
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 

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 

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