Table of contents
Table of contents
Vehicle literature ........ .
About this Owner's Manual ..................... .
Controls and
equipment .. ... ... ........ . .
Inst rumen ts and cont rols ..... .
Genera l ill ustration ............. .
Instruments and
warning/indica tor ligh ts ....... .
Instruments ................... .
Warning/indica tor lights ........ .
Driver informa tio n d isplay ..... .
Introduction ................... .
On-Board Diagnostic system
(080)
Auto-Check Control ....... ..... .
Speed warn ing system ... .. .... .
Trip computer ..... ...... ..... . .
Menu display .................. .
T ire pressure monitoring system ..
Opening and c losing .......... .
Keys .......................... .
Power lock ing system .......... .
5
6
9
11
1 1
1 2
1 2
1 9
2 4
2 4
27
28
35
38
41
45
52
52
55
Keyless entry remote contro l . . . . . 56 Doors, power
locks ......... ... .
Rear lid . ......... ............ .
Child safety lock in the rear doo rs
Anti -theft a larm system ........ .
Power w indows .............. .
Slid ing /tilting power sunroof . .. .
C lear v is ion ............ .... .. . .
Lights .............. ....... ... .
Inter ior lights ......... ........ .
V is ion .... .. .. ... ... .... ... ... .
Wiper and washer system ...... .
M irrors .. .. ............ ....• .. .
Digital compass ............ ... .
Seats and storage ......... ... .
Genera l recommenda tions ..... .
Adjust ing the front seats manually
Adjust ing the fro nt powe r se ats .
Lumbar support ............... .
Extending/ shortening the driver's
seat cush ion .................. .
Driver's seat memory ..•..... •..
Center armrest ........ ..... ... .
Rear seats ................. ... .
Head rest rain ts ..... ... .... ... .
Luggage compartment ........ .
Roof rack ins tallation .......... .
Cupho lder .. .... ...... .. .. .. .. .
Asht rays .... ....... ..... ..... .
Cigarette l igh ter /socke t ..... ... .
Storage ......... .......... ... .
War m and cold ............... .
Climate controls .............. .
Electrically heated front seats .. .
Electrically heated rear seats .. . . 58
On t
he road ............. ..... . .
61 Steer ing ..................... · ·
63 Ignition lock and ignition switch
64 Sta rting and stopping the eng ine
65 Parking brake ..... .. .......... .
67 acoustic park assist ........... . .
72 Cru ise control ................ •.
72
Tra nsmissi on .................. .
81 Manual transmission .. ... ..... . .
84 tiptronic® (6-speed automatic
85 transmission) .... ............. .
90 multi tronic™ .... ... ..... ...... .
93
H omeLin k® .... ......... ....... .
95 Universal radio frequency remote
95 con trol ... ... ... ... ...... ... .. .
96
97
99
100
100
102
103
10 5
107
1 16
118
1 19
120
122
125
125
132
133
Safety first ................ .
Driving Safe ly .... ............. .
General notes .......... ....... .
Proper occupant seating pos it ions
Peda l area ... ... .... ..... ... .. .
Stow ing luggage ............. . .
Report ing safety defects ....... .
Safety belts ..... ... ... .. .. .... .
General notes ................ . .
Why safety be lts? ....... ....... . 1
34
134
135
1 36
137
139
1 40
1 42
1 42
143
1 49
157
1 57
1 6 5
1 66
166
168
1 72
1 7 3
1 75
1 7 6
17 6
17 7
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Partition screen .. ... .... ......... 111
Protective liner ..... .. .... ...... .. 113
Removing luggage compartment cov-
er /partition net ... .. .... .... .... 1 11
Retractable cover ... .. .... ... .... . 110
Side Compartment ... .... ... .... . 114
Ski sack . ...... .. .... .... ...... .. 114
Tie -down strap ...... .... ......... 109
See also Loading the luggage
compartment ... .... .... ....... . 173
Lumbar support .. ...... .... ....... ... 99
M
Maintenance ..... .. ...... .... .... .. 346
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp (M IU . ... 20, 27
Manual transmission . ...... .... .... . 142
Gearshift lever .. ...... ... .... .... 142
Master key ........ .... .... .......... 53
Battery replacement . ...... .... .... 54
Menu button ..... .. .... .... ...... ... 42
Menu input switch . ...... .... .... .... 42
Mi le age
Average .... ... .. .... .... ...... ... 40
Ins tan taneous .... .... ...... .... .. 41
M iles to empty .. .. .. .... .... .... .... . 26
Mirrors Activating the digita l compass ..... . 93
Adjusting the a nti -g lare ...... .... .. 90
Automat ic d imm ing fo r the outside
m irrors . .... ...... .... .......... 92
Automat ically dimming inside mirror . 90
Inside rearview mirror . ...... .... ... 90
Inter ior mirror .... .... ...... .... .. 90
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Manual glare dimming
.......... ... 90
Outside mirrors .. .......... .... ... 91
Recalling position of outside mir rors 101
Storing posit ion of outs ide m irrors .. 101
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 198
multitronic™ Automatic Shift Lock (ASU 152
D riving the mu ltitronic™ .. ... .... .. 150
Dynamic shift prog ram ...... .. ... . 153
Fa il- sa fe mode .... ... .... .... .... 156
Kick-down .... .... .... .... .... ... 153
Manual shi ft program ... .. .... .... 154
Selector lever .... .... .... .... .... 1 51
Steering w heel wit h tiptronic® . .... 155
tiptron ic
154
N
Nat ural leather . ...... .... ....... .... 262
New tires and whee ls . ....... ... .. ... 305
NHTSA Contacting ..... .... .... ... .. .... 175
Number of sea ts ... .. .... .... .... ... 1 76
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Occupant seat ing pos itio ns .. .. ... .... 1 68
Octane rating .... ...... .... .... .... . 267
Odom eter .... .... ... .... .... .... ... . 15
O il
See Eng ine oi l .... .... .... .... .... 275
O lder children and safety belts ..... .. . 219 On
-Board Diagnostic System .. ... .... .. 28
Electronic speed lim iter ... .... ..... 28
Malfunc tion Indicator Lamp (M IU .. .. 27
On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD) .... . 27
Data Link Connec tor (DLC) .. .... .... 27
Open door or rear lid warning ... .. .. . .. 26
Opening Power sunroof ....... ........... .. 68
Operate your vehicle economical ly and mini -
mize pol lution .... ... .... .... ... 245
Optional equipm ent
Mark ed with an asterisk ...... ....... 6
Out lets ...... .... .... ... .... .... ... 12 1
Outside air pollution How to prevent from enter ing the veh ic le
128
Ou ts ide mirrors ....... ... .... .... .... 91
Outside temperature display .. .... ..... 25
Owner's manual How the Owne r's Man ua l is o rganized . 6
Owner's literature storage .... .... .... 123
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Paint
Touch -up ... .. .... .... ... .... .... 258
Pain t no ...... .. .... ...... .... .... . 340
Park assis t ... .... .... ... .... .... ... 139
Parking .. .. .. ...... .... ........... . 138
Automatic t ransmission (6 -speed) .. . 143
multitronic ™ ... .... ... .... .... ... 1 50
P arking brake ...... .... .... .... ... .. 137
Setting and re leasing . ...... .. .... 137
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data