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Important safety instructions fo r using ch ild
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 5
Tet he r an chors
188
Tethe r str aps . .... ......... .. .. .. .. . 188
Ch ild safety lock
Powe r windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
Convertible ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
H ow do I p roperly install a ch ild safety seat
. h' l ? m myve 1c e . ................. ... .. . 175
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Insta lling a child res traint using the LA T CH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 7
LA T CH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Mounting and re leasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
187
Safety instructions.............. .. ... 175
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 177
268
Child seats
Securing 178
182
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 35
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 237
Cleaning Alcan tara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Cleaning art ificial leathe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
C leaning carbon parts . ... . ..... ... 237, 238
Cleaning con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 7
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . ..
236, 237
Cleaning disp lays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 7
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . .
236
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Cl eaning r ims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 36
Cleaning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Cleaning tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 38
Cli mate control system
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Climate co ntrol system (automatic)
Adjusting air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67, 68
Air distrib ution, air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
A UTO (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . 66
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Defrost ing t he w indshie ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
D rive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Re ar window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recirc ulation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Setting the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
synch ronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cli mate co ntrol system (ma nual)
Adjus ting air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 , 68
Adjus tin g the tempera ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Air distrib ution, air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
B lower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Defrost ing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recircu lation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Closi ng
Hood ..... .. .... .. .. ... .......... .. 200
P a no rama sunroo f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows ... .... .. .. ... . .. .... ... .. . 40
Closi ng/ope ning
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
wi th the centra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . 3 7

with the convenience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
with the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Convenience key Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Starting the engine (START ENGINE STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Stopping the engine (STAR T ENGIN E STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sw itching on the ignit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
un locking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Convertible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 184
Coolant
refer to Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Cooling mode (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Cooling mode (manua l climate control sys -
tem)................................. 65
Cooling system Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Coolant leve l checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . 12
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Cruise control system Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
D escr iption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Preselecting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Sw itch ing off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
~ switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 0
iii Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 ,....,
~ Current consumpt ion ................ 27, 28
Vl
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Index
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Daytime running lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Declaration of compliance
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
E le ctronic immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Homelink universal remote control . . . . . 265
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Defective light bulb warning
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Defrost ing (windshield)
automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 67
manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 65
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Deluxe automatic cl imate control
refer to Climate control system (automatic) .66
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 228
Diesel
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Preheating (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Preheating (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Door/luggage compartment lid warning . . . 27
Door contact sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Doors Child safety lock (mechanical) . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Driver informa tion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
CD/rad io display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Door/luggage compartment lid warning . . 27
Efficie ncy program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Engine oil temperature indicator . . . . . . . . 30
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lap timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
On -board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
269

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1.1"1
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ESC Automatic post-collision braking system 123
Electronic stabilization control . . . . . . . . . 123
Spor t mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
also refer to Elec tronic Stabili za tion Control
( E SC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
ESP
r e fer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Exterior mirrors Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
Dimming ... .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. 48
f olding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Convertible ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 179
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
F loor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
F og lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Folding the exterior mirrors Center locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Footwell lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
F or the sake of the environment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . . 70
Fue ling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Freeze protection
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Fr ont airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 141
Fr ont armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Fr ont passenger's door emergency locking . . 39
Front seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Ch ild restra ints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 149
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 60
Index
Fuel
Additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
B lended gaso line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 1 1
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Gasoline addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Saving fuel . ..... ................ 70, 112
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program)
30
Fueling
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 194
Fuel gauge .. .. .. ..... ........... ... . 11
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Open ing the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuses Ass ignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
G
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
G lossary of tire and loading terminology . . 216
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 258
H
Head light range control system . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 45
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Headl ight range control system . . . . . . . . . 43
Left hand drive, right hand drive . . . . . . . . . 46
T rave l mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
271

Index
Heated exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Washer fluid nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heating (diesel engine auxiliary heater) . . . . 69
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 142
Hex socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Highway light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Hill hold assist
refer to Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 155
How safety belt pretensioners work 146
I
Ignition
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Switching on/off (with button) . . . . . . . . . . 75
Ignition key safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ignition lock
mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
I mbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Important things to do before driving . . . . 130
I mp roperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Inspection interval with driver information system . . . . . . . . . 212
I nstalling chi ld safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
I nstalling the upper tether strap on the an
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
I nterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 49
272
J
Jump-starting
Jump start cables 252
253
K
Key........
.. .. .. .. .. ............. .. . 33
Checking the number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Driver messages (mechanical ignition key) . 77
Driver messages (with convenience key) . . . 77
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Rep lacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
unlocking/locking .. ............ 35, 36 , 37
Key recognition Cl imate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Kick-down Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 166
L
Lane assist
refer to Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Lap timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Evaluating recorded times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
LATC H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Launch Control-Program (automatic transmis-
s ion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
LED headlights All-weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Left hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Light Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Adjusting automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . 45

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Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 45
Highway light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Park ing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Switch ing daytime running lights on and off .45
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Light/ rain sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 49
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior/reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
L oading the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
Locking/unlocking
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 37
with the convenience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
with the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
L ong-term memory
28
Low beam
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) . . . . .
185
Luggage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Increasing the si ze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Loading .. .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 59
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Revers ible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Luggage compartment lid
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Lumbar support 54,55
Index
M
Magnetic ride
refer to Adaptive dampers
Maintenance
. . .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. ..
Maintenance intervals
with driver information system ..... .. . .
Mirror
112
262
212
Digital compass switching on and off. .. .. 51
d ' . 1mming .. .... .. ................ .... 48
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mirror compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . .
160
Motor
stopping (driver messages with mechanical
ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Multifunction steering whee l . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
N
Natural leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Navigation system
CD-ROM player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58
NH TSA
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blue. .. ............. .. .. .. 195
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Number of vehicle keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
0
Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Occupant seating posi tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Oil
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
also refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 203
Oil change interval
with driver information system . . . . . . . . .
212
On-Board-D iagnost ic System (OBD)
System indicator light (MIL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Operation (multifunct ion steering wheel)
28
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Radiator fan
Radio clock 206
refer to Clock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rain/light sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 49
Sw itching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Range (tank contents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear lid
refer to luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . 39
Rear light
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems 116,117
Rearview mirror
refer to Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rearview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recirculation mode
automatic control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 65
Reducing fue l consumption
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Synch ron izat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
u nl ocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 50
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Reset button (tr ip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Resetting the tr ip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Retract New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Ind ex
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Reve rse (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 82
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Right hand dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rims ......... ... .. ................. 229
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Load ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
s
Saddlebag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Safe drivi ng habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Co rrect seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Pedal a rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 146
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women 145
Safety be lt pretensioner
Serv ice and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 40, 143
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Height ad justment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Improperly wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Indicator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Sa fe ty be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Warning/ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Safety compliance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Safety eq uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
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Steering wheel
adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Buttons. ... .. .............. ... .. .. .. 28
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Shift paddles (au tomatic transmission) . . . 87
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 228
Stopping (engine) with button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
with key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Storage compartmen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 59
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
S tron ic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 82
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sw itching daytime running lights on and off 45
Switching the ign ition on/off (with key) . . . . 73
Symbols
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
System indicator light (MIL) . . . . . . . . . . 22, 25
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11
TD! clean diesel
refer to AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Technical mod ifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
T emperature d isp lay
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after -
wards. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. 70
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 , 137
Tips for the environment Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
tip tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 87
Tires... ... .. .. ...................... 214
Low aspect ratio tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Se rvice life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tire pressure moni toring sys tem . . . 232, 233
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Treadwear ind icators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Unid irect ional ............ .. .. .. .. .. . 216
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Index
Tires and wheels
G lossary of tire and loading terminology .
Tires and veh icle load limits ...... ... . .
T oo l kit .. .. .. .. .. ....... ..... ... .. . .
Torn or frayed safety belts
Towing 216
227
241
142
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
T owing loop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
TPMS ( tire pressure monitoring sys tem) . . . 233
T rai ler mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
T rai ler tow ing
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
T echnical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91, 92
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 88
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
T ravel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment. . . . . . . . . . 59
Turning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
T urn signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
u
ULSD No. 2 (Diesel fue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Unlocking/locking by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 37
with the conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
with the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23S
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle identification label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Vehicle Identific ation Number (VIN) . . . . . . 258
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241, 243
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 1
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