Cockpit
60Displayed categories
The display in the instrument panel shows the mileage and 
trip recorder as well as the selector lever position.
Control and warning lamps: “Control and warning lamps”
Clock: “Setting the time”. In some vehicles the ambient temperature is 
displayed to the right of the clock.
There are optional and automatic displays in this field.
- Selectable displays:  e.g. Multi-function display (MFD) and ambient 
temperature display
- Automatic indications:  information or warning messages: “Information 
or warning messages on the screen”
- Menus with diverse information are shown on the screen allowing many  adjustments to be made: “Instrument panel menus” Mileage display or Service Interval Display“Mileage display or Service 
Interval Display”
Selector lever position display for the automatic gearbox. The actual 
position of the selector lever or the gear which is engaged (for Tiptronic) 
are highlighted.
Mileage display or Service Interval DisplayDistance display
The left-hand counter in the display registers the total amount of distance 
covered by the vehicle.
The right-hand counter regi
sters the short journeys. The last digit indicates 
steps of 100 metres. The trip recorder counter may be reset by the reset 
button  ⇒page 56, fig. 33 .
Service interval display
A  Service pre-warning will appear in the mileage displays if a service is due 
soon. A “spanner” symbol appears and the display “km” with the distance 
that can be driven until the next service appointment is due. The display will 
change after approximately 10 seconds. A “clock symbol” appears and the 
number of days until the service appointment should be carried out. The 
following information text displaye d in the instrument panel display: SERV. IN 
... KM OR ... DAYS . The service message will disappear approximately 20 
seconds after the ignition is switched on  or the engine is running. The normal 
display can be resumed by pressing the re set button on the trip counter or by 
pressing the rocker switch of the MFI  ⇒page 61, fig. 39  .
With the ignition switched on, you can call up the current  service message by 
pressing the trip counter reset knob for 2 seconds.
An  overdue service is indicated by a minus sign in  front of the mileage or day 
information.
Fig. 38  Digital display in 
the instrument panel
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