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Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable
clamps in exactly the order described below'
Fig . 162 Luggage co m pa rtme nt: connec tor s for a
ch arge r and jump start cab les
F ig . 163 Ju m p sta rt usin g t he batte ry in a not her ve hi­
cl e: A -Fem ale socket , B · Dis charge
The batte ry is located in the luggage compart­
ment ¢
page 185. The front lid can be opened
in an emergency
C? page 43 .
Do not connect the negat ive cable directly to
the negative termina l on the battery. Connect
it to a
j u mp start pin instead ¢ fig. 162.
Connect the posi tive cable (red) to the
posit ive t ermin al
1. Connect one end of the red jumper cable
¢
fig. 163 (D to the positive te rm inal of
d ischarged battery @.
2. Connect the other end of the red jumper
cable to the positive termina l@ of the
booster battery @.
Conn ect the negat ive cable (black ) to the
n egati ve ter minal
3. Connect one end of the black jumper ca­
b le @ to the negative terminal of the
booster battery @.
What do I d o now ? 221
4. Secure the other end to the jump start pin
@for the discharged battery @.
Starting the engine
~ Start the engine of the veh icle providing as­
sistance and al low it to run at idle.
~ Now sta rt the engine of the vehicle with the
discharged battery .
~ If the engine does not start: Stop trying af­
ter 10 seconds and then try again after
about 30 seconds.
~ Disconnect the cable while the engine is
running in exactly
reverse order to that de ­
scribed .
The ba ttery is ven ted to the ou tside to prevent
gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connect­
ed with their
metal parts in full contact with
the battery term inals .
.&, WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and dam­
age to the veh icle, heed all warnings and
instructions o f the jumper cable manufac­
turer . If in doubt, call for road service.
- Ju mper cables m ust be long enough so
that the vehicles do not touch.
- When connecting jumper cables, make
sure that they cannot get caught in any
mov ing parts in the engine compart­
ment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed a ll
WARNINGS ¢
page 175, Working in the
engine compar tment.
(D Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ru ­
in the generator .
- Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSI ­
TIVE(+), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE
( - ) ground post of the battery manager
control unit.
- Check that all screw p lugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firm ly. If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on nega-
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tive battery terminal. .,..

Energy management .... ... .. .. .. .. . 155
Battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Driver notification ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 156
E ng ine
Coolan t .......................... 181
E ng ine compartment lid ... .. .. .. .. . 175
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 78
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
E ng ine compartmen t ................ 177
Safety ins truc tions ........ .. .. .. .. . 17 5
Eng ine compartment lid
C losing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Eng ine coolant system ............... 181
Malfunct io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
T emperature gauge ................. 11
Engine data .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 228
E ng ine oi l ... ............. .... .. ... 178
Adding .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... 180
Addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Chec king the engine oi l level . ... .. .. . 180
D ry s ump lubrication ... ... .. .. .. .. . 157
Indications and cond it ions requ iring ex-
tra check ing ............. .... .. ... 180
Level ............................. 33
O il consumption ................. .. 179
O il grades .. ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 178
Sensor defective .................... 33
Specification and viscos ity .. .. .. .. .. . 178
Tempe ra tu re d isp lay ................ 10
Eng ine oil pressure
Malfunct io n ... ........... ...... ... 33
Eng ine speed limitat ion .. ... .. .. .... .. 36
E nvi ro nment
Ca tal ytic conve rter ........ .. .. .. .. . 158
Fu el . .... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 172
Un leaded fu el .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 170
E PC
refer to E lectronic powe r control ( EPC) . 15
ESP
refer to Electronic Stabilizat io n Pro-
g ram .. .. .. .. ........ ..... ... ... . 150
refer to Electronic stab ilization p rogram
( E SP) ............................. 16
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
E xhaust tail pipes
C lea ning ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 165
Inde x 233
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
F
Fan ................................ 74
Fastening Boos ter seats .. .. .. . .. .... ...... . .
Co nvertib le child safety seats ....... .
Infan t seats . .. .. ................ .
Flat bed truck
Flat tire 145
144
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4 3
222
Changi ng ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 216
Floor mats ...... .. .. ..... .......... 104
Fo ld ing top
Care and cleaning . .... ............. 163
Foot peda ls ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 104
Fo r the sake of the envi ronment
Gasoline fumes and t he env ironme nt .. 172
L etting your eng ine w arm up ......... 78
Ref ueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Front a irbags
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
How they wor k ... .... ......... .. .. 126
Frontal coll is io ns and the laws of p hys ics 111
Fron t lid
Emergency re lease . .. .. .. ..... ... .. . 43
li ght . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power locking system .......... .. .. . 42
Tr unk escape handle ............... 213
Front passenger
refer to Seating position . . . . . . . 100, 101
Fron t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Child res traints in the fro nt sea t ...... 119
Front towing loop .. .. ........... .... 222
Fuel Additives . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 170
B lended gaso line ... .. ... ..... ... .. 170
C ur rent fuel mileage ................ 23
Filler neck ... .. ...... ............. 171
Fuel supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Gasoline add it ives .. .............. . 171
Octane rat ing .. ... ........... .... . 170
Recommendat ion . ............. .... 170
Ref ueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Rese rve ... .. .. .. ... ............ .. . 12
Tank capacity ....... .. .. ..... ... .. 228
U nl ocking the fuel fi lle r flap by hand .. 173
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Safety belts Cleaning ... ..... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 168
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
sa fety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 12
Fastening .. .... ......... .... .. .. . 112
General notes ................. .... 109
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Not worn ...................... .. 112
P retens ioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Safety bel t position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 110
Securing ch ild safety seats ... .. .. .. . 146
Special consid erations for pregna nt
women .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 1 14
Unfasten ing ............. .... .. ... 114
Warn ing/ indicator light .... .. .. . 17, 109
Whyyoumustwearthem ....... .... 110
Wo rn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Safety compliance st icker ... .. .. .. .. . 226
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Safety guide lines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Safety ins truc tions
F or using chi ld safety seats ... .. .. ... 1 41
F or using safety be lts .. ... .. .. .. .. . 110
Mo nitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 130
Safety systems Warn ing/ indicato r light . ... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Seat adjustment Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Fr ont passenge r's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Fr ont se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
H ead res traints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Power seats . ... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 67
Safety guideli nes . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 66
Seating capacity ...... ..... .... .. .. . 109
Sea ting position
Driver ... .. .. .... .... ..... ... ... . 100
F ront passenge r ............... .... 101
Incorrect seat position ......... ... .. 103
Seats Number of seats 109
Selector lever
D efective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5
Inde x 237
Serv ice
Airbag system 130
Se rv ice and disposa l
Safety be lt p re tensioner ... ..... .. .. 115
Serv ice interval display .... .... ... .. .. . 21
Serv ice position for windsh ield wipers . .. 61
Set me nu .. ... .. .... .......... ...... 25
Setting the time . .. ........ ......... . 11
S ide a irbags
Desc ription . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 135
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
S ide mar ker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Snow cha ins .. .. .. .. ............... 204
Socket ... .. .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 69
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sources of information abo ut child re -
stra ints and their use ....... ..... .. .. 149
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rat ing letter code ............. . 200
Speed warning . ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 34
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Spoi ler ....... .. .. .. . .............. 152
Star ting on h ills
Hill ho ld assist ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 80
Starting the e ngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Steering co lumn
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Steps for determining correct load limit . 197
Stopping the eng ine ................. . 79
Storage .... .. .. .. ................. . 70
Sun visors . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 59
Symbols Red symbo ls in the cente r display . .. .. . 30
Ye llow symbo ls in the ce nte r display 30
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T ank flap
U nlocking the fuel filler flap by hand .. 173
T echnical modifications .. ..... ... .. .. 211
T emperature .. .. .. .. .......... ...... 73
Tire mob ility system . ... .. .... ... .. .. 213
T ire pressu re .. .. .. .... ............. 195
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