General
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Vehicle identification number (VIN)
The vehicle identification number - VIN (vehicle body number) is stamped
into the engine compartment on the right hand shock absorber dome. This
number is also located on a sign on the lower left hand edge below the
windscreen.
To enhance the anti-theft alarm protection, the last 11 digits of the vehicle
identification number are applied with laser onto all the windows
⇒ page 303, fig. 235 .
Engine number
The engine number is stamped into the engine block.
Type plate (production plate)
The type plate is located in the lower area of the left centre column.
Homologation sign
The homologation sign is located on the inside of the bonnet next to the
lock. Vehicles for certain countries do not have an homologation sign.
Stickers on inside of fuel filler flap
The stickers are affixed to the inside of the fuel filler flap and contain the
following information:
•The prescribed types of fuel,
•Tyre size,
•Tyre pressure
Note
•You will find the technical data of your vehicle in the separate brochure
"Technical Data".
•Please note that the information stated in the official vehicle regis-
tration documents always takes priority.
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Index
A
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 179 electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 deactivate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Head airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
An overview Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Antilock Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Antilock brake system (ABS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Automatic driving lamp control . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . 154, 161
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . 154
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Automatic gearbox DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . 162
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Automatic seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . 234
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . 228
B
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Biofuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Bluetooth™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Bulbs Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Buttons for central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Buttons on the driver's door Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
C
Car jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274, 280
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
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