Lights and visibility99
Safety First
Operating instructions
Tips and Maintenance
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Note
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Do not put stickers on the windscreen in front of the sensor. This may
cause sensor disruption or faults.
Rear window wiper
The windscreen wiper lever operates the windscreen wiper
and the wash and wipe system for the rear window.
Switching on the interval wipe
– Press the lever forwards to position ⇒fig. 68 . The wiper will
wipe the window approximately every 6 seconds. Switching off the interval wipe function
– Pull the lever back from position towards the steering wheel.
T h e wi p e r will co n t i n u e to fun c t i o n fo r a s h o r t p e r i o d i f yo u s wi tch
off whilst the wipers are in motion.
Switching on the windscreen wiper and washer system
– Press the lever fully forwards to position ⇒fig. 68 . The rear
wiper and washer operate at the same time. The windscreen
wash system will function as long as you hold the lever in this
position.
– Release the lever. The washer system stops and the wipers continue until the end of the cycle.
– Move the lever towards the steering wheel to switch off.
WARNING
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A worn or dirty wiper blade will obstruct visibility and reduce safety.
•
Always note the corresponding warnings on ⇒page 190.Caution
In icy conditions, always check that the wiper blade is not frozen to the glass
before using the wiper for the first time. If you switch on the wiper when the
wiper blade is frozen to the glass, this could damage both the wiper blade
and the wiper motor.
Note
•
The rear window wiper will only work when the ignition is switched on.
•
Depending on the version of the model, when you engage reverse gear
and with the headlight wiper activated, the lamps are wiped.
Fig. 68 Windscreen wiper
and windscreen wash
lever: rear window wiper
A6
A6
A7
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Note•
The automatic anti-dazzle function will only work properly if the sun
blind* for the rear window is retracted and there are no other objects
preventing light from reac hing the interior mirror.
•
If you have to stick any type of sticker on the windscreen, do not do so in
front of the sensors. Doing so could pr event the anti-dazzle function from
working well or even from working at all.
Folding in the wing mirrorsThe wing mirrors of the vehicle may be folded in. For this, press the mirror
housing towards the vehicle.
Note
Before washing the vehicle with an automatic car wash, fold in the mirrors to
avoid damage.
Electric wing mirrors*
The exterior mirrors can be adjusted using the rotary knob in
the centre console.Basic setting of exterior mirrors
1. Turn knob ⇒fig. 71 to position L ( left exterior mirror ).
2. Turn the rotary knob to position the mirror so that you have a good view to the rear of the vehicle.
3. Turn knob to position R (right exterior mirror ).
4. Swivel the rotary knob to position the mirror so that you have a good view to the rear of the car ⇒.
Heating the exterior mirrors*
– Turn the control to the demisting position
⇒ fig. 71 .Fig. 71 Exterior mirror
control
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Intelligent technology
150Anti-lock brake system (ABS)The anti-lock brake system prevents the wheels locking during braking
⇒ page 148.Electronic differential lock (EDL)*
The electronic differential lock helps prevent the loss of trac-
tion caused if one of the driven wheels starts spinning.EDL helps the vehicle to start moving, accelerate and climb a gradient in slip-
pery conditions where this may otherwise be difficult or even impossible.
The system will control the revolutions of the drive wheels using the ABS
sensors (in case of an EDL fault the warning lamp for ABS lights up)
⇒page 64.
At speeds of up to approximately 80 km/h, it is able to balance out differ-
ences in the speed of the driven wheel s of approximately 100 rpm caused by
a slippery road surface on one side of the vehicle. It does this by braking the
wheel which has lost traction and distributing more driving force to the other
driven wheel via the differential.
To prevent the disc brake of the braked wheel from overheating, the EDL cuts
out automatically if subjected to excessive loads. The vehicle will continue to
function normally without EDL. For this reason, the driver is not informed that
the EDL has been switched off.
The EDL will switch on again automatically when the brake has cooled down.
WARNING
•
When accelerating on a slippery surface, for example on ice and snow,
press the accelerator carefully. Despite EDL, the driven wheels may start to
spin. This could impair the vehicle’s stability.
•
Always adapt your driving style to suit road conditions and the traffic
situation. Do not let the extra safety afforded by EDL tempt you into taking
any risks when driving, this can cause accidents.Caution
Modifications to the vehi cle (e.g. to the engine, the brake system, running
gear or any components affecting the wheels and tyres) could affect the effi-
ciency of the EDL ⇒page 172.The traction control system (TCS)The traction control system prevents the drive wheels from spinning when the
car is accelerating ⇒page 148.
WARNING (continued)
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If and when215
Safety First
Operating instructions
Tips and Maintenance
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Fuses on left side of dash panelFuses
Number Consumer Amperes
1 Secondary water pump 1.8 20 VT (T16) 15
2A BS/E S P 10
3 Vacant
4 Brake light, clutch switch, relay coils 5
5 Engine control unit (petrol) 5
6 Right side light 5
7 Left side light 5
8 Mirror heating unit 5
9 Lambda probe 10
10 Signal“S”
a). Radio unit 5
11 Electric mirror power supply 5
12 Headlamp height adjustment 5
13 Oil pressure/level sensor 5
14 Additional heating engine/fuel pump 10
15 Automatic gearbox unit 10
16 Heated seats 15
17 Engine control unit 5
18 Instrument panel /Heating and ventilation, Navigation, Headlamp height adjustment, Electric mirror 10
19 Reversing light 10
20 Windscreen washer pump 10
21 Main beam headlight, right 10
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22 Main beam headlight, left 10
23 Number plate light/si de light indicator 5
24 Rear windscreen wiper 10
25 Injectors(fuel) 10
26 Brake light switch /ESP (Turn sensor) 10
27 Instrument panel/Diagnosis 5
28 Switchboard: glovebox light, boot light, interior light 10
29 Climatronic 5
30 Power supply central locking unit 5
31 Left front window control 25
32 Vacant
33 Self powered alarm horn 15
34 Engine control unit 15
35 Sunroof 20
36 Engine ventilator heating /blower 25
37 Headlight washer pump 20
38 Front and rear fog lights 15
39 Engine control unit (petrol) 15
40 Engine control unit diesel + SDI Fuel pump 30
41 Fuel gauge 15
42 Ignition transformer+ Engine control unit T70 15
43 Dipped headlight (right side) 15
44 Left rear window control 25
45 Front right window control 25
Number
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Index265
LLights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Load compartment
See Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 116 See also Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 15
Luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Main beam headlights Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Main headlight lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Manual heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Manual heating system Defrosting the windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Demisting the windscreen and side windows . .120
MFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mileage display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Mirrors courtesy mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Wing mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Multi-function display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
NNumber of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16OObservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
One-touch opening and closing
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Opening and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Overview Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60PPaintworkPolishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Trips to foreign countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Petrol engines, starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 17
Plastic key tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
RRadio frequency remote control Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Radio wave remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Rain sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rear cupholder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Rear fog lamp indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Rear seats, folding down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Rear window heating Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Rearview mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Remote control key Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Index267
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sunroof blind
Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Switch Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Switches Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135TTailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Tank fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
reserve indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
TCS (Traction control system) Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
The danger of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . 18
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158, 240
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Towing bracket, fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Traction control system
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Trailer turn signals Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Trips, checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 94
Two-way radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Tyre Mobility-System (Tyre repair kit) . . . 205, 211
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205, 211
Tyres and wheels Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Tyres service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Tyres tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . 196
UUnderbody sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
USB* connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116VVehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Vehicle interior heating or cooling system . . . 123
Vehicle paint
Car care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Vehicle tools Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Vehicle wallet storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
vent wings* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Volumetric sensor* Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
WWarning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Washing with high pressure cleaners . . . . . . . 165
Water in the windscreen washer tank . . . . . . . 189
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208, 241Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Wheel change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Wheel trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196, 240
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