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Technical data
Vehicle identification
F ig. 183 Location on d river 's side dash panel: Vehicle Iden·
ti fic ation Number (VlN) p late
XXXXX XX -X -XXXX XXX XX
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TVP/fffl XXX XXX
XX XXXXXXX XX X X xx
XXX KW XXX
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2EH J0Z
3FC
FOA
TL6 3KA
lXW
7T6 CV7
3L4
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4UB 6XM 5SG
llB l AS
SMU 7Xl
9G3 0G7 0YH
8EH
Ul A X 98
803 908 824
7K0 4X3 2K2
4KC 3Y0 413
7GB 01A
5RW
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502
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XX . X XX X XX X XXXX
Fig. 184 Inside the luggage compartment: Vehicle identifi
cat ion labe l
Veh icle Identification Number (VlN )
The Vehicle Identification Number is located in
different p laces :
- under the windshield on the driver's side
¢ fig . 183.
-in the radio or in the MMI*: !CARI function but
ton
> ( Car ) Systeme * control button > Servic
ing
& checks > VIN number .
-on the vehicle identification label.
Technical data
Vehicle identification label
The veh icle identification label is located in the
luggage compartment near the battery.
T he label¢
fig. 184 shows the following vehicle
data:
(D Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type, eng ine output, transm ission
@ Engine and transmission code
@ Paint number and interior
® Optional equipment numbers
T he information of the veh icle identification label
can also be found in your Warranty
& Mainte
nance booklet.
Safety compliance sticker
The safety compliance sticker is your assurance
that your new vehicle complies w ith all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards which
were in effect at the time the vehicle was manu
factured. You can find this sticker on the door
jamb on the driver 's side. It shows the month and
year of production and the vehicle identification number of your vehicle (perforation) as well as
the Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) and the
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).
H igh voltage warning label
The high voltage warning label is located in the
engine compartment next to the engine hood re
lease. The spark ignition system complies with
the Canadian standard ICES-002.
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for front
and rear are listed on a sticker on the door jamb
on the driver 's side.
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating includes the
weight of the basic vehicle plus full fuel tank, oil
and coolant, plus maximum load, which includes
passenger weight (150 lbs/68 kg per des ignated
seating position) and luggage weight
c:> .&, . .,.
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Important warnings when working on the
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
187
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Blower
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . .
65
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 63
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 186
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Brake system
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Braking
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
151
Emergency braking funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting on inclines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Break-in period
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 178
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Caps for wheel bolts , removing . . . . . . . . . . 215
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Index
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment...... ... .. .. .................
100
Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Powe r windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Checking
Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
183
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat....... ... .. .. ................ .
113
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . .
149
Child restraints system anchors. . . . . . . . . . 144
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
132
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
135
Important th ings to know when driving with
children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
132
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146
Mounting and re leasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Tether s traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Child safety lock
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35, 36
Child safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
140
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 143
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat...... .... .. .. ............... ..
113
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
135
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
237
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Index
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Working the engine compartment . . . . . . 177
Engine coolant system ................ .
Adding coolant .................. ... .
Checking coolant level ............ ... .
Checking the engine coolant level .. .. .. .
Radiator fan .. .. ................... .
Engine hood 183
184
183
183 18S
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Addit ives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Dipstick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Oil grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Specif ication and viscos ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Environment Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 190
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Fuel . .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ..... .. .. . 175
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . . . 161
Proper disposal of drained brake flu id . . . 186
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 184
Proper disposal of drained engine o il 181, 182
Recycling used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
What should I do with an old battery? 190
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 17
ESC Automatic post-collision braking system . 152
ESC offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
240
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Exterior mirrors Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
F
Fan
Radiator 185
Fastening Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 138
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Fold ing chocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
For the sake of the env ironment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . 160
Gasoline fumes and the env ironment . . . . 175
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 105
Front seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 113
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Fuel Additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Filler neck..... .. .. ............... .. 174
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Gasoline add it ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tank system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program)
24