286 Index
Automatic climate control
Air vents . . . ............... . . . ... . . 78
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setup . . . . .............. . . . . . ... . . 79
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Automatic transmission ...... . ... . .... 91
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Driving . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . . 93
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Manual shift prog ram ....... . . . . . . .. 96
multitronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Removal lock (ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
S tronic . . . . .................. . . . .. 91
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Automatic wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Auto Safety Hotline ........ . . . . . ... . 135
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Avoid damaging the vehicle ... . . . . . . . . 194
B
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,229
Batter y location inside the luggage com-
partment . . ................ . . . ... 230
Charging . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . 232
I mportant warnings when working on
the battery . .............. . . . . ... . 230
Jump starting ................ . ... . 269
Low . . ... . . ................ . . ... . 192
Replacing the battery ..... . . . . . ... . 233
State of charge .................... 192
Winter operation .................. 229
Working on the battery ..... . ... . ... 230
Before driving .............. . . . . ... . 127
Bio-ethanol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Blended gasoline .......... . . . . . ... . 214
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . 78
Body cavity sealing .......... . ... . . . . 208
Booster seats ...................... 174
Brake flu id
Changing the brake fluid ... . . . . . . . . . 229
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . 228
Reservoir . . ................ . . ... . 228
What is the correct brake fluid level? . . 228
What shou ld I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? ................ 228
Brake system . . . . . . . ............ . . . . 228
Anti- lock braking system ........ . ... . 19
Brake assist system ................ 185
Brake fluid . ... . . . ................ 228
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re-
placement . ... . . . . . .......... . . . . 229
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brake power assist unit ............. 188
Brakes ... . . . . . . . . . ..... .... .. . . . . 188
Ceramic brakes . . . ................ . 188
Electromechanica l parking brake . . ... . 85
Warning/ind icator lights ........ . . . . . 15
Worn brake pads symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Braking
Emergency braking funct ion ........ . . 87
braking guard ... . . . ............ . ... . 99
Messages . . . . . . . . ............ . . . . 107
Settings . . . . . . . . . . .... . ... . . . . ... 106
Break-in period .. . . . ................ 194
Tires ... . . . ... . . . . .............. . 194
Bulbs .......... . . . ...... ......... . 268
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . 220
Battery specific . . . ............ . . . . 231
Capacities ......................... 277
Car care ... . . ... . . . . .............. . 202
Interior . . . . ... . . . . .............. . 209
Plastic and vinyl . . . ................ 206
Care of exterior . . . . . . . .......... . . . . 202
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compa rtment. . . 68, 133
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Central locking . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . 32
Central locking switch .......... . ... . 36
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Remote control key ............... . . 35
Ceramic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . ............ . ... 188
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Changing a flat tire . ................ . 259
Changing a wheel . . . ............ . ... 259