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Inspecting and replenishing
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– Take the bonnet support out of its holder and set it in the opening designed for it ⇒page 161, fig. 152 .
Closing the bonnet
– Lift the bonnet slightly and unhook the bonnet support. Press the bonnet support into the hold er designed to hold it.
– Allow the bonnet to drop from a height of about 30 cm into the lock - bonnet do not press down on it !
WARNING
•
Never open the bonnet if you see that steam or coolant is flowing out of
the engine compartment - risk of scaldi ng! Wait long enough until the steam
or coolant has stopped escaping.
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For safety reasons, the bonnet must always be properly closed when
driving. One should therefore check that the lock has in fact engaged prop-
erly after closing the bonnet.
•
Stop your vehicle i mmediately while driving if yo u notice that the lock is
not properly engaged and close the bonn et properly - risk of an accident!
Working in the engine compartment
Particular care is required when carrying out any work in the engine
compartment!There is a risk of injuries, scalding, accidents and fire when working in the
engine compartment, e.g. inspecting an d replenishing oil and other fluids. For
this reason, it is essential to comply with the warning instructions stated
below and with the general applicable rules of safety. The engine compart-
ment of your car is a hazardous area ⇒ .
WARNING
•
Never open the bonnet if you see that steam or coolant is flowing out of
the engine compartment - risk of scaldi ng! Wait long enough until the steam
or coolant has stopped escaping.
•
Switch off the engine and pull out the ignition key.
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Apply the handbrake firmly.
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If your vehicle is fitted with a manual gearbox, move the gearshift lever
into Neutral.
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Allow the engine to cool down.
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Keep children clear of the engine compartment.
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Never spill oil and other fluids over the hot engine. Such fluids (e.g. the
antifreeze contained in the coolant) may ignite!
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Avoid short circuits in the electrical system - particularly on the battery.
•
Never place your hand into the radiator fan as long as the engine is still
warm. The fan might suddenly start running!
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Never open the cap of the coolant expa nsion bottle as long as the engine
is still warm. The cooling system is pressurized!
•
Cover over the cap of the coolant expansion reservoir with a large cloth
when opening it as protection for your face, hands and arms from hot steam
or hot coolant.
•
Do not let objects, such as e.g cleaning cloth or tools lie in the engine
compartment.
•
If you wish to work under the vehicl e, you must secure the vehicle from
rolling away and support it with suitable supporting blocks: the car jack is
not sufficient for this - risk of injury!
•
In cases where it be necessary to carry out inspection work when the
engine is running there is an additional risk from rotating parts (e.g. the V-
ribbed belt, alternator, radiator fan) and from the high-voltage ignition
system. Please observe in addition the following:
−Never touch the electrical cabl es of the ignition system.
− Absolutely avoid any jewellery, loose items of clothing or long hair
from getting into the rotating part s of the engine - Hazard! Therefore
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Index
AAbroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 106 electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Alternator Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Antilock brake system (ABS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Automatic seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
BBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 170
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Belt Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 161
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Button for the central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Buttons on the driver's door
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
CCar jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184, 189
Car state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Child safety seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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