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:
Tire designations
Federal law mandates that tire manufacturers place standardized information on
the sidewall of all tires (see the illustration).
The following information is listed on the tire sidewall:
The tire ...
Standby mode due to action by the driver
ACC is temporarily deactivated and put in
standby mode:
• when the brakes are applied
• if the driver's seat belt is taken off
• If the driver's door is opened
• if the gear selector is moved to ...
Approach lighting
Approach lighting is activated by pressing the
approach light button on the remote key (see
the illustration on page 58).
When the function has been activated, the
parking lights, indicator lig ...