290 Index
Floor mats . . . ..... . ........ . . . . ... . 132
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) .. . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Foot pedals ....................... . 132
For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the environment . . 217
Lett ing the engine warm up . . . . . . 80, 83
Refueling . .............. . . . . . ... . 217
Saving fue l by early upshift ing . . . . . ... 11
Front airbags
Descript ion . . . . .... .. .... . . . . . . . . . 149
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics 138
Front passenger's door emergency locking 38
Front seats
Adjusting . . ..... . .......... . . . . . . 129
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . 146
Fuel
Additives . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . 214
Blended gasoline .......... . . . . . ... 214
Consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Filler neck . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Fuel gauge ... . .......... . . . . . ... . . 12
Gasoline . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . 214
Gasoline additives ............ . ... . 216
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating .................... . 214
Recommendation ........... . . . ... . 214
Refuelling .... . .......... . . . . . ... . 217
Reserve . . . . . ... . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tank capacity ............. . . . . . ... 277
Tank system ... . ...... . ... . . . . . . . .. 21
Unlocking the fuel fi ller flap by hand .. 218
Fuel economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . ... . . . . . . 29
Fuel filler flap
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . 218
Fuses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265, 266 , 267
Replacing . . ................ . . ... . 265
G
Garage door opener (HomeLink) . . . . . .. 123
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Gas discharge lamps ......... . . . . . . . . 268
Gauges
Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Gearshift indicator . ..... . .......... . . 27
Gearshift lever
6-speed manual transmission .... . ... . 91
General illustration
Instruments and controls ....... . ... . . 8
Generator
Warning/ind icator lights ..... . ..... . . 17
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 235
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Valet parking .. . . ................ . . 45
GPS controlled clock .......... . ..... . . 12
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . 275
Ground clearance . . . . . .......... . ... 198
H
Headlights
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control ............. 22
Left hand drive, right hand drive .. . . . . . 49
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Headlight washer reservoir ..... . . . ... 233
Head restraints .. . . . ............ . ... 131
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 131
Removing/installing ... . .......... . . 61
Heated
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
seats . ... . . . . . . . . . ...... ... .. . . . . . 78
windshield washer spray nozzles . . . . . . 53
Heating ... . . ... . . . . .............. . . 76
Heavy clothing and safety belt s ...... . . 140
High beam . . . ... . . . ................ . 48
High voltage warning label ........ . . . 275
Hill descent control .......... . ..... . . 95
Homelink (remote control)
Hood
123
Opening . . . ... . . ................ . 219
Release lever .. . . . ............ . ... 219
Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. . . . 72
Horn ...... . . . . . . . . . .............. . . 8