
402 Index
Te ch n ica l
data Instruments 
and controlsOperation DrivingInstrument 
cluster displayPractical hints Car careIndex
Residual engine heat utilization  ............................ 174
Special settings  ......................................................... 169
Switching on and off  ................................................ 175
Windows fogged on the inside  ................................ 170
Windows fogged on the outside .............................. 171
Automatic transmission  ...............................................229
Emergency operation  ...............................................237
Fluid level ...................................................................332
Program mode selector switch  ...............................236
Selector lever position ..............................................232
BBabySmart
TM airbag deactivation system ..................... 88
Self-test ......................................................................... 89
Backrest ............................................................................. 72
BAS (Brake assist system)  ............................................268
Battery .............................................................................346
Battery recycling  .......................................................348
BATTERY/ALTERNATOR - 
malfunction and warning messages  ......................299
Block heater  ....................................................................249
BRAKE ASSIST - malfunction 
and warning messages  ............................................300
Brake assist system (BAS)  ............................................268Brake fluid  ...........................................240, 292, 393, 395
BRAKE FLUID -
malfunction and warning messages  ......................301
BRAKE LINING WEAR -
malfunction and warning messages  ......................301
Brake pad wear ...............................................................301
Brake warning lamp  ..................................................... 292
Brake fluid low  ......................................................... 292
Brakes  ...................................................238, 240, 268, 272
CCapacities
Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.  .............................. 393
Card, KEYLESS-GO  ..........................................................28
Cargo tie-down hooks  ................................................... 200
Catalytic converter ........................................................ 220
Center console  .................................................................. 24
Center console lighting  ................................................. 185
Central locking switch  .................................................... 50
Central locking system .................................................... 34
Automatic central locking  .........................................52
Central locking switch  ............................................... 50
Choosing global or selective mode  .....................37, 43
Electronic main key  .................................................... 29 

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Te ch n ica l
data Instruments 
and controlsOperation DrivingInstrument 
cluster displayPractical hints Car careIndex Cassette player  .......................................................... 127
CD Player .................................................................... 126
Distronic (DTR) .......................................................... 133
Engine oil level indicator  ......................................... 124
FSS .............................................................................. 124
Individual settings  .................................................... 138
Malfunction/warning message memory  ............... 136
Radio ........................................................................... 125
Telephone ................................................................... 128
Telephone — Incoming call  ...................................... 131
Telephone — Redialing  ............................................. 130
Telephone book  ......................................................... 128
Tire inflation pressure monitor  .............................. 124
Trip and main odometer  .......................................... 124
Trip computer  ............................................................ 134
Multifunction steering wheel  ...................................... 120
NNavigation system .......................................................... 132
Night security illumination  ......................................... 158
OOn-board diagnostic system  ........................................ 290
Operator’s Manual  ............................................................. 8
Outside temperature indicator  ..................................... 117
Overhead control panel  ................................................... 21PPanic button  ......................................................................47
Parcel net in front passenger footwell  ....................... 200
Parcel net in trunk ......................................................... 199
Parking ........................................................................... 242
Parking assist (Parktronic)  .......................................... 279
Parking brake  .....................196, 227, 238, 242, 292, 340
PA R K I N G  B R A K E  -  m a l f u n c t i o n
and warning messages ............................................ 302
Power assistance  ........................................................... 240
Power closing assist
Doors and trunk lid  .................................................... 50
Power head restraints, rear  ............................................ 81
Power seats, front
Backrest ........................................................................72
Seat ventilation system  ..............................................79
Power windows  ...............................................................178
Blocking of rear side window operation ................ 180 

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Te ch n ica l
data Instruments 
and controlsOperation DrivingInstrument 
cluster displayPractical hints Car careIndex
Express opening and closing  .................................. 179
Opening and closing  .................................................. 45
Synchronizing ........................................................... 180
Problems with your vehicle  ........................................... 14
Product information  .......................................................... 7
RRadio transmitters  .........................................................208
Rain sensor
See intermittent wiping  ........................................... 161
Rear passenger compartment
adjustable air outlets  ................................................ 177
Rear view mirror
Inside, automatic antiglare  ..................................... 106
Rear view mirrors  .......................................................... 106
Exterior ....................................................................... 107
Interior ........................................................................ 106
Storing mirror positions  .......................................... 106
Rear window defroster  ...................................................176
Rear window sunshade ................................................. 186
Remote control  ................................................................. 28
Battery replacement  .................................................363
Removal and installation of
front seat head restraints  .......................................... 71Replacement keys
Obtaining ...................................................................... 31
Replacing bulbs  ............................................................. 354
Replacing wiper blades  ................................................ 370
Reporting Safety Defects ................................................. 15
Reserve key  ....................................................................... 30
Reserve warning lamp
Fuel reserve warning ............................................... 293
Residual engine heat utilization (REST)  .................... 174
Roadside assistance  ......................................................... 10
Roadside assistance call
See Tele Aid  ............................................................... 210
Roof rack ......................................................................... 372
SSEAT BACKREST - 
malfunction and warning messages  ...................... 315
SEAT BELT SYSTEM - 
malfunction and warning messages  ..................... 308
Seat belts  ........................................................................... 82
Fastening ......................................................................85
Operation ......................................................................86
Seat belt nonusage warning system .........................83
Unfastening .................................................................. 86 

411 Index
Te ch n ica l
data Instruments 
and controlsOperation DrivingInstrument 
cluster displayPractical hints Car careIndex Warning lamp  ............................................................296
Seat belts and integrated restraint system  .................. 82
Seat heater  ........................................................................ 76
Seat ventilation system  ................................................... 79
Seats
Front seat adjustment  ................................................ 67
Service indicator
See Flexible service system (FSS)  .......................... 147
Setting the audio volume .............................................. 146
Shelf below rear window  ..............................................327
Side impact airbags  ......................................................... 95
Side marker lamp  ..........................................................360
Simultaneous use of electronic main key
and KEYLESS-GO-card  ............................................... 44
Sliding/pop-up roof  ....................................................... 181
Emergency operation  ...............................................369
Opening and closing  .................................................. 45
Synchronizing ........................................................... 183
Snow chains ....................................................................245
SOS-call
See Tele Aid  ............................................................... 210
Spare wheel  ....................................................................338
Spare wheel, vehicle tools, 
storage compartment ................................................335
Special settings (Automatic climate control)  ............ 169
SRS indicator lamp  ........................................................293SRS malfunction ............................................................... 92
Standby bulb function  ...................................................361
Start lock-out  .....................................................................32
Electronic main key  .................................................... 32
KEYLESS-GO-card .......................................................32
Starter switch .........................................................222, 224
Starting and turning off the engine  ........................... 227
Starting the engine
Electronic main key  ................................................. 227
KEYLESS-GO ............................................................. 227
Steering lock
See Starter switch  ............................................222, 224
Steering wheel
Easy-entry/exit feature  ..............................................66
Storage compartment
Trunk floor  ................................................................ 335
Storage compartment in the
rear passenger compartment  .................................. 192
Storage compartments and armrests  .......................... 188
Center console  ........................................................... 190
Glove box  .................................................................... 189
Storing mirror positions  ............................................... 107
Sun visors ........................................................................ 187
Supplemental restraint system (SRS)  ...........................90
Synchronizing remote control  .................................... 365 

413 Index
Te ch n ica l
data Instruments 
and controlsOperation DrivingInstrument 
cluster displayPractical hints Car careIndex Trunk lid
Emergency release  ..................................................... 61
Trunk lid release switch  ................................................. 57
TRUNK OPEN -
malfunction and warning messages  ......................302
Turn signal failure  ......................................................... 160
Turn signals .................................................................... 160
Turning off the engine
Electronic main key  ..................................................228
KEYLESS-GO ..............................................................228
UUnlocking the vehicle with remote control  ................. 36
Unlocking with KEYLESS-GO-card  ............................... 40VVanity mirrors  ................................................................ 187
VEHICLE
See individual settings  ............................................ 144
Vehicle jack .....................................................................336
Vehicle keys  ...................................................................... 28
Vehicle tools ....................................................................335
Ventilated seats  ................................................................ 79
WWarranty coverage  ........................................................ 384
WA S H E R  F L U I D  -  
malfunction and warning messages  ...................... 319
Washing the vehicle  ...................................................... 376
What you should know at the gas station  ................. 284
Wheels ............................................................................ 337
Where to find it  ................................................................ 13
Window curtain airbags  ..................................................96
Windshield washer system  .......................................... 334
Winter driving  ............................................................... 247
Winter driving instructions ......................................... 246
Wiper blades, replacing  ............................................... 370