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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)