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General
Identification data
Vehicle data sticker
The vehicle data sticker ⇒fig. 207 is located on the floor of the luggage
compartment and is also stated in the Service schedule.
The vehicle data sticker contains the following data:
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
Vehicle type
Gearbox code, paint number, interior equipment number, engine
output, engine code
partial description of the vehicle Vehicle identification number (VIN)
The vehicle identification number - VIN (vehicle body number) is stamped
onto the partition between the engine compartment and the passenger
compartment and on a sign on the lower left hand edge below the wind-
screen.
Engine number
The engine number is stamped into the engine block.
Type plate (production plate)
The type plate is affixed to the rear cross panel in the engine compartment
on the right looking in the direction of travel.
Vehicles for certain export countries do not have a type plate.
Sticker on inside of fuel filler flap
The sticker is affixed to the inside of the fuel filler flap. The sticker contains
the following data:•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.
Fig. 207 Vehicle data
sticker
A1
A2
A3
A4
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276
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Stability programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Starting engine
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Steering booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Storage compartment Armrest with stowage compartment . . . 107
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Door trim panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Drawer compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Spectacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Storage drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Stowage compartment below steering wheel . . . 105
Sun screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Switch on the driver's door Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Switching the engine off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
T
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Temperature Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The air conditioning system Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
The air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . 109
The armrest at the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
The automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . 66
The battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 228 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
disconnecting and connecting . . . . . . . . 233
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . 230
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
The CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
The electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 41
The outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Thickness of brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Through-loading bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Towing a vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Towing eye
at the front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
at the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Tow-starting a vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Turn signal system for vehicles towing a trailer Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Two-way radio sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
U
Underbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Unidirectional tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Vehicle condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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