Wheels
Bead
means the part of the tire that is
made of steel wires, wrapped or
reinforced by ply cords and that is
shaped to fit the rim .
Bead separation
means a breakdown of the bond
between components in the bead.
Cord
means the strands forming the
plies in the tire.
Cold tire inflation pressure
means the tire pressure recom
mended by the vehic le manufac
turer for a tire of a des ignated
size that has not been driven for more than a couple of miles (kilo
meters) at low speeds in the
three hour period before the tire pressure is measured or adj usted.
Curb weight
means the weight of a motor ve
hicle w ith standard equipment in
cluding the maximum capacity of
fuel, oil, and coolant, air condi
tioning and additiona l weight of
op tional equipment.
E x tra load tire
means a tire des igned to operate
at higher loads and at h igher in -
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flation pressures than t he corre
spond ing standa rd tire. Extra load
tires may be identified as "XL",
"xl" , "EXTRA LOAD" , or "RF" on
the sidewall.
Gross A xle Weight Rating
("GAWR ")
means the load-carrying capacity
of a single axle system , measured
at the ti re-gro und interfaces.
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
("GVWR")
means the max imum total loaded
weight of the vehicle .
Groove
means the space between two ad
jacent tread ribs .
Load rating (code)
means the maximum load tha t a
tire is rated to carry for a given in
flation pressure. You may not find
this informat ion on all ti res be
cause it is not required by law .
Maximum load rating
means the load rating for a tire at
the maximum permissible infla
tion p ressure for that ti re .
Maximum loaded vehicle
weight
means the sum of:
Emergency situations
Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
Th e vehicle may only b e lift ed at the lifting
poin ts illust rated.
F ig .. 216 F ro nt lift ing po int
F ig. 217 Rea r lifti ng po int
.,. Read and heed WARNING ¢ A-
.,. Locate lifti ng po ints ¢ fig. 216 and ¢ fig. 217 .
.,. Adjust lifting arms of wo rkshop hoist or floor
jack to match veh icle lifting points .
.,. In se rt a rubb er pad between t he floor jack/
wor kshop hoist a nd the lif ting poin ts .
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath, be sure the vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for this purpose .
Front lifting point
The lift ing po int is located on the floo r pan re in
forcement about at the same leve l as the jack
mo unt ing point ¢
fig. 216 . Do not lift the vehi
cle at the vertical sill rei nforcement.
Rear lifting point
The lift ing po int is located on the vertica l re in
for cement of the lower sill fo r the on board jack
¢fig. 217.
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Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to ~ page 242.
A WARNING
-To re duce the r is k of serious injury and vehi
cle dama ge .
- Always lift the vehicle o nly at the special
workshop hois t an d floor jack lift points il
l ustrat ed
~ fig. 216 and ~ fig . 217.
- Failur e to lift the v ehicle at these points
could ca use the veh icle to tilt or fall from
a lift if the re is a cha ng e i n ve hicle weigh t
dis tribu tion and ba lan ce . T his mig ht hap
p en, for exa mple, whe n he avy co mpo
n en ts such as the engine block o r tr an s
mission are removed.
- W hen re m ov in g h eavy co mponen ts like
these, an cho r veh icle to hoist or ad d co rre
spond ing weights to ma inta in the ce nter of
gravity . Othe rw ise, the vehicle mi ght t ilt o r
slip off t he hoist, causing serious pe rsonal
in jur y.
(D Note
- Be aware of the fo llowing po ints befo re lift
ing the vehicle:
- The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil pan, the transmission housing, the front
or rear axle or the body side members .
This could lead to serious damage .
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be in
serted between the floor jack and the lift
points.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist,
check that the vehicle weight does not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity of
the hoist.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist , en
sure that there is sufficient clearance be
tween the hoist and low parts of the ve
h icle.
Index
Engine hood Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
203
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Adding .. .. .. ............... .... ... 207
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Indicator light .. .................. 17, 20
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Environment
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 215
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Fuel. .... .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 200
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . . . 187
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 212
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 210
Proper disposal of drained engine o il 207, 208
Recycling used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
What should I do with an old battery? 215
E PC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 20
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Expansion tank
Exterior lighting
Exterior mirrors 209
48
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
D ' . 1mming ... .. .. ................ ..... 52
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
F
Fan
Radiator
211
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
166
Convertible chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 164
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
266
Fastening eyes
refer to Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
flexib le fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fold ing the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally -friendly driving . . . . . . .
187
Gasoline fumes and the environment . . . . 200
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . . . . 80, 83
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Sav ing fuel by early upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
142
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 131
Front passenger 's door emergency locking . . 36
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
123
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 139
Fuel
Additives .. ... ... ... ...... ....... ...
198
Blended gasoline 198
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline add it ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Low fue l level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Recommendation ... ................. 198
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Tank system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . . . 202
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program) 28
Fuel filler flap
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . . .
202
Fuses
A . ss 1gnment . .. .. .. .. .. ..... 246, 247, 248
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
G
Garage door opener (HomeLink) . . . . . . . . . . 44