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2 70 Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer­
gency crews and working personnel who
have the necessary tools and equipment to
perform these ope rations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
Q;) Note
Vehicles w ith an automatic transmission
cannot be started by pus hing o r tow ing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi­
cle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a
discharged or weak battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another vehicle,
using a
pair of jumpe r cables to start the en­
g ine .
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently large
cross section to carry the starter current safe­
ly. Refer to the manufacturer's specif ications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated termi­
na l clamps which are distinctly marked:
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minu s(-) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal
inju ry. Follow the instructions below for
safe handling of your veh icle's battery.
- Always shield you r eyes and avoid lean­
ing over the battery whenever possible.
- A discharged battery can freeze at tem­
peratures just be low 32 °F (0 °C). Before connecting a
jumper cable, you must
thaw the frozen battery complete ly, oth­
erwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin . Flush any contacted area with
water immediately .
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gas­
es. Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga­
rettes away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a low acid level in the battery.
- The vo ltage of the booster battery must
also have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged bat­
tery . Use of batteries of d ifferent voltage
or substantially different "Ah" rating
may cause an exp losion and personal in­
jury.
- Never charge a frozen batte ry. Gas trap­
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has
been frozen. The battery case may have
be weakened.
- Use of batter ies of different voltage or
substantially different capacity (Ah) rat­
ing may cause an exp losion and injury.
The capacity (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis ­
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed a ll
WARNINGS¢
page 213, Engine com­
partment.
«I) Note
-Applying a higher voltage booster bat­
tery will cause expensive damage to sen­
sitive electronic components, such as
contro l units, relays, rad io, etc .
- There must be no electrical contact be­
tween the vehicles as otherwise current
could already start to flow as soon as the
positive(+) terminals are connected. ..,_

@ Tips
- The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys­
tem. When jump start ing or charging the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negative post because the battery manager sys­
tem must be able to detect the battery's
state of cha rge. A lways connect the neg­
ative g round cab le to the negative
gro und post o f the battery manage r con­
trol uni t.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper coble
clomps in exactly the order described below!
Fig. 2 08 Engine compartment: connecto rs for jump
start cables and charger
Fi g. 209 Jump start ing w ith the battery of another ve ­
hicle: @-booste r batte ry, @ -discharged vehicle bat ­
te ry
The procedure described below fo r connecting
jumper cab les is intended to provide a jump
start for your veh icle.
Vehicle with discharged batt ery:
.. Turn off lights and acc esso ries, move leve r
of automat ic t ransm ission to N (Neutral) o r
P (Park) and set pa rking brake .
Emergenc y situ ation s 2 71
Connect POSI TIVE(+) to POSITIVE (+ )
(red )
.. Open the red cover on the positive terminal
¢fig. 208.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the
jump sta rt bolt ¢ fig. 209 (D (bolt
under the red cover = "positive") of the ve­
hicle to be started @.
2. Co nnect th e other end to the pos itive ter-
mina l@ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black )
3. Connect one end of the black negative ca­ ble to the negat ive termina l@ of the
booster b attery @.
4 . Connect the othe r end to the
jump start
pin @ (bolts with hex head bolt = "nega­
tive") of the vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine .. Sta rt the engine of the veh icle w ith the
booste r ba ttery @. Ru n the engine at a
moderate speed .
.. Start engine wit h discha rged vehicle battery
@ in the usual manner .
.. If the eng ine fails to start, do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seco nds a nd the n try
aga in .
.. With engi ne runni ng, remove j umper cab les
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse o r­
de r .
.. Close the red cover on the positive term inal.
T he battery is vented to th e outside to p revent
gases from en ter ing the veh icle in ter io r. Ma ke
s ur e th at the j umper clamps are well connec t­
ed with their meta l parts in full con ta ct w ith
the battery term inals.
A WARNING
To avoid se rious personal injury and dam­
age to the veh icle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable man ufac­
turer. If in doubt, call for road service .
- J umper cables m ust be long enough so
that the veh icles d o not touch.
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278 Data
Data
372 hp, a-cylinder engine, with all wheel drive
Engine data
Maximum output SAE net
Maximum torque SAE net
No. of cylinders
Displacement
Stroke
Bore
Compression ratio hp@rpm
l
b-ft@ rpm
CID (cm
3 )
in (mm)
i n (mm)
372 @6800
329@3500
8 cylinder
254.04 (4163)
3.66 (92,8)
3.33 (84,5)
12.5 : 1
Fuel Premium unleaded (91 AKI) Recommended for maxi­
mum engine performance. Further details¢
page 215,
Gasoline
Dimens ions (appro x.)
Length (with license plate bracket) in (mm)
Width (across mirrors) ____ in (mm)
He ight (unloaded) in (mm)
Turning circle diameter (curb to curb) ft . (m)
Capacities (approx.)
Fuel tank
- Total capacity gal (liters)
- Reserve (of total capacity) gal (liters)
Windshield and headlight washer quarts (liters)
fluid container
Engine oil
with filter change quarts (liters)
AS ASL
202.4 (5137) 207.52 (5267) _,, __
83.17 (2111) 83.17 (2111)
57 .52 (1460) 57.96 (1471)
4 0.35 (12.3) 41.67 (12,7)
23. 78 (90 .0)
3.17 (12)
5.29 (5)
8 .14 (7 .7)

Data
500 hp, 12-cylinder engine, with all wheel drive
Engine data
Maximum output SAE net
Maximum torque SAE net
No. of cylinders
Displacement
Stroke
Bore
Compression ratio hp@rpm
lb-ft@ rpm
CID (cm
3 )
in (mm)
in (mm) 500@6200
463@4750 12 cylinder
384.39 (6299)
3.39 (86.0)
3 .56 (90.4)
11. 8:1
Fuel
Premium unleaded (91 AKI) Recommended for maxi­
mum engine performance. Further details¢
page 215,
Gasoline
Dimension s (approx .)
Length (with license plate bracket)
Width (across mirrors)
He ight (unloaded) in (mm)
in (mm)
in (mm)
T urning circle diameter (curb to curb) ft . (m)
Capacities (approx.)
Fuel tank
- Total capacity gal (liters)
- Reserve (of total capacity) gal (l iters)
Windshield and headlight washer quarts (liters)
fluid container
Engine oil
with filte r change quarts (liters)
ASL
207 .52 (5267)
83.17 (211 1)
57 .96 (1471)
41.67 (12,7)
23.78 (90 .0)
3.17 (12)
5.29 (5)
12 .16 (11.5)
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A
Accessories .................. ... ... 282
AC (automatic climate control) ... .. .. .. 76
Adaptive air suspension/sport ......... 103
adaptive cruise control Stop-and-go traffic ................. 91
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . 92
Sensoren/Kamera reinigen .......... 205
Adaptive Light (defective) ... .......... 21
Adding Engine coolant .............. ... ... 228
Eng ine oil ........................ 225
Windshield washer fluid ............ 234
Additives Engine oil .. ................. .. ... 225
Adjustable steering column ............ 79
Adjusting Air distribution (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Instrument illumination ............. 47
Steer ing column .............. ...... 79
Temperature (automatic climate control) 77
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 161
Advanced Airbag System ............ 146
Advanced Airbag System components . 149
Care ........................ ..... 155
Ch ildren ......................... 167
Ch ild restra ints ............... ..... 168
Components (front airbags) . ... .. .. . 149
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat .................... 144
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 147
How do the front airbags work? ... .. . 151
How many airbags does my vehicle
have? ... ..... ........... ...... .. 149
H ow the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponents work together ............. 150
I mportant safety instructions on the
knee airbag system .......... ... .. . 159
Important things to know ... ... .. .. . 142
Knee airbags ...................... 157
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ...... . 153
Index 285
Repairs .......................... 155
Safety instructions .. .............. . 155
Side a irbags ... .. .. ............... 160
Side curtain airbags ................ 163
Warning/indicator lights ............. 18
Warning/Indicator lights .......... . 153
Weight-sensing mat ... .. ..... ..... 167
When must the system be inspected? 153
Aircraft Transporting your vehicle ........... 274
Alloy wheels .. .... .. ............... 208
All Wheel Drive ..................... 191
Winter tires ...................... 250
Ambience lighting ................... 46
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant ............ . 227
Anti-lock braking system ............. 187
Warning/ind icator lights ............. 19
Anti-slip regulation ................. 187
Anti-theft systems Electronic immobilizer ............... 29
Audi braking guard
refer to b rak ing guard ............... 87
Audi drive select
refer to drive select 103
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Litera-
ture .............................. 280
AUTO Automat ic climat e control ............ 76
Automatic headlights ............... 43
Auto Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Automatic belt retractor ............. 137
Automat ic car wash ................. 204
Automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Automatic recirculation .............. 78
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Setup ............................ 78
Automatic climate control system
synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Automat ic transmission (t iptronic) ..... 109
Emergency mode .................. 112
Kick-down ... ..................... 112
Manual shifting .. .. . .. .. ..... ..... 112
Parking lock emergency release ...... 113
Se lector lever positions ............. 109
Automatic wipers .................... 48
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286 Index .:..:..:..::....::.....:..._ ___________________________ _
Auto Safety Hotline ....... ... .. .... . 132
Average consumption ........... .. .... 24
Ave rage speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle .. .. .. .... . 195
B
Battery ... .. .. . .. ..... ..... .. .. .. . 230
Charging . .. .. . ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 233
Important warnings .. .... .. .. .... . 231
Location ... ... ............ .. .... . 231
low ..... .. ................ ..... . 192
Replacing the battery ....... ... ... . 234
State of cha rge .... .... ....... .. .. . 192
Winter operat ion .. ... .... .. .. .. .. . 230
Working on the battery .. ... ... .... . 231
Before driving .............. ... .... . 124
Blended gasoline ....... .... ... .. .. . 215
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . 77
Body cavity sealing .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 208
Booster seats ................ ... ... 174
Brak e fluid
Ch anging the brake fluid ... .. .. .. .. .
230
Che cking the brake f luid level ... .. .. . 229
What is the correct brake flu id level? ..
229
What should I do if the brake fluid warn -
ing light comes on? ........ .... ....
229
Brake system
Anti-lock b raking sys tem ... .. .. .... ..
19
Brake a ssi st s ystem ...... ..... .. .. . 187
Brake booster ............. ... .. ... 190
Brake fluid .... ... .... ..... .. .. .. . 229
Brake fluid spec ificat ions for refill and re-
p lac ement ....... ....... .. .. .. .. .
230
Brake light defect ive .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 21
Brake pads ............... ... .... . 194
Electromechanica l parking brake .... .. 82
Fluid reservoir ............ ... .... . 229
How does moisture or road s alt affect the
br akes? .. ...... .. ... .... .. .. .. .. .
189
Warning/indicator lights .... .... ..... 14
Worn brake pads symbol ....... .. .... 19
braking guard .............. ... .... .. 87
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Se ttings . .. .. . .. ..... ..... .. .. .. .. 94
Break-in period .............. .. .... . 194
Brake pads ............... ... .... . 194
Tires 194
Bulbs ..... ..... .. ............. .... 269
C
Cal iforn ia Proposition 65 Warn ing . .. .. 220
Battery specific . .................. 232
Capacities .. .. .. .. .. ...... ..... .. .. 278
Engine oil ....... ................ . 222
Car care ...... .. .. .. ....... .... .... 203
Exterior ... .. .. .. ...... ..... .. .... 203
Interior .......... .... ........... . 209
Car carrier
Transporting your vehicle .......... .
274
Catalytic converter 195
Center armrest
Cockpit ...... ... .. .............. ..
5 7
Rear .... ... .. .. .. ...... ..... .. .. . 64
Central locking .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 30
Eme rgency locking ... ... .... ... .. .. . 34
Certification .. .. . .. ... ..... ... ... .. 283
Chang ing a wheel .. .......... ...... . 259
Changing engine oil ................ . 226
Chassis (undercoating) .. ....... .... .. 208
Checking
Engine coolant level ............... .
227
Tire pressure ... .. ....... ...... .. .. 241
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraint s in the
front sea t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
144
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and the ir use? ..
184
Child restraint system anchors ..... ... 178
Child safety . .. .. .. ...... ..... .. .... 166
Convertib le locking retractor ..... .. .. 175
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages 180
Important safety instructions for using
child saf ety seats ................. .
169
Important things to know when driving
wi th children .. .. ....... ...... ....
166
Tether anchors ... ....... ...... .. .. 1 82
Tether straps .. .. ................ . 182
Child safety lock
Rear doors (mechanical) . ..... .. .... .
37
Rear doors (power) ...... ..... ..... . 38
Child safety seats . ................. . 171
Booster seats .... ................. 174
Convertib le child sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Convertible locking retractor .... .. .. . 17 5
How do I prop erly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ....... ... .. .. .. .
169
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Instal ling .. ............. .... .. ... 175
Instal ling a child restraint us ing the
L A T C H system .... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .
18 1
LATCH system ................... .. 181
Lower ancho rages ........ .. .. .. .. . 179
M ounti ng and releas ing the anchorage
hook . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. ...
181
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 169
C leaning and protection .............. 203
Alcantara (synthet ic suede) . .. .. .. .. . 2 12
Cooler . .. .. .... ........... .. .. ... 213
Eng ine compartment ... ... .. .. .. .. . 213
Exhaust tail p ipes . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 209
Fabrics and fabric coverings . ... .. .. . 209
Instrument panel .................. 210
Interior .......................... 209
Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
MMI disp lay/controls ............. .. 209
Plastic and v inyl .... ... ... .. .. .. .. . 206
Plastic pa rts ...................... 210
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 12
tr im str ips . ............. .... .. ... 207
Trim str ips .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 20 6
Climate controls ............ ...... ... 75
C lock ... .... .. .. .. .. .... .. . .. .. .. .. 25
C losing
Panor amic su nroof ........ .. .. .. .. ..
4 1
Sliding/ tilting sun roof .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 4 0
Sun shade (panoramic sunroof) ... .. .. 42
Cold ti re i nflat ion p ressu re ... .. .. .. .. .
239
Coming home ............. .... .. .... 45
Compact spare tire . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
258
Compartments ................... ... 7 1
Compass in the mirro r ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 52
Comp lian ce .. ............. .... .. ... 283
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 132, 280
Consumption (fue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Contact ing N HTSA ................ ..
132
Conven ience key ........... .... .. .... 32
Starting the engine ................. 80
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) ......................
81 Inde
x 287
Switching the ignition on .... ... .. .. . 80
U nl ocking and locking vehicle . ... .. .. . 32
Conve rtib le child safety seats ......... 172
Convertible locking retractor
Activati ng ........................
177
Deact ivating ...... ........... ..... 178
U sing to secure a child safety seat 1.75, 17 7
Coolant
refer to Eng ine coolant ............. 227
Cooler ... .. .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 72
Cleaning . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 213
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cooling mode (automa tic climate cont rol) 76
Cornering light .. .. ................. 103
C ruise cont ro l
Changing speed .... . .. ..... ... .. .. .
85
Presetting your speed .. ..... ... .. .. . 86
Switch ing off .. .. ............... .. . 86
Switching on . .. .. ................. . 85
Cu pholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
D
Data .............................. 278
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Date disp lay . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 25
Daytime runn ing lights .............. .. 43
Declarat ion of compliance
Adaptive cruise control .............
283
Audi side ass ist .............. .... . 283
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Convenience key .................. . 283
Electronic immob ilizer .......... .. .. 2 83
Homel in k® uni versal remote control .. 283
Remote con tro l key ... ...... ... .. .. 283
DEF
What does this mean when it appears in
t h e tr ip odometer display? ...........
25
Defective light bulb warning ........... 21
Defrosting (windows) .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 77
Del uxe a utomat ic cl imate control .. .. .. . 76
Determ ining correct load limit ........ 243
Digi tal compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Dimens ions ... .. .. .. . .. .... ...... .. 277
Dimming the rearview mirror .. ... .. .. . 51
Dista nce . .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 24
Door/rear lid warning ............ .. .. .
23
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288 Index
Doors
M echanical child safety lock .. .... .. .. 37
Power child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Driver information system
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door/r ear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Exterior temperature display ....... .. 23
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Driver seating position ............... 125
drive select .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 103
adaptive a ir suspension/sport ........ 103
Adaptive dampers ................. 103
Cornering light ........... .. .. .... . 103
Dynamic steering .................. 103
Safety belt tensioner ............... 103
Sport differential .......... ... .... . 103
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Driving through water ............... 196
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Duplicate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 103
E
Easy entry feature .......... .... .... .. 79
Einparkhilfe Sensoren/Kamera reinigen ...... .... 205
Elect rical accessories (sockets) . . . . . 64, 70
E lectromechanical park ing brake
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Parking .................... ..... .. 83
Releasing and closing ..... .. .. .. .. . . 82
Starting assist ........... .. .. .... .. 83
Starting from rest .......... .. .... .. 83
Starting
off with a tra iler . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Warning/indicator lights ..... .. .. .. . . 15
E lectronic different ial lock ( EDL) .. .... . 187
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. . . 19
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 29
Electronic power control (EPC)
warning/indicator light ..... .... ..... 20
Electronic speed limiter ......... .... .. 27
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) .. ..... 187
Warn ing/indicator lights ....... .. .. .. 18 Emergency
actuation
Doors ... ..... .. .. .............. .. 34
Parking lock ... .. ................. 113
Power sunroof . .. ............. .... . 40
Rear lid ... .... .. ............. .... . 37
Emerg ency braking ................... 84
Emergency flasher ................. .. 44
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 22
Emergency operation Panoramic sunroof ... .......... .. .. . 42
Sun shade (roof) ................... 42
Emergency starting ................ . 270
Emergency towing .. ............ .. .. 272
Emergency warning triangle .......... 256
En ergy management ................ 192
Engine Compartment ..................... 221
Coolant ... .. .. .. .. ... ........ .. .. 227
Data ..... .... .. ............. .... 278
starting ......... .. .............. .. 80
Starting with jumper cables ......... 270
Stopping . ..... .. .. .............. .. 81
Engine compartment ................ 221
Closing the hood . ... .......... .. .. 220
Opening the hood ............. .... 219
Safety instructions ................ . 219
Working in the engine compartment .. 219
Engine coolant ..................... 22 7
Adding coolant . .. ... .......... .. .. 228
Check ing the engine coolant level ..... 227
Expansion tank ... ................. 227
Malfunction symbol ................. 15
Radiator fan ... .. ............. .... 229
Temperature gauge ............ .... . 10
Engine oil ...... .. .. .............. . 222
Adding ......... .. .............. . 225
Additives . ..... .. ............. .... 225
Changing . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 226
Checking oil level .... .......... .. .. 225
Checking the engine oil level ....... .. 224
Consumption .. ................... 225
I ndications and conditions requiring ex-
tra checking . ...... .. ...... ....... 224
Indicator light ... ............. .... . 17
Oil consumpt ion .. ............. .... 223
Oil grad es ..... .. ................ . 222
Oil level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Pressure malfunction ............ .. .. 17
Recommended oil check int ervals .. .. . 224
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Specification and viscosity .. .. .. .. .. . 222
Engine speed limitation ....... .. .. .. .. 20
Engine start system (indicator lights) .. .. 17
Entry assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Environment Break-in period ........... .... .. .. . 194
Catalytic converter ................. 195
Disposing of your vehicle battery . ... . 234
Driving at high speeds ........ ... .. . 197
Driving to minimize pollution and noise 196
Fuel . .... .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 217
Fuel economy ............ .... .. .. . 196
Leaks under your vehicle ........ .... 219
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . 197
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 230
Proper disposal of drained engine coo l-
ant . .. .. .. .... ............. .. .. . 228
Proper disposal of drained engine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 226
Recycling used engine oil ............ 225
Unleaded fuel ............ .... .. ... 215
What should I do with an old battery? . 234
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
Warning/indicator lights ............. 18
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ........ .... 187
Exhaust tail pipes .......... .... .. .. . 209
Expansion tank .............. .. .. .. . 227
Exterior lighting ................. ... . 43
Exterior mirrors Adjusting .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 51
Dimming . .. ............. .... .. .... 51
Heating .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 51
Exterior temperature display ....... .. .. 23
F
Fa stening
Booster seats .................. .. . 174
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . 172
Infant seats . ............... ... ... 171
Floor mats . .. ............. .... .. .. . 130
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Foot pedals . ... .............. ... ... 129
Index 289
For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the environment .. 217
Reduc ing engine noise by early upshift-
ing ......... .. .. .................. 10
Refueling . .. .. .. .... ............. 217
Saving fuel by early upshifting ........ 10
Four zone automatic climate control ... .. 76
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
How they work . .. .. . .......... .... 151
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics 135
Front passenger seat adjustment . . . . . . . 60
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjust ing . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 126
Child restraints in the front seat ..... . 144
Fuel Additives ........ .. ............... 215
Blended gasoline . ................. 215
Current consumption ........... .. .. . 24
Fuel filler flap emergency release ... .. 218
Fuel filler neck ... .. .............. . 216
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gasoline .. .. .. .. .. ............... 215
Gasoline additives .... ......... .. .. 216
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating .. ... ...... ......... . 215
Recommendation ... . .. .... ........ 215
Refuelling ....... .. ............... 217
Reserve ... .. .. .. .... ............. . 11
Tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,278
Fuses Assignment . .. .. .. ... ....... .... . 265
Replacing ....... .. ............... 265
G
Garage door opener (Homelink ®) .. ... . 121
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Gas discharge lamps ................. 269
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Speedometer .. .. .. . .. .... ........ . 25
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Trip odometer . .. .................. 25
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator (warning/indicator lights) .... 16
G lossary of tire and loading terminology 236
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Glove compartment (cooled) ... .. .... . . 71
Gross Veh icle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 276
H
Headlights
Clean ing system ....... ..... .. .. .. .. 48
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
H ead light range control . . . . . . . . . 21, 43
Washer reservoir .................. 234
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 128
Adjusting .. .......... .... .... .... 128
Heated exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
seats .. .. .... ........ ...... ... .. .. 77
windshield washer spray nozzles .. .... 48
Heating ..... ................ ..... .. 75
H eavy clothing and safety belts ... .. ... 137
High beam . .. ..................... .. 45
High voltage warning label ... ... .. ... 276
H omelink ® universal remote control . . . 121
Hood (release lever) ................. 219
H orn . .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. .. . 8
How are child restraint system anchors re­
lated to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 149
H ow often should I check my t ire pres-
sures? ............................ 242
H ow safety belt pretensioners work . ... 140
Hydroplaning . .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 246
I
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Important things to do before driving . . 124
Improperly worn safety belts . .... .... . 140
I ndicator lights
refer to Warning/ind icator lights .... . . 11
Infant seats . ................ ... ... 171
Installing chi ld safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
I nstall ing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 183
Instruments Ad justing the lighting . ........ ...... 47 Instruments and controls
Genera l illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster .......... ... .. .. . 10
Interior l ighting
Amb ience light ing ................. . 46
Front and rear ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 46
Intermittent (w indshield w ipers) ....... 48
J
Jack 257
Jump-starting ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 270
Jumper cables . .. .. .......... ...... . 271
K
Key ........... ... .. ................ 28
Battery replacement master key . . . . . . . 29
E mergency key . .. ............. .. .. . 28
K ey replacemen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mas ter key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mechan ica l key ... ... .. ..... .... . .. . 29
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
K ick-down (automatic transmission) .... 112
Knee a irbags .... .. ... .......... .... 157
Description .... ................... 157
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Important safety instructions .. .. .. .. 159
L
Lane assist
Activat ing and deactivating ........... 96
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Instrument cluster ind icator lig ht .. .. . 96
Kamerabereich rein igen ......... .... 205
Messages . ...... ............. .... . 97
Notes on instrument cluster disp lay ... . 96
Setting the steering wheel vibration ... . 98
Setting the warning point .... ... .. .. . 98
Lane Change Assistant
refer to side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
LATCH .... ... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. 178
Description .. .. ............ ....... 179
Gu idance fixtures for lower ancho rages 180
Installing a c hild restra int ........... 181
Loca tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ... .. .... .. .. ... .. ... ... .. .. 181