Care and cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Te xtil es
Deposits adhering to Vacuum cleaner
a rt ifici al le ather , the surface
Alcant ara Water-based deposits Absorben
t cloth and mild soap solutiona>
such as coffee, tea,
blood, etc.
O il-based deposits Apply am ild soap solutiona>, blot away the d issolved oil or
such as oil, make-up, dye, treat afterward with water, if necessary
etc.
Special deposits such Special stain remover, b lot with absorbent material, treat
as ink, na il polish, la- afterward with mild soap solution, if necessarya>
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Natural leather Fresh stains Wool cloth with a mild soap so
lutiona)
Water-based deposits fresh sta ins: absorbent cloth
such as coffee, tea, d ried stains: stain remover suitable for leather
blood, etc.
Oil-based deposits Fresh staiins: absorbent cloth and stain remover suitable
such as oil, make-up, for leather
etc. dried stains: Oil cleaning spray
Special deposits such Spot remover suitab le for leather
as ink, nai l polish, la -
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Ca re Regularly apply cond ition ing cream that protects from
light and penet rates into the materia l. Use specia lly-co l-
ored conditioning cream, if necessary.
Carbon parts Deposits clean the same way as plastic parts
a) Mild soap solution: maximum two tablesp oons of neutral soap in 1 quart (l liter) of water
_& WARNING
The windshie ld may not be trea ted with wa
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un
favorable conditions s uch as wetness, dark
ness, or low sun can result in increased glare .
Wiper blade chatter is also possible.
(D Note
- Headlights/tail light s
-Never clean headlights or tail lights with a
dry cloth or sponge.
- Do not use any cleaning product that con
tains alcohol, because they cou ld cause
cracks to form.
- Wheels
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-
- Never use any paint polish or other abra
sive materials.
- Damage to the protect ive layer on the
rims such as stone chips or scratches must
be repaired immediately.
- Sensors /camera lenses
- Neve r use wa rm or ho t wa ter to remove
snow or ice from the camera lens . This
could cause the lens to crack .
- N eve r use ab rasive cleaning materials or
a lcohol to clea n the camera lens . This
could cause scratches and cracks .
-Doo r window s
-Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terior mirrors with a plast ic scraper. To
avoid scratches, move the scraper only in
one direction and not back and forth.
- Never remove snow or ice from door win
dows and mirrors using warm or hot water
because this could cause cracks to form.
- To avoid damage to the rear window de
fogger , do not apply any stickers on the
heating wires on the inside of the window.
- Decorative parts/trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts .
- Paint
- To reduce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dust before pol
ishing or waxing .
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish or
wax the vehicle in direct sunlight .
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
polish away rust spots .
- Remove cosmetics and sunscreen immedi
ately- these could damage the paint.
- Displays
- To avoid scratches, do not use dry cleaning
methods on displays.
- Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause damage.
- Safety belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their compo
nents chemically or with corrosive fluids
or solvents and never allow sharp objects
to come into contact with the safety belts.
This could cause damage to the belt web
bing .
-If there is damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors or the buckles,
have them replaced by an authorized deal
er.
- Textiles/artificial leather/ Alcantara
- Never treat artificial leather/ Alcantara
with leather care products, solvents, floor polish, shoe polish, spot remove or similar
products .
- Have a specialist remove stubborn stains
to prevent damage.
Care and cleaning
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zippers,
rivets on clothing or belts can cause dam
age to the surface.
- Open hook and loop fasteners , for exam
ple on clothing, can damage seat covers.
Make sure hook and loop fasteners are
closed .
- Natural leather
- Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remover or simi
lar products.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zippers, rivets on clothing or belts can cause dam
age to the surface .
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc . when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat .
- To help prevent the leather from fading,
do not leave the vehicle in direct sunlight
for long periods of time. If leaving the ve
hicle parked for long periods of time, you
should cover the leather to protect it from
direct sunlight.
(D Tips
-Insects are easier to remove from paint that
has been freshly waxed.
- Regular waxing can prevent rust spots from
forming.
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Index
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Declaration of compliance Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
276
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Electronic immob ilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Garage door opener (HomeLink) . . . . . . . . 276
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Defective light bulb warning
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Defrosting (windows)
Four- zone automatic climate control . . . . .
71
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 245
Diesel Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
209
Diesel particu late filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Dimensions .. .. ............... .... ... 271
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Doors Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door/rear lid warn ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
E ff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
E xterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . 23
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Driver seating posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
drive select
adaptive air suspension/sport . . . . . . . . . .
100
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Curve light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Safety belt tensione r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Driving economically
Driving safely .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. .
Driving through water .......... .. .. .. .
280
196
125
194
Driving time
Duplicate key ...
... .. .. ................ 24
30
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Dynamic steering
Indicator light
E
190
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Economy tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . 25
Eff · 1c1ency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electromechanical parking brake
Operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Releasing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electronic differential lock
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Electronic immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
E lectronic power control (EPC)
warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Electronic stabilization control
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
E lectronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 187
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Emergency actuation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22
Emergency operation
Emergency braking function (parking brake) .7.8
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
212
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
112
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
264
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Engine
Compartment. ... .. .. ... ..... ..... ..
218
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
E ng ine compartment ......... .. .. .... . 218
C losing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Opening the hood ................... 216
Safety instructions .................. . 216
Working in the engine compartment .... 216
Index
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Dimming ... ... .. .. ................ .. 49
Heating.... ... .. .. ................. . 48
Exterior temperature d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
E ng ine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
F
Checking the engine coolant level. . . . . . . 222
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Malfunction symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Engine oil ... .. ................ ..... . 218
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
O il consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specification and viscos ity.... .. .. .. .. . 218
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) 21
E ng ine Start-Stop mode
refer to Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Engine warm-up request Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Environment Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 229
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fue l .. ... ... ...... ............. ... . 210
L eaks under your veh icle ....... .. .. .. . 216
L ett ing the veh icle stand and wa rm up . . . 197
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 225
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 223
Proper disposal of drained engine oi l 220,221
Recycling used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 229
ESC Automatic post-collision braking system . 188 Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 S
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 173
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
For the sake of the env ironment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . 196
Gasoline fumes and the env ironment .. .. 210
Reducing engine noise by early upshifting . 10
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Saving fuel by early upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 10
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Four-zone automatic climate control
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Synchronizing .. .. .. .................. 71
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 135
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 143
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fuel gauge .. .. .. ............... .. 10 , 11
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
281
Index
Octane rating Recomm endation ................ ... .
Refuelling .. .. .. ................ ... .
Saving fuel . .. ...... .. ... .... .... .. . 208
208
210 196
T ank cap acit y . .... ...... ..... .... .. . 271
F ueling
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 212
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 42
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator (warning/indicator lights) . . . . . . 16
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 233
Glove compartment (cooled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Glow plug system Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 270
H
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Headlight Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 44
Headlights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 44
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear window (four-zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
282
Rear window (three-zone climate control) . 69
Seats (four-zone automatic climate control) .7.1
Seats(three-zone climate control) . . . . . . . 69
Washe r no zzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 1 36
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Hill de scent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hood (release lever) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 149
How safety belt pr ete nsioners work . . . . . . 140
I
Ignition
Indicator light ... .. .. ................ 17
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Important things to do before driving . . . . 125
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Indic ator lights .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ....... . 11
also refer to Warning/indicator lights . . . . 11
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Inflation pressure (t ires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Installing the upper tether strap on the an
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicato r lights .. .. .. ............. .. . 11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Instruments and controls
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lighting Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Inte rmittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 51
J
Jac k 251
J ump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
K
Key ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. 30
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
K ey not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
R eplac ing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
K ick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . 110
Knee ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
D escrip tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 160
L
Lane assist
refer to Act ive lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
L ATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
D escr ip ti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
I ns tal ling a chi ld restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1
L ocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
M ounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
L aunch cont rol prog ram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Leather care/clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
L eaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Light Ambie nt lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Com ing/Leav ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Daytime runn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
E mergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
H igh be am ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
I n ter io r/reading lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
Pa rking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Index
Li ght/rain senso r
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Intermittent (windshie ld wipers) . . . . . . . . 51
Li ght ing
E xterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Li ghts
He ad ligh t range cont ro l sys tem . . . . . . . . . 44
Load ing the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Locking Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
L ow beam
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 179
L uggage comp artmen t
12 Vo lt socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
En larging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Load ing... .... .. .. ............... .. . 64
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Stor ing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Stow ing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6S
Luggage compartment lid
Closing button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
movement -activated opening . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Open ing/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lumba r support
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5S
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Mainten ance i ntervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Malfunc tion Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 20, 28
Manua l shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Massage function Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mechan ica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Memo ry fun ct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Mirror Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
283
Index
Mirrors dimming ... .... ................ ..... 49
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mon itor ing the Advanced Airbag System . . 153
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
N
Natural leather care/cleaning
NHTSA 206
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Night vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Cleaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to AdBlue .... .................. 212
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
0
Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
OFF (four-zone automat ic cl imate control) . . 70
OFF (three- zone climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 68
Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Oil change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 28
Open door/hood/rear lid warn ing . . . . . . . . . 23
Opening..... .. .. ..................... 30
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sunroof .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. 41
W indows .. .. .... ............. ...... 40
Other consumers (efficiency program) . . . . . 25
Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Owner 's Literature
5
p
Paint damage 205
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
284
Parking
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Parking aid Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Start ing from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Start ing to drive w ith a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . 78
also refer to Electromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Parking system Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . . 123 Cleaning the rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . 115
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Peripheral cameras . .. ............. .. 118
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
also refer to Parking systems . . . . . . 114, 115
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Rearv iewcamera ..... ............... 115
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Pass-through with ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 154
Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Peripheral display. ... ................. 114
Physical principles of a frontal co llision . . . 135
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Po llen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Power Windows . .... .. .. .. ............. ... 40
Power locking system Locking/unlocking the vehicle from inside . 35
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power windows Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Index
Trailer towing Op erating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
199
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 199, 200
Train (transporting your vehicle) . . . . . . . . . 267
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) .
111
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Transporting your vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 64
Trunk escape handle............... .... 251
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
u
ULSD No. 2 (Diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Uniform tire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Unlocking
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
V
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Vehicle
Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
203
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Vehicle control modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Veh icle electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . .
270
Veh icle jack .. .. .. ............. ... 251,255
Vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
w
Warning/ind icator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
288
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 15
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
G low plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 20
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning/Indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
153, 154
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Washer fluid level (indicator light) ....... . 21
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 135
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 233
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 243
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 136
When must the airbag system be inspected? .153
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . .
180
Wild anima l recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Window regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Windows
Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
205
Defrosting (four -zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Defrosting (three-zone climate control) . . . 68
Windshield
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Defrosting (four -zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Defrosting (three-zone climate control) . . . 68
also refer to Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Windshie ld wipers
Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52