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Contents
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
The first 1000 miles (1500 km). . . . . 342
Driving instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Drive sensibly – save fuel . . . . . . 343
Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . 343
Pedals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Power assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Driving off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Tire traction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Tire speed rating. . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Winter driving instructions . . . . 348
Standing water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Passenger compartment. . . . . . . 349
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Control and operation of
radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . 351
At the gas station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Check regularly and before
a long trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Engine compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Transmission fluid level . . . . . . . . 359
Coolant level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Windshield washer and
headlamp cleaning system . . . . . 362
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Important guidelines . . . . . . . . . . 363
Life of tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Direction of rotation . . . . . . . . . . 364
Checking tire pressure . . . . . . . . . 364
Rotating tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Tire speed rating
for winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Winter tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Clearing the maintenance
service indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Maintenance service
term exceeded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Calling up the maintenance
service indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Resetting the maintenance
service indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Cleaning and care of vehicle. . . . 375
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
What to do if … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Lamps in instrument cluster . . . . 384
Lamp in center console . . . . . . . . 390
Vehicle status messages
in the multifunction display . . . . 391
Where will I find ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Vehicle jack, vehicle tool kit,
luggage bowl, spare wheel. . . . . 422
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