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TurnSignal/
HeadlightDimmer/FlasherLever
Turnsignals,lowbeamandhighbeamareready
foroperationwhentheignitionison.
1-Turnsignalleft
2-Turnsignalright
3-Highbeam
4-Headlightflasher
Leverincenterposition-Lowbeam
Whenhighbeamandheadlightflasherarese-
lected,theblueindicatorlightinthetachometer
islit.
Theturnsignalleverturnsoffautomatically
whenthesteeringwheelisstraightenedout
aftercompletingaturn.
Lanechanger
[>
Toindicateyourintentionwhenchanging
lanesonthefreeway,slightlyliftordepress
thelevertotheresistancepoint.
TheleverwillreturntotheOFFpositionwhen
released.
[>
Ifthefrequencyofthedisplaybecomesno-
ticeablefaster,checktheoperationofthe
turnsignalbulbs.
Headlightflasher
(Withignitiononoroff)
[>
Toflashtheheadlightstooncommingmotor-
ists,slightlypullthelevertowardthesteering
wheelandthenreleaseit.
Theblueindicatorlightinthetachometerwill
goon/offasyoupull/releasethelever.
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102Controls,Instruments
WindshieldWiper/WasherLever
/!\Warning!
Dangerofinjurywhenthewindshieldwipers
operateunintentionally.
Riskofdamagetothewindshieldandwiper
system.
I>Avoidrunningthewiperbladesoveradry
windshieldtopreventscratchingtheglass.
Spraywasherfluidonthewindshieldfirst.
Ascratchedwindshieldwillreducevisibility.
I>Alwaysloosenwiperbladesfromfrozenglass
beforeoperatingwiperstopreventdamageto
thewipermotororblades.
I>Alwaysswitchoffwindshieldwipersincar
washtopreventthemwipingunintentionally
(intermittentorsensoroperation).
I>Alwaysswitchoffwindshieldwipersbefore
cleaningthewindshieldtoavoidunintentional
operation(intermittentorsensoroperation).
I>Donotoperatetheheadlightwasherincar
washes.
I>Donotoperateheadlightwasherwhenitis
frozen.
0-
Windshieldwipersoff
1-Windshieldwipersslow
2-Windshieldwipersfast
3-Intermittentoperation
4-Windshieldwashersystem:
Sprayswhiletheleverispulledtowardsthe
steeringwheelinthefirstposition.
Whentheleverisreleased,afewdrying
wipesareexecuted.
5-Windshieldwipersandwashersystem:
Spraysandwipeswhiletheleverispulled
towardsthesteeringwheelinthe
second
position.
6-Headlightwasher
(VehicleswithBi-Xenonheadlights):
Spraysonlywhilelowbeamorhighbeamis
switchedon.
Thespraydurationislimited.Ifheavily
soiled,repeatwash.
Persistentdirt(e.g.insectremains)should
beregularlyremoved.
Seethechapteron"CarCareInstructions".
Note
Thewindshieldwashernozzles
areheated
whentheignitionison,asaprecautionagainst
freezing.
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A-Automaticspeedcontrolreadinessoff/on
1-Holdandstore/accelerate
2-Decelerate/resume
3-Interrupt
104Controls,Instruments
Automatic
Speed
Control
Theautomaticspeedcontrolmaintainsany
selectedspeedbetween25mphand120mph
(40km/hand200km/h)withoutyouhavingto
usetheaccelerator.
Theautomaticspeedcontrolisoperatedwith
theleveronthesteeringwheel.
/!\Warning!
Aconstantspeedmaynotbesafeinheavy
traffic,oronwindingorslipperyroads.
Withthespeedcontrolsystemengaged,
theenginespeedwillnotreturntoidle
whenremovingthefootfromtheaccelera-
torpedal.
I>Donotusethespeedcontrolwhenitmaybe
unsafetokeepthecarataconstantspeed.
I>Observealllocalandnationalspeedlimits.
Switchautomatic
speedcontrol
readinesson
I>Press
buttonAontheautomaticspeed
controllever
.
~
Thisgreenindicatorlightinthe
t"speedometernowindicatesreadiness
Hold
andstorespeed
I>
Bringthecartothedesiredspeedwiththe
accelerator.
I>
Thenpushoperatingleverforward1briefly.
Accelerating(e.g.toovertake)
I>
Increasespeedasusualwiththeaccelerator.
Whentheacceleratorisreleased,thepreviously
savedvalueisagainset.
Automaticspeedcontroloperationisautomat-
icallyinterrupted,however,ifthespeedisin-
creasedbymorethanabout16mph(25km/h)
forlongerthan20seconds,
or:
I>Pressoperatinglever
forward1untilthe
desiredspeedisreached.
Thespeedreachedismaintainedandstored
whentheleverisreleased.
Speedcanbecorrectedinstepsof2km/h(ap-
proX.1mph)
bybriefly
pushingtheleverfor-
wardordown(upto10times).
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Decelerating
I>Pressoperatingleverdown2untilthedesired
speedisreached.
Thespeedreachedismaintainedandstored
whentheleverisreleased.
Speedcanbecorrectedinstepsof2kmjh(ap-
prox.1mph)bybrieflypushingtheleverfor-
wardordown(upto10times).
Interruptingautomaticspeedcontrol
operation
I>Pulloperatingleverbrieflytowardsthesteer-
ingwheel3or:
I>Operatebrakeorclutchpedalor,
withTiptronictransmission,selectposition
"N".Seealsothechapteron"Tiptronic".
Thespeeddrivenbeforetheinterruptionre-
mainsstoredinthememory.
Automaticspeedcontroloperationisinter-
ruptedautomatically:
-Iftheset
speedisexceededbymorethan
16mph(25km/h)forlongerthan20sec-
onds,
-iftheactualspeedfallsto6mph(10kmjh)
belowthesetvehiclespeedforlongerthan5
seconds(upwardslopes).
Resumingthestoredspeed
I>Pressoperatingleverbrieflydown2.
Thestoredspeedshouldonlybecalledupwhen
trafficconditionsandtheroadsurfacesoper-
mit.
Switchingautomaticspeedcontrol
readinessoff
I>
PressbuttonAontheautomaticspeedcon-
trollever.
Thegreenreadinesslightinthespeedometer
goesoff.
Whenthevehicleisparkedandtheignition
switchedoff,thememoryiscleared.
Importantnote
On
upwardordownwardslopes,thesetspeed
cannotalwaysbemaintainedbytheautomatic
speedcontrol.
Toobtainsufficientenginebrakingorabetter
engine-speedrange,therefore,youhavetose-
lectalowergear.
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~Donotoperateelectricalappliancesformore
than5minuteswhenengineisoff(batterywill
otherwisedischarge).
~Donotdamagethesocketbytryingtoinsert
plugsofthewrongdesign.
CigaretteLighter
A
Warning!
Dangeroffireandburning.
Thecigarettelighterisreadyforuse,re-
gardlessoftheignitionlockposition.
~Neverleaveunsupervisedchildreninthecar.
~Nevertouchtheheatingelementorsidesof
thelighter.
~Holdthelighterbytheknobonly.
Heatinglighter
~Pushinknobofthecigarettelighter.
Whenreadyforuse,thelighterwillsnap
back.
Operatingadditionalappliances
Withthecigarettelighterremoved,thesocket
maybeusedforsmallelectricalappliances,
suchasashaverorhandvacuumcleaner.
Maximumrating:
150
Watt.
L
QRearWiper
ACaution
Riskofdamagetotherearwindowand
wiperblade.
~Onlywipetherearwindowwhensufficiently
wet,otherwiseitcouldbescratched.
~Freefrozenwiperbladesbeforesettingoff.
Switching
on
~
Touchthesymbolontherockerswitch-the
rearwiperwipestwice.
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A,D
-Switchforreadinglightondriver'sl
passenger'sside
B-Interiorlightswitch
C-Orientationlightswitch
E-Orientationlight
Interiorlights
invehicleswithoutautomaticanti-glare
mirrors
Pleaseobservethechapter"Loadswitch-off".
112Controls,Instruments
Interiorlight,readinglights
Switchingoff
~Presslefthalfofswitch.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
~Pressrighthalfofswitch.
Switchingonandoffautomatically
~Moveswitchtocenterposition.
Thelightsareswitchedonwhenadooris
unlockedoropenedorwhentheignitionkey
iswithdrawnfromtheignitionlock.
Thelightsareswitchedoffwithadelayof
approx.30secondsafterthedoorisclosed.
Thelightgoesoutimmediatelyassoonasthe
ignitionkeyisinsertedintheignitionlockor
thevehicleislocked.
Orientationlight
Light-emittingdiodesinthedoorsandinthe
interiorlightimproveyourorientationinsidethe
vehiclewhenitisdark.
Thelight-emittingdiodesareswitchedonwhen
thevehicleisunlockedandswitchedoffagain
whenthevehicleislocked.
Light-emittingdiodeintheinteriorlight
Changingthebrightnessofthelight-emitting
diode:
~PressswitchCwithapointedobject(suchas
aball-pointpen).
Thebrightnesschanges.
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A,C
-Switchforreadinglightondriver'sl
passenger'sside
B-Interiorlightswitch
D-Orientationlightswitch
E-Orientationlight
Interiorlights
invehicleswithautomaticanti-glare
milTors
Pleaseobservethechapter"Loadswitch-off".
Note
I>Switchofftheautomaticanti-glareoperation
ofthemirrorsbeforeyouswitchontheinte-
riorlight.
Otherwisethemirrorsmightaccidentallygo
intoanti-glareoperation.
Interiorlight,readinglights
Switchingoff
I>Presslefthalfofswitch.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
I>Pressrighthalfofswitch.
Switchingonandoffautomatically
I>Movelightlenstocenterposition.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedonwhenadoor
isunlockedoropenedorwhentheignition
keyiswithdrawnfromtheignitionlock.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedoffwithadelay
ofapprox.30secondsafterthedooris
closed.
Theinteriorlightgoesoutimmediatelyas
soonastheignitionkeyisinsertedintheigni-
tionlockorthevehicleislocked.
Orientation
light
Light-emittingdiodesinthedoorsandinthe
bracketoftheinteriormirrorimproveyourorien-
tationinsidethevehiclewhenitisdark.
Thelight-emittingdiodesareswitchedonwhen
thevehicleisunlockedandswitchedoffagain
whenthevehicleislocked.
Light-emittingdiodeinthebracketofthe
interiormirror
Changingthebrightnessofthelight-emitting
diode:
I>PressswitchD.
Thebrightnesschanges.
I>I>I>
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FootwellLights
Thelightsareswitchedonautomaticallywhen
adoorisopenedandgooutwithadelayof
approx.30secondsafterthedoorisclosed.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
I>Presstherocker-switchsymbolinthecenter
console.
Indicatorlightcomeson.
Thelightsbetweenthesunvisorsandthedoor
guardlightsareswitchedonadditionally.The
lightsareautomaticallyswitchedoffafter
approx.12minutesinordertosavethevehicle
battery.
Thelightscanbeswitchedbackonbypressing
therockerswitchagain.
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Switchinglightsoff
I>Presstheindicatorlightintherockerswitch.