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Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 136
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Pollen filter
re fer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Pow er top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power top storage compartment . . . . . . . . 38
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power window
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power windows
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Pr egnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Basic (description) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Dr iver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 100
Front (description) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 125
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Prop er seating position
Fr ont passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Protection mat
refer to Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Index
Q
Question
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 136
R
Radiator fan
Radio clock 196
refer to Clock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rain/light sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
I ntermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 49
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Range (tank contents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rear lid
Escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
also refer to Luggage compartment lid 33
Rear light
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems
110,111
Rearview mirror
refer to Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rearview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Recirculation mode automatic control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reducing fuel consumption Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
L E D ............................. 27, 28
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . SO
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Snow chains ... ................ ..... .
All whee l drive ................ ..... .
Socket .. .. .. . . ............... .. .... ..
Sources of information about child restraints
219
120
56
and the ir use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Spare tire ... .. ................ ..... . 230
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Speedometer 23
Speed warn ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Stabili zation program
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
116
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
S TART ENGINE STOP button (convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
START ENGINE STOP (convenience key) 71
Starting
Hill hold ... .. ................ ..... ..
75
Starting from a stop
Hill start ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
St arting (engine)
Malfunction (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Malfunction (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
W ith button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
With key . ...... .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 68
Steering
Electromechanical steering ..... .. ...
119, O
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 7
Lock ing steering (ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lacking the steer ing (button) . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lock ing ( ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
also refer to Electromechanical steering 119
Steering wheel
adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
Buttons .. .. .. ...... .... ..... .. .. .... 24
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . 81
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 218
Stopping (engine)
with button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
with key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
S tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . .
76
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Index
Switching daytime running lights on and off 45
Switching the ignition on/off (with key) . . . .
68
Symbols
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
System indicator light (M IL) .......... 19, 21
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Temperature display
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
T he first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards...... .... .. ................. .. .
65
Tie-downs .. .... .. ................ 59, 131
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 81
Tire Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tire Mobility System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 23 1
Tire repair kit ... .. .. ............. .. . .
Tires .......... ... .. ................ .
Low aspect ratio tires ............ .. . .
R . epa1r set . .. .. .. .... ... . .... ... .. . .
Replacing ... .. . ............ ...... . .
Service life
T ire pressure
Tire pressure mon itoring system ...... .
Tire pressure table . ................. .
Tread wear indicators .............. . .
Unidirectional .... ......... .... .... . .
Uniform tire quality grading ....... .. . .
Tires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .
Tires and vehicle load limits ....... .. . .
To ols
.... .. .. .. .. ............... .. ..
Torn or frayed safety belts ...... .... .. . .
Towing Tow trucks
230
204
220
231
234
212
214
222
215
212
206
221
206
216
230
137
246
T owing loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
247
TPMS (tire pressure moni toring system) . . . 222
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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