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Overview
Controls and features
Operation, care
and maintenance
Owner service procedures
Technical data
Index Advanced technology
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Everything from A to Z204
Owner service procedures210
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upholstery155 
vinyl upholstery154 
wool velour155 
Cargo 
loading114 
securing114 
Caring for the vehicle's 
finish153 
Cassette operation, refer 
also to the Radio Owner's 
Manual 
Catalytic converter121 
CBC (Cornering Brake 
Control)21,123 
CD operation, refer also to 
the Radio Owner's Manual 
Cellular phone111,129 
refer to also the separate 
Owner's Manual 
Center (high-mount) brake 
lamp171 
Center armrest110 
Central locking system34 
button38 
Changing a tire173 
Changing a wheel173 
Check Control83 
Child restraints64 
Child restraint
systems61,64 
Child seat security65 
Child's seat61,64 
Cigarette lighter112 Cleaning headlamps78 
Cleaning windshield77 
Clock84 
Cockpit16 
Code, refer to the radio 
Owner's Manual 
Coin box, cup holder111 
Combination switch76 
Compression196 
Computer83 
refer also to the separate 
Owner's Manual 
Configure settings59 
Consumption85 
Contents10 
Convertible top45 
cleaning and care157 
closing following an 
electrical malfunction181 
compartment panel41 
convenience operation34 
electrical fault181 
emergency closure181 
Coolant127,147,199 
antifreeze127 
Cooling system199 
Copyright4 
Cornering Brake Control 
(CBC)21,123 
Cruise control79 
Cruising range85 
Curb weight198 
Current check indicator20 
D 
Data 
dimensions197 
engine196 
technical196 
weights198 
Daytime-driving lamp 
switch93 
DBC (Dynamic Brake 
Control)124 
Deep water121 
Defrost setting100,105 
Defrostable rear 
window98,106 
Defrosting the 
windows100,105 
Digital clock84 
Dimensions197 
Dipstick145 
Disc brakes125 
Displacement196 
Display lighting93 
Displays18 
Disposal 
batteries178 
engine oil147 
Distance warning87 
Diversity Antenna190 
Door key32 
Door locks, care127 Doors 
emergency operation34 
remote control35 
unlocking and locking34 
DOT Quality Grades133 
Draft-free 
ventilation99,106 
Drive belts200 
Driving hints121 
Driving in winter127 
Driving lamps93 
DSC (Dynamic Stability 
Control)22,88,189 
Dynamic Brake Control 
(DBC)124 
Dynamic Stability Control 
(DSC)22,88,189 
E 
Electric power windows44 
Electrical accessories, 
failure179 
Electrical system200 
Electronic vehicle 
immobilizer33 
Elements of operation16 
Emergency closure181 
Emergency operation 
convertible top181 
doors34 
fuel filler door180 
Energy Control81  
         
        
        
     
        
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Interlock69 
Intermittent mode, wiper 
system76 J 
Jack173 
Jump-starting183 K 
Key Memory59 
Keys32 
with remote control32 L 
Lamps and bulbs166 
LAMPS ON warning93 
Lashing eyes115 
LATCH attachment of the 
child seat64 
Leather care155 
Length197 
License plate lamp, bulb 
replacement171 
Light-alloy wheels137 
Lighter112 
Loads, securing114 
Load-securing devices115 
Low beam headlamps93 
bulb replacement167 
Lug bolts174 Luggage 
compartment40,41 
capacity198 
emergency release39 
floor panel40 
lid39 
lighting39 
lock separately39 
remote control36 
Luggage compartment 
lamps, bulb 
replacement172 
Luggage rack116 
Lumbar support55 
M 
M+S tires136 
Maintenance82,150 
Malfunction displays83 
Manual convertible top, 
operating45 
Manual transmission72 
Manually controlled 
recirculated-air105 
Memory57 
MFL (Multi-function steering 
wheel)24 
Microfilter99,180 
Mirror memory57 
Mirrors57 
Mobile phones129 Modifications, 
technical6,161 
Motion sensor, interior43 
Mounting child safety 
seat64 
Mounting the roof 
carrier130 
Multi-function steering 
wheel (MFL)24 
N 
Navigation system, refer to 
the radio Owner's Manual O 
OBD interface socket162 
Odometer81 
Oil 
additives145 
capacity199 
consumption145 
dipstick145 
quality146 
specifications146 
viscosity146 
Oil change intervals, see the 
Service and Warranty 
Information Booklet (US 
models)/Warranty and 
Service Guide Booklet 
(Canadian models) Oil filter change199 
Oil level 
check145 
indicator lamp20 
Oil pressure, indicator 
lamp20 
OILSERVICE82 
Onboard tool kit166 
Opening and closing 
from the inside38 
from the outside34 
Operating the convertible
top manually in the event 
of an electrical 
malfunction181 
Outside temperature 
display84 
P 
Paint blemishes152 
Paint, care152 
Paintwork 
minor repairs153 
waxing153 
Park Distance Control 
(PDC)87 
Parking brake71 
Parking help87 
Parking lamps94 
Parking, winter128  
         
        
        
     
        
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Temperature 
adjusting98,104 
layering99,106 
Temperature display 
outside temperature84 
Thigh support, adjusting54 
Third brake lamp171 
Tilt sensor alarm 
system36,43 
remote control36 
Tire changing173 
Tire codes135 
Tire condition27,132 
Tire damage132 
Tire inflation 
pressure27,132 
Tire pressure 
monitoring91,192 
Tire Pressure Control 
(RDC)91,192 
Tire Quality Grading133 
Tire replacement133,134 
Tire rotation134 
Tire specifications137 
Tire tread132 
Tools166 
Torque196 
Towing eyelets184 
Towing the vehicle184 
Track197 
Traction Control System, 
refer to DSC88 Transmission72 
Transmitter key32 
Transporting children 
safely64 
Tread depth, tires132 
Tread wear indicator132 
Trip odometer81 
Trunk, refer to luggage 
compartment39 
Turn signal indicator23,76 
bulb replacement168 
Turning radius197 
Two-way radios129 
U 
Uniform Tire Quality 
Grading133 
Used batteries, 
disposal178 V 
Vacuum cleaner, 
connecting112 
V-belts200 
Vehicle battery176,200 
Vehicle care 
exterior152 
interior154 
Vehicle Identification 
Number (VIN)149 
Vehicle immobilizer33 Vehicle painting152 
Vehicle start69 
Vehicle storage160 
Vehicle vacuum cleaner, 
attaching112 
Vehicle weight198 
Ventilation96,99,102 
draft-free99,106 
Vinyl upholstery, care154 
W
 
Warning flashers25 
Warning lamps20 
Warning messages83 
Warning triangle25 
Warranty and Service Guide 
Booklet150 
Washer fluids144,199 
Washer nozzles144 
Washer reservoir, filling144 
Washer system76 
Washing your vehicle151 
Water on roadways121 
Waxing, paintwork153 
Wear indicator in the 
tires132 
Weights198 
Wheel changing173 
Wheel lug wrench173 
Wheel rims135 
Wheel specifications137 
Wheelbase197 Wheels and tires135,137 
Width197 
Windows 
convenience operation34 
remote control35 
remove 
condensation105 
Windshield washer, 
automatic77 
Windshield washer nozzle 
adjustment144 
Windshield washer reservoir, 
filling144,199 
Windshield wiper76 
blade replacement166 
Winter operation127 
Winter tires135,136 
Wiper blade, 
replacement166 
Wiper system76 
Work in the engine 
compartment140 
X 
Xenon lamps167,193  
         
        
        
     
        
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O 
Oil 
level145 
quality146 
specifications146 
viscosity146 
Onboard tool kit166 P 
Parking lamps, bulb 
replacement168 
Pressure, tires27 R 
Rear lamps169 
Releasing the fuel filler door 
following an electrical 
malfunction180 
Releasing the hood140 
Removing condensation 
from the 
windows100,105 
Replacement key32 
Replacing bulbs166 
Replacing windshield wiper 
blades166 
Return used batteries178 
Rotating the tires173 
S 
Space-saver spare tire173 
Spare key32 
Spare tire173 
Starting problems70,121 
Switching off the tilt sensor 
alarm system43 T 
Tail lamp assembly, bulb 
replacement169 
Tail lamps, bulb 
replacement169 
Tilt alarm, switching off43 
Tire damage132 
Tires, changing27,173 
Tools166 
Towing eyelets184 
Towing the vehicle184 
Turn signal indicator 
bulb replacement168 U 
Use of antifreeze, 
radiator148 
W
 
Warning lamps20 
Washer fluid, adding144 
Washer nozzles, 
adjusting144 
Washer reservoir, filling144 
Wheel lug wrench173 
Wheel, changing173 
Windows, 
defrosting100,105 
Windshield washer, 
filling144 
Windshield wiper blades, 
replacing166 
Work in the engine 
compartment140