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227 Engine data
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical data
Maximum authorised weight in kg 1662
Weight in driving order (with driver) in kg 1219/1318
Authorised load on front axle in kg 887
Authorised load on rear axle in kg 840
Authorised load on roof
b)in kg 75
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Engine oil capacity 3.8 l.
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229 Engine data
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical data
Maximum authorised weight in kg 1647
Weight in driving order (with driver) in kg 1227/1317
Authorised load on front axle in kg 882
Authorised load on rear axle in kg 825
Authorised load on roof
b)in kg 75
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231 Engine data
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical data
Maximum authorised weight in kg 1683
Weight in driving order (with driver) in kg 1263/1375
Authorised load on front axle in kg 882
Authorised load on rear axle in kg 825
Authorised load on roof
b)in kg 75
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233 Engine data
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical data
Maximum authorised weight in kg 1733
Weight in driving order (with driver) in kg 1313/1402
Authorised load on front axle in kg 955
Authorised load on rear axle in kg 830
Authorised load on roof
b)in kg 75
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Tow with brake on slopes of up to 12% in kg 1200
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235 General index
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ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Accelerator pedal faults (EPC)* . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Accessing battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Accessories and parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Accessories, modifications and replacement
of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Additional brake light* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Adjustable steering column* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Adjusting mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Adjusting the seat belt height . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the steering wheel position . . . . . . 90
Adjusting washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
After the running-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Air Bag system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 51
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Alloy wheels* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Altering stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Anti-dazzle interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 131
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Anti-theft* wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Ashtrays*, cigarette lighter* and electrical
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Attaching child seats with the ISOFIX system 30
Audio control from controls on the steering
wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Authorization for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Automatic fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Automatic gearbox* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Automatic* anti-dazzle interior mirror . . . . . . 83
B B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Belt tensioner* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 130
C
C
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Care of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Cavity preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Central locking button* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Central locking* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Central rear head rest* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Changing a fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Changing the wheels round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Changing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Changing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Checking acid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Checking and refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Checking fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Cleaning and anti-corrosion treatment of
engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Cleaning seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Cleaning the exhaust fumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Closing the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Comfort locking* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Controls on the steering wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Coolant losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Coolant specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Coolant temperature/level* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Correct adjustment of head restraints . . . . . . 89
Cover headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Cruise control system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

236General index
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Data-carrying adhesive . . . . . . . . . . . 210, 211
Deactivate Air Bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Description of anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . 63
Description of front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Description of side and head airbags . . . . . . 18
Description of the central locking system . . . 58
Digital clock* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Digital display in the instrument panel . . . . . 41
Dipped beam bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Door, boot and window seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Drink can holder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Driver’s seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Driving a car with a manual gearbox . . . . . . . 113
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Driving in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Driving programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Dust and pollen filter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
E E
EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Electric folding wing mirrors* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Electric socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96Electric windows* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Electrically adjustable mirrors* . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Electronic differential lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Electronic engine block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 57
Electronic stabilisation program
(ESP)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 77, 132
Emergency activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Engine bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 212
Engine diagnosis* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Engine oil pressure/level* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Environment-friendly and economical driving 137
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
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Filling the container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Filter preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
First aid kit, warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Fixing points for tow bar* . . . . . . . . . . 141, 209
Flashers and high beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Fold in exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
From 1,000 – 1,500 km . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Front ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Front interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Front reading light* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 87
Front towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Front windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . . 8
Fuel Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Fuel level* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Function of electric windows with ignition on 69
Function of head airbags* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Function of side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Function of the electric windows with ignition
switched off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Fuse box in the engine compartment on the
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Fuse colour code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
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Glove compartment light* . . . . . . . . . . . . 79, 198
Glowplugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
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Hand brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 118
Hazard warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

237 General index
Head restraints* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 89
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Headlight washer system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Heated seats* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Heating and ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
How are seat belts put on properly? . . . . . . . . 12
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
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If and when . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
If you disconnect the battery and connect
again... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Increasing boot space* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Installing a radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Instrument and switch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Instrument overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Interior lights and front reading lights
(three parts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Isofix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
K
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Key lock switch for deactivation of passenger
Air Bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Keys with remote control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Kick-down device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
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Lap belt* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lashing eyes* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Layout of fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Lifting points for workshop hoist and trolley
jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Lifting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Locking and unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . 58, 65
Loosening the wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Main beam bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Measurements and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Memory consultation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Mileage display or Service Interval Display . . 45
Mirror heating* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85Mobile telephones and radio telephones . . . 200
Multifunction indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Natural leather* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Notes for tyres where the direction of rotation
is stipulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
O O
Object compartment driver’s side . . . . . . . . . 97
Object drawer under right seat* . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
On board tools, spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 62
Opening and closing the opening roof . . . . . 71
Opening or closing the windows electrically . 68
Opening roof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Opening the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Outside temperature indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Overview of the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . 37
Overview of the warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Parking light/dipped beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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Topping up engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Tow loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tow start/towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Traction Control System (TCS)* . 51, 77, 131, 134
Trailer indicators* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Trolley jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Turn signal bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Tyre life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
U
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Undercoating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Up to 1,000 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Upholstery cloth and textile trim . . . . . . . . . . 152
Using air conditioner economically . . . . . . . . 108
Using the handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
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Valid for all versions with catalytic
converter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle hoist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Volumetric sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Warnings on handling the battery . . . . . . . . . 165
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Washing the vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Washing vehicle with high pressure cleaner . 150Ways to secure a child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
What can have a negative effect on the
brakes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
What do you need to bear in mind when
towing a trailer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Wheel trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
When are the Air Bags activated? . . . . . . . . . 19
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 169
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
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Your vehicle and the environment . . . . . . . . . 135