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Controls
Safety
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General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data This applies especially when the vehicle is fully laden.
CapacitiesFuel tank
Windscreen washerVehicle identification data
Vehicle identification number on the sound
system or MMI
– Select: Function selector button > Vehicle ID
number ⇒fig. 263.Vehicle identification number in the engine
compartment
The vehicle identification number is located on the right-hand side
of the engine compartment.
Type plate
The type plate is located on the right-hand side of the engine
compartment. Vehicles for certain export countries have no type
plate.
Fuel tank
ltr.
approx. 65
Windscreen and
headlight washer system*
ltr.
approx. 4.5
Fig. 263 MMI display:
Vehicle identification
number
Fig. 264 Vehicle data
sticker
CAR
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Performance, weights and dimensionsS5 4.2 quattroEngine data
Performance figures
WeightsMaximum trailer weights
2)
Engine oil1) With slight loss of power2) The specified trailer weights apply only to vehicles with a factory-
fitted towing bracket.
Power output
260 kW at 6800 rpm
Maximum torque
440 Nm at 3500 rpm
Cylinders, capacity
8 cylinders, 4163cm
3
Fuel
Super Plus unleaded 98 RON or
premium unleaded not less than
95 RON
1)
Maximum speed
km/h
MG = 250
Acceleration from 0 - 100 km/h
sec.
MG = 5.1
Gross vehicle weight
kg
MG = 2130
Kerb weight (unladen weight)
kg
MG = 1705
Maximum front axle weight
kg
MG = 1130
Maximum rear axle weight
kg
MG = 1090
Trailer with brakes on
gradients up to 8%
kg
MG = 2100
Trailer with brakes on
gradients up to 12%
kg
MG = 1900
Weight of vehicle and
trailer on gradients up to 12%
kg
MG = 4060
Trailer without brakes
kg
MG = 750
LongLife Service
VW 503 00, VW 504 00
Inspection Service
VW 502 00, VW 503 00, VW 504 00
Engine oil capacity
(including filter change)
approx. 8.8 litres
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Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 94
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . .
102
Bonnet
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Boot
SeeLoading luggage compartment . 158
SeeLuggage compartment . . . . . . . . . 75
Boot lid
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Manual release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Brake system
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Brake pads worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electro-mechanical parking brake . . . 119
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Bulb holder
Bayonet fastener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Bulb monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Bulbs
Bayonet fastener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Changing (general notes) . . . . . . . . . . 265
Bulbs, changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Brake lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Bulb holder with bayonet fastener . . 266Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Reversing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Turn signals (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Business equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
CCapacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Car keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Care of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Deadlock mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Opening and closing windows . . . . . . . 50
Switches on driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Changing bulbs
SeeBulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Child safety seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Child seat categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
On front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . 176
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Cleaning seat covers
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Textile covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Cleaning textile covers and trim parts . . 213
Clock, setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Closing
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Colour code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Compact temporary spare wheel
SeeSpare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Compartment for (sun)glasses . . . . . . . . . 89
Compass in mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Controls and displays
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Convenience close function . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Convenience open function . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cooling system
Anti-freeze additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . 11
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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EEasy-entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
EDL
SeeElectronic differential lock . . . . . . . 17
Electric seat adjustment
SeeSeat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Convenience open/close function . . . . 50
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Electrical accessories
SeeElectrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Electrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 86
Electro-mechanical parking brake . . . . . . 122
Auto release function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Driving away from a standstill . . . . . . 120
Driving away when towing a trailer . . 121
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . 121
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Releasing and applying . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic differential lock
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Electronic stabilisation program
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . 121
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Emergency release
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emission control systems
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Engine compartment
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Engine compartment layout . . . . . . . . . . 222
Engine data
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Engine hood
SeeBonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Engine management
(EPC) warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
LongLife Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
See alsoPerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Engine oil capacity
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Engine oil pressure
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Engine oil sensor
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . 197
Environmental tips
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 104
Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
EPC
SeeEngine management . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ESP
SeeElectronic stabilisation program . . 16
Ethanol fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
FFastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 159
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Releasing the tank flap manually . . . . 219
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157, 158
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Foreign countries
SeeDriving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Front passenger
SeeSitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Fuel
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Current fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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