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276Te c h n i c a l d a t aChecking fluid levelsFrom time to time, the levels of the different fluids in the
vehicle must be checked. Never fi ll with incorrect fluids, to do
so may cause serious damage to the engine.
Radiator expansion tank
Windscreen washer fluid reservoir
Engine oil filler cap
Engine oil dipstick
Brake fluid reservoir
Vehicle battery (underneath the cover)
The checking and replenishment of the service fluids are carried out on the
components mentioned above. These operations are described in the
⇒ page 212. Overview
Further explanations, instructions and restrictions on the technical data are
contained as of
⇒page 271.
Fig. 210 Diagram for the
location of the various
elements
A1A2A3A4A5A6
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296Dimensions and capacities
Dimensions
Length, width 4,282 mm/ 1,768 mm
Height at kerb weight 1,546 mm
Front and rear projection 916 mm/ 788 mm
Wheelbase 2,578 mm
Turning circle 10.7 m
Track width
a)
a)This data will change depending on the type of wheel rim.
Front Rear
1,525 mm 1,509 mm
1,533 mm 1,517 mm
Capacities
Fuel tank 55 litres, reserve 7 litres
Windscreen washer fluid container with headlight washer 3 l/ 5.5 l
Tyre pressure
Summer-grade tyres:
The correct tyre pressure can be seen on the sticker on the inside of the tank flap.
Winter tyres:
The pressure of these tyres is the same as the summer tyre pressure plus 0.2 bar.
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Index
304Tow starting
Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Towing bracket, fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Traction control system warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Trailer Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Trailer eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Trailer turn signals Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Trips, checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 117
Turning on the emergency indicators . . . . . . . 115
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Tyre Mobility-System (Tyre repair kit) . . . 238, 245
Tyre monitor indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Tyre pressure monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238, 245 Tyres and wheels
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Tyres service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Tyres tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . 229
UUnderbody sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
USB* connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Using the Tiptronic gear syst em . . . . . . . . . . . 171VVehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Vehicle paint
Car care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Vehicle tools Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Vehicle wallet storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Volumetric sensor* Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103WWarning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Warning reports
Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Warning texts in the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Washing with high pressure cleaners . . . . . . . 200
Water warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Water in the windscreen washer tank . . . . . . . 221
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241, 275 Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Wheel change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Wheel trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229, 274
Why assume the correct sitting position? . . . . . 30
Why should head restraints be correctly adjusted? 13
Why wear seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 21
Why wear seatbelts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Windscreen washer fluid Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Windscreen wiper blades Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
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