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warning . . . . . . . . 19
. . .
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
. . . . . . . . . 57
2.1
-
Ad justment
- Head Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54 -Rear
. . . . 62
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
. . . . . . .
pos ition
rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
......................
. . . . . . . 17
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 3
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
- Lig hting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
.............. 24
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Steering
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Stopping engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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Warning Indicator lights
- Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Alternator
Generator . . . . . . . 19 -Anti-Lock brake system . . . . . 17
Regulation . . . . . . . . . 17 -Brake ...................... 18
-
Rear lid open . . . . . . . . . 22
- Electronic power control . . . . . 16
-
Engine L evel . . . . . . . .
Temperature . -Engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
- Front brake pads worn . . . . . . . 22
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Malfunction indicator
open ............... 22
belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
-Trunk Rear
also Booklet 3.2
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wi ndo w
Windshield
-
-
p rotection . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windshie
ld wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wiper
.........................
-Rear window ...............
Washer system
-Blades ..................... 48
-
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
- Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
-
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
- Remo vi
ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
W iper /Was her system . . . . . . . . . . 46
-Container capacity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booklet 3.3
- Fluid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booklet 3.2
- Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
- Wiper speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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at
a
date or not at
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Notes about Environment
Texts ide ntified by this symbol and written in it alic s a re impor­
t a
nt n o tes rega rding the en vi-
ronment and how yo u ca n h elp prote ct it.
Each illustration in the
may or may no t have, depending on the
and its function.
At the back of this book, you fin d an ex­
tensive
t he
of
in the order they ap­
pea r in this
righ t, forward, backward, etc.).
as sitting in the
some ­
t hing is
be
concern safety and are
Texts printed in
one of the Warning and in dicator
marked with a
comes on
page in your

Functioning of Anti-Lock Brake
System (ABS)*
The contributes to
when the brakes are This
means that the remain s
and is
the brake.
Just
short­
ens braking distance under
or on new­
Therefore .
under these circumstances , it is
and with
great care.
begins to rotate too to the automatically reduces
brake pressure to prevent that
This automatic adjustment process
is not functioning a warning
see
Booklet 3. 1.
ing

Service kit* and
warning
You can mount a first-aid kit and special
traff ic
warning triangle in the luggage
compartment.
The first-aid kit
and warning triangle are
stored in a special compartment. To open
the l
id, turn the two quick releases in the di­
rection of the arrow-see left
Note
you want to equip your vehicle with a war­
ning triangle, contact your authorized Dealer.
A commercial first-aid kit together with a
warning triangle
hol d them in place.
Notes
Your vehic le does not come equipped with a first-aid kit or a warning triangle.

A 8
ABS (Anti-Lock Brakes) 9 Battery 47
Accessor ies, -What do
if
- Brake 46
-Engine
washer 52
accesso ries
52
Anti-Lock Brakes
-
How they work? 9
-Warning
a v ibration on the
brake
9
A nti-Lock Brakes (ABS) 9
11
switch it off? 1 1
Anti-theft
24
48
51
-How often 49
-How often
49
in format ion to k now befo re you disconnect
the batte ry! 51
- Locat ion 48
-Precau tions 47
51
-Winter op erat ion
27
B rake booste r
45
-How often the brake
46
-Wha t is the correct brake
45
-What kind of brake
45

hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
-
distribution . . . . . . . 20
v
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
. . . . . . . . . . . . 28
-
r epair
Traffic jams. -Switching off -Order ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
the engine when caught
in a traffic jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
u
Undercoating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18. 27
U niform tire
grading ...... 68
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Warning
. . . . . . 18
Warranty
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Washer
jets-Adjusting . . . . . . . . . 52
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Waxing your
-How often wax
my
................... 45
What kind
of engine put in my . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
What
do if want to add an accessory to my . . . . . . . . 53
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Dmportant notes
Operating the radio
changing cassettes or reading
cassette dr iving have frequent­
be heard.
Warning
Radio Reception
Depending on the surrounding terrain (i. e. power­or how far you are from the radio
broadcasting station. you may notice some
radio distortion.
you 've driven past
Convenience radio coding
For
the past one had to recode the radio man­
then synchronise with
has been interrupted
the radio
it is the radio
the radio has been fitted to another ve­
the word is
next to the con­tacts.
and keep it in a
safe
This car radio
changer*
The
compartment. by
the radio unit. the magazine
up to 6