Vanity mirrors ... ... .... . . . . . . . . . . ... 52
Vehicle-care products .......... . . . ... 202
Vehicle electrica l system .... . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle I dentification Number (VIN) . . . . 275
Vehicle jack . . ................ . . . ... 261
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . ... 33
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle tool kit . . .......... . . . . . . . ..
256
Venti lation . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . ... 76
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War ning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . 10, 13
Airbag system ........... . . . . . . . . . . 20
Anti -lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . 19
Brake system . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . ... 15
Electromechan ical parking brake . . . . . . 16
Electronic power contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic Stabili zation Control (ESC) . . . 19
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp (MIL) .. . .. 20
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Turn signa ls . ... . ........ . ... . . . . . . 23
Warranty coverages . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Washer reservoir . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Washing ... . . . .............. . . . ... 202
Automatic car wash ....... . . . . . . . . . 203
by hand .. . . . ............ . ... . . . .. 203
General informat ion ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Matte finish paint . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
with a power washer ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Waxing . . . . . . ............ . ... . . . . . 205
Wear ind icator ... . ........ . ... . . . . . 244
Weights ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .. 27 5
What happens if you wear your safety belt
too loose? . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . ..
141
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 138
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . 128
What should I do after changing a
wheel? . . . . ... . ........ . ..... . ... . .
242
What should I do after replacing wheels? 242
Wheel bolt s
Torque ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . ..
25 1
Wheels . . . . . . . . . ... . ..... . . . . . . . . . 234
Cast alloy . . . ... . ........ . ... . . . . . 208
Checking tire pressure ..... . . . . . . . . . 24 1
Inde x 297
Cold tire inflation pressure ... . . . . . . . 238
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 234
Glossary of tire and loading term inolo -
gy ......... . . . . . ................
23S
New t ires and wheels .. . ............ 246
Tires and vehicle load limits ........ . 242
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . 140
When must the airbag system be inspect-
ed? ........ . . . . . . . ... . ............
156
When should I adjust the t ire pressures? 242
When should I check the tire pressures? . 242
Where can I find the t ire pressures fo r my
car? ..... . . . . . . . . . . . ..............
241
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137, 138
Window regulators
Power locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Windows
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . .
207
defros t ing . . . . . . . . ................ . 78
Windshield
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Windshie ld washer fluid
Low level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
Windshie ld wipers
Folding up . . . . . . . . . ............ . . .
54
In dicator light . . . . ... . ........ . . . . . 2 1
Replacing windsh ield wiper blades . 54 , 55
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Washer reservoi r . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 233
Winter operation
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............
229
Coolant system . . . ... . ............ 2 26
Defrost ing windows . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . 78
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 191
Windows . . . . . . . . ................ 207
Win t er t ires . . . . . . . . . . ............ . . 250
All wheel drive ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 250
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Xenon headlights . . . ... . ..... 4 7, 49, 268
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