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Warning/indicator lights
Airbag system ........ . . . . . . . . ... . . 16
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake system ...................... 15
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Electronic power control ... . ... . . . . .. 19
Electronic stabilization program (ESP) .. 18
Engine malfunction (diesel engine) .... 20
Generator ......................... 16
Glow plug system .................. 20
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . ... 19
Parking brake .... . ...... . . . . . . ... . . 15
Safety belt . . . ........ . . . ... . . ... . . 16
Safety systems .............. . . ... . . 16
Tire pressure monitor ing system . . . ... 19
Turn signals ....................... 22
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 13
Red symbols in the center display . . . . .. 13
Yellow symbols in the center display . . . 14
Warranty coverages ................. 259
Washer reservoir ............ . . . ... . 211
Washing . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . ... . . ... . 178
Automatic car wash .. . . . . . . . . . . ... . 179
by hand . ................ . ... . .... 179
General informat ion 178
with a power washer ............... 180
Waxing ... . . . . ... . .... . . . . . . . . ... . 180
Wear indicator . . . ... ... . . . ... . . . . . . 222
Weights . . . . . ... .......... ... . . . . . . 255
What happens if you wear your safety belt
too loose? . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . 117
What happens to unbelted occupants? .. 114
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . 104
What should I do after changing a
wheel? . . . . . . ..... ........ . . . . . . . . . 219
What should I do after replacing wheels? 219
Wheel bolts
Anti-theft wheel bolts .............. 238
Torque . . . . .............. . . . . . . . . . 229
Wheel change . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . 236
Wheels . ... . ................ . . . ... 212
Checking tire pressure ...... . ... . ... 218
Cold ti re inflat ion pressure . . . . . . . . . . 216
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Glossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy .. . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 213
New t ires and wheels . . . . .... . . . . . . . 223
Tires and vehicle load limits ..... . ... 220
Wheels/Tires
Cast alloy . . ... . . ... . . . .... . . . . . . . 182
Steel wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . 116
When must the airbag system be inspect-
ed? ............................... 133
When should I adjust the tire pressures? 219
When should I check the tire pressures?. 219
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . 156
Where can I find the t ire pressures for my
car? ...... . . ... . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 218
Why safety belts? ................... 113
Windows
Cleaning . . . ...................... 181
Convenience close/open feature . . . . . . . 44
Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Defrost ing . . . . .................. . . 82
Rapid defrosting/defogging .......... 84
Windsh ield washer container ..... . ... 211
Windsh ield washer fluid . . .... . . . . . . . . 21
Windsh ield wipers
Changing the rear wiper blade ...... . . 59
Installing new wiper blades ..... . ... . 57
Service position . ................ . .. 57
Winter operation
Battery .......................... 207
Coolant system ................... 203
Tires ..... . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 166
Windows . . . . . . . . ............ . ... 181
Winter tires . . . . . . . . ....... .. . . . . ... 227
All-wheel drive . . . ................ . 227
Wiper and washer system ... . . . . . . . . . . 55
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
One-tap wip ing ................ . .... 55
Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Wiper blades
Installing new wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 57
also refer to Windsh ield wipers . . . . . . . 59
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Xenon-Lights . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 246