About this manual

- Before you operate your vehicle for the first time, please familiarize yourself with the information found in the chapters "Your Driving Environment" and "During Your Trip."
- Information contained in the balance of the manual is extremely useful and should be read after operating the vehicle for the first time.
- The manual is structured so that it can be used for reference. For this reason, it should be kept in the vehicle for ready access.
Footnotes
Certain pages of this manual contain information in the form of footnotes at the bottom of the page. This information supplements the text that the footnote number refers to (a letter is used if the footnote refers to text in a table).
Display texts
There are several displays in the driver’s field of vision that show messages generated by various systems and functions in the vehicle. These texts are indicated in the Owner’s Manual by being in slightly larger type than the surrounding text and are printed in gray, (for example: Change doors unlock setting).
See also:
Storing wheels and tires
When storing complete wheels (tires mounted on rims), they should be suspended
off the floor or placed on their sides on the floor. Tires not mounted on rims should
be stored on their sides or sta ...
Search paths
Throughout this manual, search paths to the menu system functions are listed
as shown in the following example: Audio settings - Equalizer, if the following
steps have been taken first:
1. Press ...
Driving dynamics: steering, brakes and transmission
The five-cylinder petrol and diesel engines (2.5T, 2.4D and D5) have a
six-speed manual gearbox which can be upgraded to the six-speed Geartronic
transmission which is standard on the V8 engine. V ...
