If and when
238Your vehicle can be equipped with a steel spare wheel at the factory. The
spare wheel does not usually meet the same performance standards as the
wheels fitted on the vehicle because of the wheel/tyre dimensions, rubber
composition, tread pattern, etc. Theref ore, note the following restrictions:•
The spare steel rim wheel is designed on ly for your vehicle model. Do not
attempt to mount the wheel on any vehicle but your own.
•
Your vehicle will have different driving characteristics when the spare
steel rim wheel is mounted ⇒.
•
The spare wheel is only intended for temporary use after having a flat tyre.
Replace the spare wheel with a normal wheel that has the proper tyre dimen-
sions as soon as possible.
•
If the size of the spare steel rim wheel is different to that of the other
wheels, it is unlikely that snow chains suitable for the other wheels will fit it.
WARNING
•
After mounting the spare steel rim wheel, the tyre pressure must be
checked and corrected as soon as possible. The inflating pressure must
adapt to the vehicle load (consult th e table containing the inflation pres-
sures). Otherwise there is danger of causing an accident. Use the highest
tyre pressure as indicated in the table.
•
Do not drive faster than 80 km/h, as higher speeds can cause an acci-
dent.
•
Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking and fast cornering, as this could
cause an accident.
Changing a wheelPreparation work
What you must do before changing a wheel.– If you have a flat tyre or puncture, park the car as far away from the flow of traffic as possible. Choose a location that is as level
as possible.
– All passengers should leave the vehicle. They should wait in a
safe place (e.g. behind the roadside crash barrier).
–Apply the handbrake firmly.
– Engage 1st gear.
– When towing a trailer: Unhitch the trailer from your vehicle.
–Take the tools and the spare wheel ⇒ page 236 out of the
luggage compartment.
WARNING
If you have a puncture in heavy traffic, switch on the hazard warning lights
and place the warning triangle in a visible location. This is for your own
safety and also warns other road users.
Caution
If you have to change the tyre on a gradient, block the wheel opposite the
wheel being changed by placing a stone or similar object under it to prevent
the vehicle from rolling away.
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Safety First
Operating instructions
Practical tips
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
– Insert the adapter onto the wheel bolt and push it on as far as it
will go ⇒page 242, fig. 182 .
– Fit the box spanner as far as it will go over the adapter.
– Loosen or tighten the wheel bolt as appropriate.Error code
The code number of the anti-t heft wheel bolt is stamped onto the front part of
the adaptor.
The code number should be noted and kept in a safe place, as it is only by
using the code number that a duplicat e adaptor can be obtained from an
Authorised Service Centre.Tyres with directional tread pattern
Tyres with directional tread pattern must be fitted so that they
rotate in the correct direction.A directional tread pattern can be identified by arrows on the sidewall that
point in the direction of rotation. Always note the direction of rotation indi-
cated when fitting the wheel. This is important so that these tyres can give
maximum grip and avoid excessive noise, tread wear and aquaplaning.
If, in an emergency, you have to fit th e spare wheel so it rotates in the wrong
direction, you must drive extremely care fully. The tyre will not give optimum
performance. This is particularly important when driving on wet roads.
To benefit from the advantages of tyres with this type of tread pattern, the
defective tyre should be replaced as soon as possible so that all tyres again
rotate in the correct direction.
Tyre repair* (Tyre-Mobility-System)General information and safety notes
Repaired tyres are only suitable for temporary use over a
short period.Your vehicle is equipped with a tyre repair kit: the Tyre Mobility System.
In the event of a puncture you will find the TMS, which consists of a sealing
compound and a compressor, located under the floor panel in the luggage
compartment.
The Tyre Mobility System will reliably seal tyres damaged by foreign bodies,
provided that the cuts or punctu res are no larger than approx. 4 mm in diam-
eter.
It is not necessary to remove the foreign body from the tyre.
Fig. 183 The Tyre
Mobility System is not
suitable for repairing this
type of damage to tyres.
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Index
294FFabric trim cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Filling the tank
Releasing the tank flap ma nually . . . . . . . 209
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Front drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Front passenger airbag deactivation . . . . . . . . . 44
Frontal airbags Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Fuel Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Fuel level low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Instantaneous fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . 84
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fuel range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 84
Fuel tank opening the fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fuel: save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Fuse Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
GGear shift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
General overview of the engine compartment 282
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Head restraintRear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Head restraints Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Removing and fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
head restraints, correct adju stment . . . . . . . . . 13
In-use and non-use positions . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Headlight Automatic headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Automatic headlight control photosensors 113
Coming home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Leaving home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Self-directing headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Heated seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
High pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
IIdentification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Ignition key Safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Indicator lamps Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Trailer indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Indicator lamps - overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Instruments Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 116
Interior lights Background lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
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