292 Index
Start ing with j umper cables . ... . . . . . 274
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Eng ine compartment ....... . . . . . ... . 226
Closing t he hood ....... . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Opening t he hood ........ . . . . . ... . 224
Safety instructions . .... . . . . . . . . ... . 224
Working in the engine compartment . . 224
Engine coolant .......... . . . . . . . . . . . 23 1
Adding cool ant . .......... . . . . . ... . 23 2
Checking the engine coolant level . . . .. 232
Expansion tan k . . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . 23 2
Malfunctio n symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Radiato r fan . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . 233
Temperature gauge ....... . . . . . . . . . . 11
Engine oi l . . ... . .......... . . . . . ... . 226
Adding . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . 229
Addit ives . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . 229
Changing . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . 230
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . ... . 229
Indications and cond it ions requ iring ex-
tra checking .. . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Oil consumption .. . ........ . . . . . . . . 228
Oil grades . . . . . .......... . . . . . ... . 226
Pressure malf unction ...... . . . . . . . . . . 18
Recommended oil check int ervals . ... . 229
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Engine sound ............. . . . . . ... . 100
Engine speed li mitat ion ..... . . . . . ... . . 22
Engine start -stop mode
refer to Start -Stop -System . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1
Eng ine start system (ind icator lights) .... 18
Environment
Break-in period ........... . . . . . . . . . 201
Catalytic converter .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Diesel partic ulate fil t er ..... . . . . . ... 202
Disposing of your vehicle batte ry . . . . . 238
Driving at high speeds ... . . . . . . . . . . . 20 4
Driving t o m inim ize pollu t ion and noise 203
Fuel . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Fuel economy . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . 203
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Lett ing the vehicle stand and warm up . 204
Proper disposal of dra ined brake f luid . 234
Proper disposal of drained engine cool -
ant . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 232
Proper disposal of drained engine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229, 230
Recycling used engine oil ........ . ... 229
Unleaded fuel . . . . ................ . 215
What shou ld I do w ith an old battery? . 238
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . .... . . . . . . . 194
Exhaust tai l pipes
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . ............ . . . . 211
Expansion tank . . . . .......... . ..... . 232
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . 43
Exte rior mi rrors
Adjus ti ng . . ... . . . . . .......... . ... . 50
Dimming . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . 51
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Exterior tempera t ure display ......... . . 24
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Convertib le child safety seats ....... . 180
I nfan t seats ... . . . ............ . ... 179
Floor mats . . . ... . . . ............ . ... 133
Foot pedals . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 133
For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the environme nt .. 218
Reducing engine noise by early upshift -
ing ....... . . . . . . . . . .............. . 11
Refueling . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 218
Saving f uel by early upshifting . . . . . . . . 11
Four-zone automatic cl imate control . . . . 70
Front airbags
Descript ion . ... . . . ................ 151
How they work . . . .......... . ..... . 157
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics 139
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adjus ti ng . . . . . . . . ............ . . . . 130
Child rest raint s in the front seat . . . . . . 149
Fuel
Additives ... . . . . . ..... . .......... . 215
Blended gasoli ne .............. . ... 2 15
Current consumption ........... . ... . 25
Economy messages (effi ciency program) 27
Fuel fi ll er flap emergency release . . . . . 220
Fuel fi ll er neck . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 217
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12