Lights and visibility93
Safety First
Operating instructions
Tips and Maintenance
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
7. Always take the vehicle key wi th you when you leave the vehicle.You should switch on the hazard warning lights to warn other road users, for
instance when:•
reaching the tail end of a traffic jam
•
there is an emergency
•
your vehicle breaks down due to a technical defect
•
you are towing another vehicle or your vehicle is being towed.
All turn signals flash simultaneously when the hazard warning lights are
switched on. That is that the two turn signal indicator lamps
and the
indicator lamp in the switch
will flash at the same time. The hazard
warning lights also work when the ignition is switched off.
WARNING
•
The risk of an accident increases if your vehicle breaks down. Always
use the hazard warning lights and a warning triangle to draw the attention
of other road users to your stationary vehicle.
•
Never park where the catalytic converter could come into contact with
inflammable materials under the vehicle, for example dry grass or spilt
petrol. This could start a fire!Note
•
The battery will run down if the hazard warning lights are left on for a long
time, even if the ignition is switched off.
•
The use of the hazard warning lights d escribed here is subject to the rele-
vant statutory requirements.
Turn signal and main beam headlight lever
The turn signal and main beam lever also operates the
parking lights and the headlight flasher.The turn signal and main beam headlight lever has the following
functions:
Switching on the turn signals
– Move the lever all the way up ⇒fig. 61 to indicate right, and
all the way down to indicate left.
Signalling a lane change
– Push the lever up or down to the point where you incur resistance and then release the lever. The turn signal will flash
several times. The corresponding warning lamp will also flash.
Fig. 61 Turn signal and
main beam headlight
lever
A1
A2A1
A2
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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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