
Reference 201
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Destination address
– deleting 115
– entering 110
Destination for navigation
– destination list 113
– entry 110
– selecting from address 
book 115
– selecting using 
information 113
– storing 114
Destination guidance 118
– bypassing route 
sections 120
– canceling voice 
instructions 50
– changing specified 
route 116
– displaying route 119
– distance and arrival 118
– interrupting 118
– starting 118
– terminating/
continuing 118
– voice instructions 119
– volume of voice 
instructions 119
Destination list 113
Destinations recently 
driven to 113
"Dial" for portable 
phone 147
"Dial number" 147
Digital clock 64
Dimensions
– Convertible 192
– Coupe 191
Dipstick for engine oil 171
Directional indicators, refer 
to Turn signals 60
Direction announcements, 
refer to Voice 
instructions 119
Direction instructions, refer 
to Voice instructions 119
Directory, refer to 
Phone book 148
Directory for navigation, 
refer to Address 
book 114
Disc brakes 103Displacement, refer to 
Engine data 190
Display, refer to 
Control Center 16
"Display off" 19
Displays, refer to 
Instrument cluster 12
"Display settings" 72
Displays on the windshield, 
refer to Head-Up 
Display 83
Disposal, vehicle 
battery 181
Distance, refer to 
Computer 70
Distance to destination, 
refer to Computer 70
Distance warning, refer to 
PDC Park Distance 
Control 75
"Dist. to destination" 70
Door entry lighting 87
Door keys 26
Door lock 29
"Door locks" 27
Doors
– manual operation 29
– remote control 27
DOT Quality Grades 166
Draft-free ventilation 92
"Driver's door only" 27
Driving lamps, refer to 
Parking lamps/
low beams 85
Driving notes 102
Driving route, refer to 
Displaying the route 119
Driving stability control 
systems 77
Driving through water 103
Driving tips, refer to 
Driving notes 102
Drying the air, refer to 
Cooling function 89
DSC Dynamic Stability 
Control 77
– indicator lamp 13, 77
DTC Dynamic Traction 
Control 77
– activating 77
– indicator lamp 13, 77DVD for navigation 108
Dynamic Brake Control, 
DBC 78
Dynamic Driving Control 59
"Dynamic route" for 
navigation 116
Dynamic Stability Control, 
DSC 77
Dynamic Traction Control, 
DTC 77
E
Easy Entry, refer to 
Entry to the rear 46, 52
EBV Electronic brake-force 
distribution 76
"Edit address" for 
navigation 115
Eject button, refer to 
Buttons on CD  player 126
Electrical malfunction
– automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 59
– convertible top 39
– door lock 29
– driver's door 29
– fuel filler door 162
– glass roof 36
– luggage compartment 
lid 31
– SMG Sequential manual 
transmission 58
Electric steering wheel 
adjustment 48
Electronic brake-force 
distribution, EBV 76
Emergency assistance, 
refer to Roadside 
Assistance 184
Emergency call 183
Emergency operation, refer 
to Manual operation
– convertible top 39
– door lock 29
– driver's door 29
– fuel filler door 162
– glass roof 36
– luggage compartment 
lid 30, 31 

Everything from A to Z
202 Emergency services, refer 
to Roadside 
Assistance 184
"Emission inspect." 66
"Enable services" 156
"End call" 148
Engine
– break-in procedure 102
– data 190
– speed 190
– starting 54
– starting difficulties 54
– switching off 55
Engine compartment 171
Engine coolant 172
Engine hood 170
Engine oil
– checking the oil level 171
– specified engine oils 172
– temperature 65
– temperature gauge 65
– topping up 172
Engine output, refer to 
Engine data 190
Engine speed, refer to 
Engine specifications 190
Engine starting, refer to 
Starting engine 54
"Enter address" for 
navigation 110
Entering activation times of 
independent ventilation/
heating 93
Entering destination 111
Entering the address 110
Entering the 
intersection 111
Entering the town/city for 
navigation 111
Entering zip code for 
navigation 111
"Entertainment" 127
"Entertainment 
settings" 127
Entry map for 
destination 112
Entry to the rear 46
"Equalizer", refer to 
Adjusting the tone 129
"ESN" 134ESP Electronic Stability 
Program, refer to DSC 
Dynamic Stability 
Control 77
Exhaust system 102
Exterior mirrors 48
– automatic dimming 
feature 48
– automatic heating 48
Eye for towing, refer to 
Tow fitting 186
F
Fader, refer to 
Adjusting the tone 128
Failure messages, refer to 
Check Control 66
False alarms, refer to 
Avoiding unintentional 
alarms 33
False alarms with Flat Tire 
Monitor 79
Fastening safety belts, refer 
to Safety belts 47
Fastest route for 
navigation 116
"Fast route" for 
navigation 116
First aid, refer to 
First-aid kit 184
First-aid kit 184
First-aid pouch, refer to 
First-aid kit 184
Flashing on locking/
unlocking 28
Flashlight, refer to 
Rechargeable 
flashlight 95
Flat tire
– Flat Tire Monitor 79
– run-flat tires 80, 168
Flat Tire Monitor 79
– false alarms 79
– initializing the system 79
– limits of system 79
– malfunction 80
– warning lamp 80
Flooding, refer to 
Water on roads 103"FM", reception 
range 127, 130
FM, waveband 130
Fog lamps 86
– indicator lamp 86
Folding up the convertible 
top compartment floor, 
convertible 32
Footwell lamps 87
Forward, fast
– CD changer 140
– CD player 140
For your own safety 6
Front airbags 81
Front head restraints 45
Front seat adjustment 43
"FTM" 79
Fuel
– average consumption 69
– display 65
– fuel specifications 163
– high-quality brands 163
– quality 163
– tank capacity 162
Fuel display, refer to 
Fuel gauge 65
Fuel filler door 162
– releasing in the event of 
an electrical 
malfunction 162
Fuel gauge 65
Fuel specifications 163
Fuses 182
G
Garage-door opener, refer 
to Integrated universal 
remote control 94
Gasoline
– refer to Fuel 
specifications 163
– refer to Required fuel 163
Gasoline display, refer to 
Fuel gauge 65
Gear changes
– automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 58
– SMG Sequential manual 
transmission 57 

Reference 203
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Gear display
– automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 58
– SMG Sequential manual 
transmission 57
Gearshift lever
– automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 58
– manual transmission 56
– SMG Sequential manual 
transmission 56
General driving notes 102
Glass roof, electric with 
raise function 35
– closing in the event of an 
electrical malfunction 36
– convenience operation 29
– remote control 27
Glove compartment 95
GPS navigation, refer to 
Navigation system 108
Grills, refer to 
Ventilation 88
Gross vehicle weight, refer 
to Weights 190
H
Handbrake 55
– indicator lamp 13, 55
Hands-free system 14, 146
Hazard warning flashers 15
Head airbags 81
Headlamp control, 
automatic 85
Headlamp flasher 60
Headlamps
– care, refer to the Caring 
for your vehicle brochure
– cleaning, refer to 
Wiper system 61
– replacing the bulbs 178
Head Light, refer to 
Adaptive Head Light 86
Head-Up Display 83
Heated mirrors 48
Heated rear window 89
Heated seats 47
Heated steering wheel 49Heating
– exterior mirrors 48
– interior 88
– rear window 89
– residual heat mode 90
– seats 47
– steering wheel 49
Heating with engine 
switched off, refer to 
Residual heat mode 90
Heavy cargo, refer to 
Securing the load 105
Height, refer to 
Dimensions 191
Height adjustment
– seats 43
– steering wheel 48
High beams 86
– headlamp flasher 86
– indicator lamp 13
– replacing the bulbs 178
Hills 103
Holder for cups 97
Horn 10
Hotel function 30
Hot exhaust system 102
"Hour memo" 73
"House number" for desti-
nation entry 111
Hydraulic Brake Assistant, 
refer to DBC Dynamic 
Brake Control 78
Hydroplaning 102
– also refer to Minimum 
tread depth 167
I
Ice warning 64
iDrive, refer to 
Control Center 16
Ignition key 26
Ignition key positions, refer 
to Ignition lock 54
Ignition lock 54
Increasing luggage 
compartment capacity, 
Convertible 32Independent ventilation
– activating activation 
timer 93
– setting the activation 
time 93
– switching on and off 
directly 92
Indicator/warning lamps
– ABS Antilock Brake 
System 13, 78
– active steering 13, 80
– airbags 13, 82
– brake system 13, 78
– DSC Dynamic Stability 
Control 13, 77
– DTC Dynamic Traction 
Control 13, 77
– fastening safety 
belts 13, 47
– Flat Tire Monitor 80
– fog lamps 11, 86
Indicator and warning 
lamps, overview 13
Individual button 
assignment options on 
the steering wheel 49
Individual settings, refer to 
Key Memory 26
Inflation pressure, refer to 
Tire inflation 
pressure 164
Inflation pressure 
monitoring, refer to Flat 
Tire Monitor 79
Information
– on another location 113
– on current location 113
– on destination 
location 113
"Information" for 
navigation 113
"Information on 
destination" 114
Initiating an emergency 
call 183
"Input map" 112
Installation location
– CD changer 140
– portable phone 145 

Everything from A to Z
204 Instructions for navigation 
system, refer to 
Voice instructions 119
Instrument cluster 12
Instrument illumination, 
refer to Instrument 
lighting 87
Instrument lighting 87
Instrument panel, refer to 
Instrument cluster 12
Instrument panel lighting, 
refer to Instrument 
lighting 87
Integrated universal remote 
control 94
Interesting destination 113
"Interim time" 72
Interior lamps 87
– remote control 28
Interior mirror, automatic 
dimming feature 48
Interior rearview mirror 48
Interlock, refer to 
Steering locked 54
Interlock on automatic 
transmission 54
Intermittent mode of the 
wipers 61
J
Jacking points 181
Joystick, refer to 
Control Center 16
Jump-starting 184
K
Key Memory 26
"Keypad" 150
Keys 26
Kickdown
– automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 59
– SMG Sequential manual 
transmission 57
Knock control 163
L
Lamps, refer to Parking 
lamps/low beams 85
Lamps and bulbs 178
"Languages" 73
– for navigation 119
Lashing down loads, refer 
to Securing the load 105
Lashing eyes, refer to 
Securing the load 105
Last destinations, refer to 
Destination list 113
"Last seat pos." 44
LATCH child-restraint 
fixing 52
LEDs light-emitting 
diodes 181
Length, refer to 
Dimensions 191
Letter symbol with portable 
phone 150
License plate lamps, 
replacing bulbs 180
Light-emitting diodes 
LEDs 181
Lighter 97
Lighter socket 97
"Lighting" 60, 85
Lighting
– instruments 87
– vehicle, refer to Lamps 85
Lights on warning 85
Light switch 85
"Limit" 71
Loading
– securing the load 105
– stowing cargo 105
– vehicle 104
Location, navigation 
drive 108
"Lock after driving" 29
Lock buttons in the doors, 
refer to Locking 30
Locking
– from inside 30
– from outside 28
Locking and unlocking 
doors
– from inside 29
– from outside 27"LOGIC7", refer to 
Adjusting the tone 128
Low beams 85
– automatic 85
– replacing the bulbs 178
Lower back support, refer 
to Lumbar support 43
Luggage compartment
– capacity 190
– emergency release 31
– hotel function 30
– increasing the capacity, 
Convertible 32
– opening/closing, refer to 
Luggage compartment 
lid 31
– opening from inside 31
– opening from outside 31
– opening with remote 
control 28
Luggage compartment 
lid 30
– emergency operation 31
– emergency release 31
– opening from inside 31
– opening from outside 31
– opening with remote 
control 28
– unlocking manually 31
Lumbar support 43
LW, waveband 130
M
M+S tires, refer to 
Winter tires 169
Maintenance, refer to the 
Service and Warranty 
Information Booklet for 
US models or to the 
Warranty and Service 
Guide Booklet for 
Canadian models 174
Maintenance system 174
Malfunction warnings, refer 
to Check Control 66
Manual air distribution 90
Manual mode with 
automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 59
"Manual" on the radio 131 

Everything from A to Z
206 Opening and closing
– from inside 29
– from outside 27
– rear window 35
– using door lock 29
– using the remote 
control 27
Operation via voice control 
for portable phone 151
– adjusting volume 152
– canceling 151
– correcting phone 
number 153
– correcting unlock 
code 152
– dialing a phone 
number 152
– entering unlock code 152
– making a call 152
– redialing 153
– voice commands 151
– voice phone book 153
"Options" for portable 
phone 151
Orientation menu, refer to 
Start menu 17
Output, refer to 
Engine data 190
Outside air, refer to AUC 
Automatic recirculated-
air control 89
Outside temperature 
display 64
– changing unit of 
measurement 72
– in the computer 72
P
Panic mode 28
Park Distance Control, 
PDC 75
Parking, vehicle 55
Parking aid, refer to PDC 
Park Distance Control 75
Parking brake, refer to 
Handbrake 55
Parking lamps/
low beams 85
– replacing the 
bulbs 178, 180Parts and accessories, 
refer to Your individual 
vehicle 5
Passenger-side mirror tilt 
function 45
"Pathway lighting" 85
Pathway lighting 85
"PDC" 76
PDC Park Distance 
Control 75
"Phone" 147
Phone book 146
Phone numbers
– deleting in the phone 
book 149
– dialing 147
– most recent numbers 149
– selecting in the phone 
book 149
– Top 8 149
Plasters, refer to 
First-aid kit 184
"play" in audio mode 138
Please fasten safety belt 
warning lamp 47
Pollen, refer to Microfilter/
activated-charcoal 
filter 92
Portable phone
– accepted calls 149
– adjusting volume 146
– battery 145
– calling 147
– call termination 148
– codes 147
– entering unlock code 147
– hands-free system 146
– installation position 96
– missed calls 149
– operation using 
Control Center 146
– phone book 148
– redialing 149
– refer also to separate 
Owner's Manual
– SMS 150
– Top 8 149
– touch tone dialing 150
– use in vehicle, refer to 
Mobile communication 
devices in vehicle 104Position
– displaying 109
– storing 114
Power cut 181
Power failure, refer to 
Power cut 181
Power windows, refer to 
Windows 34
"Presets" on the 
radio 130, 135
Pressure, tires 164
Pressure monitoring of 
tires, refer to 
Flat Tire Monitor 79
"Profile" 158
Protective function, refer to 
Anti-trapping mechanism
– glass roof 36
– windows 35
R
Radio
– adjusting tone 127
– Autostore 132
– controls 126
– playing stations 131
– satellite radio 133
– selecting frequency 
manually 131
– selecting 
waveband 126, 130
– station search 131
– station selection 130
– station with best 
reception 132
– storing stations 132
– switching on/off 126
– volume 127
– Weather Band 133
Radio-control key, refer to 
Master key with remote 
control 26
Rain sensor, refer to 
Wiper system 61
"Random", random 
sequence generator 140
"random directory" in audio 
mode 140 

Reference 207
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Random play
– CD changer 140
– CD player 140
Reading lamps 87
Rear lamps, refer to 
Tail lamps 180
Rearview mirror 48
Rear window defroster 89
"Received calls" 149
Receiving level of portable 
phone, refer to Status 
information 19
Reception
– quality 133
– radio stations 133
– regional station 132
Rechargeable flashlight 95
Recirculated-air mode, 
refer to AUC Automatic 
recirculated-air 
control 89
Recirculation of air, refer to 
AUC Automatic recircu-
lated-air control 89
Reclining seat, refer to 
Backrest 43
Recording times, refer to 
Stopwatch 72
"Redial" for portable 
phone 149
Redialing with portable 
phone 149
Refueling 162
Releasing, engine 
hood 170
"Relock door if not 
opened" 29
Remaining distance
– refer to Computer 70
– refer to Cruising range 69
Remote control 26
– garage-door opener 94
– luggage compartment 
lid 28
– malfunctions 28
"Repeat" in audio 
mode 139
"repeat track" in audio 
mode 139
Replacement fuses 182Replacement of tires, 
changing a wheel 181
Replacing bulbs, refer to 
Lamps and bulbs 178
Replacing wheels/tires 168
Reporting an accident, 
refer to Initiating an 
emergency call 183
Reporting safety defects 7
Reserve warning, refer to 
Fuel gauge 65
"Reset"
– for stopwatch 72
– in audio mode 129
Residual heat mode 90
Restraint systems
– for children 51
– refer to Safety belts 47
Retreaded tires 168
Reverse, fast
– CD changer 140
– CD player 140
Reverse gear
– automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 59
– manual transmission 56
– SMG Sequential manual 
transmission 57
Road map 120
"Roadside Assistance" 157
Roadside Assistance 184
Roadside parking lamps 86
"Roaming" 158
Rollover protection system 
on Convertible 82
– lowering 82
Rope, refer to Towing and 
tow-starting 185
Rotary pushbutton, refer to 
Control Center 16
Route
– bypassing sections 120
– changing 116, 120
– display 120
– displaying map 120
– displaying the arrow 
view 119
– list 120
– selecting 116
– selecting criteria 116"Route list" for 
navigation 120
Route map 119
"Route preference" 116
Route selection 116
Run-flat tires 168
– continuing driving with a 
damaged tire 168
– flat tire 80
– tire inflation 
pressure 164, 168
– tire replacement 168, 169
– winter tires 169
S
Safety belts 47
– damage 47
– sitting safely 42
– warning lamp 47
Safety belt tensioners, refer 
to Safety belts 47
Safety systems
– ABS Antilock Brake 
System 76
– airbags 81
– DSC Dynamic Stability 
Control 77
– rollover protection 
system, convertible 82
– safety belts 47
Satellite radio 133
– activating 134
– selecting channel 134
– storing channel 134
"SAT" on the radio 134
"Scan"
– playing stations 131
– playing tracks 139
Scan
– CD changer 139
– CD player 139
– radio 131
"scan directory" in audio 
mode 139
Screen, refer to 
Control Center 16
"Screen on / off" 49
Screw-on valve caps 181 

Everything from A to Z
208 Screw thread for tow 
fitting 186
Seats 43
– adjusting 43
– heating 47
– memory, refer to Seat, 
mirror and steering wheel 
memory 44
– sitting safely 42
– sports seat 43
– storing the setting 44
– thigh support 43
Securing load 98
"Select as destination" 113
"Select current speed" 71
Selecting audio sources, 
refer to Operation using 
Control Center 126
Selecting frequency 
manually 131
Selecting menu items 18
Selecting new scale for 
navigation system 
display 120
Selecting route 116
Selection options with 
navigation system 116
Selector lever
– automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 58
– manual transmission 56
– SMG Sequential manual 
transmission 56
Selector lever interlock, 
refer to Shiftlock
– automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 58
– SMG Sequential manual 
transmission 57
Sequential manual trans-
mission, SMG 56
"Service" 65, 156
Service, refer to 
Roadside Assistance 184
Service and Warranty Infor-
mation Booklet for US 
models 174
"Service notification" 156
"Service Request" 157Service requirement 
display 65
– also refer to CBS 
Condition Based 
Service 174
"Service 
requirements" 65, 156
"Service Status" 155
"Set date" 74
"Set" in audio mode 127
"Set service date" 66
"Set time" 73
Setting road-speed limit 71
Settings
– changing on the 
Control Display 72
– configuring, refer to 
Key Memory 26
Setting the time, refer to 
Preselecting activation 
time 93
"Set tire pressure" 79
Shifting gears with 
automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 58
Short commands of the 
voice command 
system 194
"Short cut / Telephone" 49
Shortest route for 
navigation 116
"Short route" for 
navigation 116
"Show current 
position" 112
"Show destination 
position" 112
Side airbags 81
Side marker lamps, 
replacing the bulbs 180
Side turn signals, replacing 
the bulbs 180
Sill panel lighting 87
Sitting safely 42
– with airbags 42
– with safety belts 42
Ski bag 98
Sliding/tilt roof, refer to 
Glass roof, electric with 
raise function 35SMG Sequential manual 
transmission 56
– acceleration assistant 60
– convenience start 55
– Dynamic Driving 
Control 59
– gear display 57
– kickdown 57
– overheating 58
– shiftlock 57
– towing 186
– tow-starting 187
– warning lamp 58
"SMS" 150
Snow chains 169
Socket
– for Onboard Diagnosis 
interface 176
– in front passenger 
footwell 98
– refer to Cigarette lighter 
socket 97
SOS, refer to Initiating an 
emergency call 183
Sound output for Enter-
tainment on/off 127
Spare fuses 182
Spare key 26
Special oils, refer to 
Specified engine oils 172
Specified engine oils 172
Speed-dependent 
volume 128
Speed limit warning, refer 
to Speed limit 71
Speedometer 12
"Speed volume", refer to 
Adjusting the tone 128
Speed with winter tires 169
Sport program
– automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 59
– Dynamic Driving 
Control 59
Stability control, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems 76
"Start" for stopwatch 72
"Start guidance" 111, 118
Starting assistance, refer to 
Jump-starting 184 

Reference 209
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting 184
– refer to Starting engine 54
Starting engine 54
Start menu 17
"Start route guidance" 112
"Start service" 157
"State / Province" for desti-
nation entry 110
"State inspection" 66
Station, refer to Radio 130
"Status" 65
Status of this Owner's 
Manual at time of 
printing 5
Steering wheel 11
– adjustment 48
– automatic adjustment 49
– buttons on steering 
wheel 11
– heating 49
– individual button 
assignment options 49
– memory 44
"Steering wheel 
buttons" 49
Steering with variable ratio, 
refer to Active steering 80
Steptronic, refer to 
Automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 58
"Stop" for stopwatch 72
"Stopwatch" 72
Stopwatch 72
Storage compartments 96
"Store in address book" for 
navigation 114
"Store" on the 
radio 132, 135
Storing current 
position 114
Storing sitting position, 
refer to Seat, mirror and 
steering wheel 
memory 44
Storing tires 169
Straps, refer to 
Loading 105
"Street" for destination 
entry 111Stroke, refer to 
Engine data 190
Summer tires, refer to 
Wheels and tires 164
SW, waveband 130
Switches, refer to 
Cockpit 10
Switching navigation voice 
instructions on/off 119
Switching off
– engine 55
– interior motion sensor 33
– tilt alarm sensor 33
Switching on
– audio 126
– CD changer 126
– CD player 126
– portable phone 145
– radio 126
Switching on hour signal 73
Switching the cooling 
function on and off 89
Swiveling headlamps, refer 
to Adaptive Head Light 86
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 64
Tail lamps 180
– replacing the bulbs 180
Tank capacity, refer to 
Fuel tank capacity 162
Target cursor for 
navigation 112
Technical changes, refer to 
For your own safety 6
Technical data 190
Telematic 155
Telephone
– refer to Portable 
phone 144
– refer to separate 
Owner's Manual
TeleService 155
– enabling 155
– services offered 156
Temperature 
adjustment 89Temperature display
– ice warning 64
– outside temperature 64
– setting measurement 
units 64
Temperature gauge, 
engine oil 65
Tempomat, refer to 
Cruise control 62
"Terminate services" 158
"Text language" 73
The individual vehicle 5
Tilt function, passenger-
side mirror 45
"Time" 73
"Time 1" for independent 
ventilation 93
"Time 2" for independent 
ventilation 93
"Time format" 73
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
activation time 93
Tire pressure monitoring, 
refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor 79
Tire Quality Grading 166
Tires
– age 166
– air loss 80
– break-in procedure 102
– changing 168
– condition 167
– damage 167
– flat 168
– inflation pressure 164
– new wheels and tires 168
– pressure monitoring, refer 
to Flat Tire Monitor 79
– replacing 168
– retreaded tires 168
– run-flat tires 168
– size 168
– tread 167
– wear indicators 167
– wheel/tire 
combination 168
– winter tires 169
"Tone" 128
Tone in audio mode
– adjusting 127
– middle setting 129