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General information about the manual

Seats and elements of passive safety

• Front seats
• Seats with manual adjustment
• Power seat
• Seats with adjustable backrest inclination
• Rear seats
• Rear seat adjustment
• Seat belts
• Seat belts: They are for everyone
• Questions and answers about seat belts
• How to properly fasten your seat belts
• Driving space
• Use of safety belts during pregnancy
• Front passenger seat
• Place of the central passenger (second row)
• Position of the central passenger (3, 4 and 5 rows)
• Passengers in the back seat
• Seat belts for the rear seat for children and small adults
• Extension cord for seat belts
• Child safety system
• Teens
• Babies and children of middle age
• Safety systems for children
• Seating of a child seat
• Upper strap
• Location of the seat for fastening the upper belt
• Lower mounting places and top belts for children (Latch system)
• Securing the child seat intended for the LATCH system (rear)
• Securing the child seat designed for the LATCH system (front)
• Securing the child seat in the rear seats
• Securing the child seat in the center seats (2nd row)
• Securing the child seat in the center seats (3, 4 and 5 rows)
• Securing the child seat to the front seat
• Airbags
• Where are the airbags?
• When should the airbags open?
• What causes the airbag to open?
• How does the airbag soften the impact?
• What will you see after the deployment of airbags?
• Airbag module switch
• Maintenance of your vehicle equipped with airbags
• Adding equipment to your car equipped with airbags
• Self-diagnosis of the passive safety system
• Checking the passive security system
• Replacement of elements of the passive safety system after an accident

Controls

• Keys
• Remote control system for door locks
• Controlling the remote control system for door locks
• Doors and locks
• Door locks
• Central locking system
• Re-locking the cargo door
• Security door locking
• Protection against locking the key in the car
• Leaving the car
• Sliding side door
• 60/40 side swinging door
• Rear doors
• Window
• Windows with manual adjustment
• Power windows
• Turn-and-drop windows
• Sun visors
• Anti-theft system
• Passlock®
• Starting and driving
• Run-in of a new car
• Positions of the lock of ignition
• Starting the engine
• Coolant heating
• Automatic transmission control
• All wheel drive
• Parking brake
• Switching to P mode
• Switching from P
• Parking near flammable substances
• Exhaust gases
• Running the engine at idle speed
• Mirrors
• Rear view mirror with manual adjustment
• Outside mirror with manual adjustment
• Outside rear view mirrors of a tourist van
• Exterior rear-view mirrors with servo drive
• Outward convex mirror
• Heated exterior mirrors
• Onstar® system
• Storage bays

Dashboard

• Overview of the instrument panel
• Emergency warning light
• Other warning devices
• Beep
• Steering wheel tilt adjustment
• Direction indicators / multifunction lever
• Outdoor lighting
• Interior lighting
• Sockets for connecting additional equipment
• Ashtrays and cigarette lighter
• Control elements of the climate control system
• Climate control system
• Adjusting the deflectors
• Heating system for rear passengers
• Climate control system for rear passengers
• Indicators / warning indicators and measuring devices
• Indicators / warning indicators and measuring devices
• Dashboard
• Speedometer
• Seat belt reminder indicator
• Airbag ready indicator
• Airbag module deactivation indicator
• Charge indicator
• Voltmeter
• Brake warning indicator
• Anti-lock braking system warning indicator (ABS)
• Stabilitrak® shutdown indicator
• Stabilitrak® system indicator
• Coolant temperature gauge
• Low coolant level indicator
• Fault indicator
• Oil pressure gauge
• Indicator for replacement of engine oil
• Security indicator
• Cruise control system indicator
• Engine power drop indicator
• Daylight
• Towing mode indicator
• Indicator for checking pointer
• Fuel gauge
• Audio system
• Setting the time in an audio system without an RDS system
• Setting the time in an audio system with RDS
• AM-FM radio
• Audio system with CD player
• Audio system with cassette player and CD player
• Radio with CD changer for six discs
• Anti-theft function (radio without RDS)
• Anti-theft function (radio with RDS)
• Radio reception
• Care of the cassette player
• Caring for CDs
• Caring for a CD player
• Stationary mast antenna
• Adjusting the volume of sound signals

Driving a car

• Driving a car, the road and your car
• Careful driving
• Drinking in a state of intoxication
• Vehicle controls
• Deceleration
• Rear axle differential lock
• Stabilitrak® system
• Steering
• Actions for undesirable departure to the roadside
• Overtaking
• Loss of control
• Night traffic
• Traffic in the rain / on the wet road
• Traffic in the city
• Traffic on the motorway
• Before setting out on a long journey
• Motorway syndrome
• Hilly and mountain roads
• Driving in winter
• If your car is stuck in sand, dirt, snow or ice
• Towing
• Towing your car
• Loading your car
• Towing a trailer

Service and car care

• Service
• Self-service
• Adding equipment to the outside of the car
• Fuel
• Types of gasoline
• Additives
• Fuel in other countries
• Refueling the fuel tank
• Refueling a canister
• Checks in the engine compartment
• Lever unlocking hood
• Engine compartment overview
• Motor oil
• Air filter
• Transmission fluid
• Engine coolant
• Radiator cover
• Engine overheating
• Cooling system
• Cooling fan noise
• Power steering fluid
• Windscreen washer fluid
• Brakes
• Battery
• Starting the engine with an additional battery
• All wheel drive
• Rear axle
• Front axle
• Soundproofing system
• Changes to the soundproofing system are prohibited
• Lamp replacement
• Halogen lamps
• Head lighting
• Front direction indicators, repeaters and parking lights
• Stop lamps
• Replaceable lamps
• Replacing wiper blades
• Tires
• Tire pressure
• Use of paired wheels
• Checking and rearranging the wheels
• When to buy new tires
• Acquisition of new tires
• Quality standard for automotive tires (UTQG)
• Installation angles and wheel balancing
• Wheel replacement
• Snow chains
• If the wheel is punctured
• Replacement of the punctured wheel
• Care of car
• Car interior cleaning
• Care of seat belts
• Seal
• Cleaning the exterior of the car
• Damage to the coating
• Maintenance of the bottom of the car
• Damage to paint
• Means for car care
• Vehicle identification
• Vehicle identification number (VIN)
• Spare part identification label
• Electrical equipment
• Additional electrical equipment
• Head lighting wiring
• Wiper blocks
• Fuses and fusible links
• Service data and specifications

Maintenance schedule

• Maintenance schedule
• Introduction
• Maintenance requirements
• Using your maintenance schedule
• Scheduled maintenance
• Additional services
• Maintenance notes
• Service performed by the owner of the car
• During the first 160, 1,600 and 10,000 kilometers of run
• With each refueling
• At least once a month
• At least once a year
• Recommended fluids and lubricants
• Spare parts for maintenance
• Installing engine power belts
• Vehicle operation database (EDR)