290 Index
Selector lever ..... ...... . . . . . . . ... . . 92
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . 98
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Service interval display ................ 29
Service position
refer to Replacing wiper blades . . ... . . 55
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift indicator (eff iciency program) . . . . . . 28
Shutting down vehicle ....... . . . . . ... 197
Side airbags
Descript ion . . ............ . . . . . . . . . 161
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
side assist
Adjusting the brightness ........... . 111
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Side assist
Activating and deactivating .......... 111
Cleaning the sensors .......... . . . . . 205
Description . ... ........ ... . . . . ... . 109
Side curta in airbags ........ . . . . . ... . 164
Description . . .......... . . . . . . . . . . . 164
How they work ............ . . . . . . . . 165
Safety instructions ................. 166
Side marker lights .......... . . . . . ... . 47
Ski sack . . . . .............. . . . ..... . . 73
Sliding/tilting sunroof
Convenience opening/closing ... . . . . .. 43
Emergency closing ............ . ... . . 45
Opening and closing ....... . . . . . . . . . 44
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Snow chains ... . ........ . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Socket
12-volt . . . . . . . .... .. .... . . . . . . . . . . 64
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ......... . . . ... . 185
Spare tire . . . . ................ . . . ... 252
Speedometer .............. . . . . ... . . 12
Speed ratin g letter code ..... . . . . . ... . 243
Speed warning system ........ . . . ... . . 87
Sport differential ................... 113
Ind icator lamp ............ . . . . ... . . 22
START ENGINE STOP button (convenience
key) . . . . . . . ... . .......... . . . . . . . . . . 84
START ENGINE STOP button (Convenience
key) ............................... 83
Starting from rest .. . ............ . ... . 86
Starting
off with a trailer ......... . ... . 87
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 83
Steering
Locking the steering ... . ........ . . . . 80
also refer to Electro-mechanical power
assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . 191
Steering wheel
Adjusting steering column ... ... . . . . . 80
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 191
Steps for determining correct load limit . 239
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 , 84
Storage ..... . . . . . . . ........ . ..... . . 64
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 74
S tronic . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . . . . . 91
Selector lever .. . . . . . .......... . . . . . 92
S tronic transmission
Emergency release . ...... ... ... . . . . . 98
Launch Control Program ........... . . 97
Sunroof .... . . . . . . . . . .......... . ... . 44
also refer to Sliding/tilting sunroof 44, 45
Sun shades
Rear doors . ... . . .............. 52,53
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . ... . ........ . ... . 52
Symbols
refer to Warning/indicator lights .... . . 13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tail lights
Cleaning . . . ... . . ................ . 205
Technical modifications ............. . 278
Tether anchors .... . ............ . ... 183
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Textiles
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . ..... ... ... . . . . 207
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ...... . ... . . . . . .......... . ... 195
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 135
t iptron ic .... . . . . . . . ........ . ..... . . 91
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Driving ... . . . . . . . . . .......... . ... . 93
Emergency mode . . ............ . . . . . 97