298 Index
Proper disposal of drained engine cool-
ant . . . . . . . ... .... ........ . . . ... . 240
Proper disposal of drained engine
oil . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .... . . . . 237,238
Recycling used engine oil ... . . . . . ... . 237
Unleaded fuel ............. . . . . . ... 227
What should I do with an old battery? . 246
Environmental note
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 86
Roof rack . . . .............. . . . . . . . . 72
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . .. 15
ESP
refer to Electronic stabilization program
(ESP) . . . . . ... . ............ . . . ... . . 15
Event Data Recorder (EDR) .... . . . . . ... 199
Exhaust tail pipes
Cleaning . . ................ . . . ... . 221
Expansion tank .......... . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . .......... . ..... . . . . . .. 58
Dimming . . . ................ . . . ... . 59
Heating . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . . 58
Eyeglasses compartment .... . . . . . . . . . . 76
F
Fan
Deluxe automatic climate control . . . . . . 79
Deluxe automatic climate control plus . . 85
Radiator . . . . . . ... .... ... . . . . . . . . . 241
Fastening
Booster seats ..................... 189
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . 187
Infant seats .. . .......... . . . . . . . . . 186
fixed seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Flat t ire
Changing . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . 269
Floor mats . . .............. . . . . . . . . . 147
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Foot pedals . . ................ . . . ... 147
For the sake of th e environment
Gasoline fumes and the environment .. 229
Reducing engine noise by early upshift-
ing . . . . . . . . .......... . ..... . . . . . .. 11
Refueling . . ................ . . . ... 229
Saving fue l by early upshift ing . . . . . . . . 11
Front airbags
Description . ... . . ................ . 164
How they work . . . ................ . 169
Frontal coll isions and the laws of physics 153
Front ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . 74
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adjusting . . ... . . ................ . 144
Child restraints in the front seat .. . ... 161
Fuel
Additives . . . ... . . ............. . ... 227
Blended gasoline . ................ . 227
Consumption .. . . ................ . . 22
Filler neck . . ... . . . ................ 228
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . ............ . ... . 12
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . ... 227
Gasoline additives ................ . 228
Octane rating . . . . ..... . .......... . 227
Recommendation . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 227
Refuelling . . ... . . . ............ . ... 229
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . 12
Tank capacity .. . . ................ . 287
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . 230
Fuel economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) .......... . ................... 26
Fuel filler flap
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . 230
Fuel supply too low ................ . . 35
Fuses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275, 276, 277
Replacing . . ... . . . ............ . ... 275
G
Garage door opener (Homelink ®) .. . . . . 138
Gas discharge lamps ............. . ... 278
Gauges
Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer ... . . . ............ . ... . 11
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Gearshift indicator . ..... . .......... . . 20
Gearshift lever
6-speed manual transmission .... . ... 124
General illustration
Instruments and controls ....... . . . . . . 8
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 248
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76