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Number Consumer Amperes
1 Diagnosis Switchboard/Instrument lights / Headlights switchboard/ Flowmeter/ Heated wipers 10
2 Engine control unit/ ABS-ESP switch
board/ Automatic gearbox/ Instrume nt panel/ Trailer switchboard/
Light switch / Brake sensor/ Power steering/ Right and left headlights 5
3 A ir b ag 5
4 Heating/ Reverse switch/ ASR-ESP switch/ Telephone/ Nozzles/ Electrochrome anti-dazzle mirror/ Tom-
tom navigator 5
5 Right xenon headlight 5
6 Left xenon headlight 5
7 Vacant
8 Vacant
9 Vacant
10 Vacant
11 Vacant
12 Central locking 15
13 Diagnosis/ Lights switch/ Rain sensor 10
14 Automatic gearbox / Heating/ ESP switchboard/ Automatic gearbox lever 5
15 Cable control unit 7,5
16 Vacant
17 Alarm 5
18 Vacant
19 Vacant
20 Vacant
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Some of the electrical items listed in
the table are only fitted on certain
models or are optional extras. Please note that the above list, while correct at the time of printing, is subject
to alterations. If discrepancies should occur, please refer to the sticker on the
inside of the fuse cover for the correct information for your model.
Fuses layout, engine compartment, left partFuses45
Trailer bracket preinstallation 15
46 Vacant
47 Engine management 10
48 Engine management 10
49 Vacant
Number
Consumer Amperes
NumberConsumer Amperes
1 Clean 30
2 Steering column 5
3 Cable control unit 5
4A BS 30
5 AQ gearbox 15
6 Instrument panel 5
7 Vacant
8R ad io 15
9 Telephone/TomTom Navigator 5
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Position in engine compartment: Side boxFuses
Some of the electrical items listed in the table are only fitted on certain
models or are optional extras.
Please note that the above list, while correct at the time of printing, is subject
to alterations. 28
Ignition key 40
29 Electric windows (front and back)
50
Electric windows (front) 30
30 Ignition key 40
Number Consumer Amperes
B1 Alternator < 140 W
150
Alternator > 140 W 200
C1 Power steering servo 80
D1 Multi-terminal voltage supply “30”. Internal fuse box 100
E1 Ventilator < 500 W / Ventilator > 500 W 50 / 80
F1 PTCs (Supplementary electrical heating using air) 80
G1 PTC (Supplementary electrical heating using air) 40
H1 Central locking control unit
Number
Consumer Amperes
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Index
294Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Engine fault
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Engine management Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine oil pressure Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 78
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Environmental tip Avoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 173
Example of menu use Open the configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Program a speed limit warning . . . . . . . . . . 67
To activate and deactivate the speed limit warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Examples of menu use Open the main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Open the winter tyres menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
To close the winter tyres menu . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Exhaust gasses purification system . . . . . . . . 178
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
FFastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
folding table* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Foot brake Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Front drinks holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Front interior light Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Front passenger airbag deactivation . . . . . . . . . 44
Front reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Front seat adjustment Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Fuel Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fuel level Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Fuel Tank Opening the fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Fuel tank
See Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Fuel: save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
GG 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Gear shift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
General overview of the engine compartment 266
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 164
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
head restraints Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 129
adjustment of the head restraint angle . . . 129
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
head restraints, correct adjustment . . . . . . . . . 13 In-use and non-use positions . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Headlight washer system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
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