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ContentsManual structure
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Content
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Safety First
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Safe driving
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Brief introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Proper sitting position for occupants . . . . . . . . . 
Pedal area  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Stowing luggage  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Seat belts
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Brief Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Why wear seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Belt tension devices*  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Airbag system
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Brief introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Front airbags  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Curtain airbags  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Deactivating airbags*  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Child safety
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Brief introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Securing child seats  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Operating instructions
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Cockpit
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Overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Instruments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Digital display in the instrument panel  . . . . . . . 
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Steering column controls*
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General information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Audio Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Audio + Telephone Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Unlocking and locking
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Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Keys  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Radio frequency remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Windows  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Panoramic tilting roof*  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Lights and visibility
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Lights  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Windscreen washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Rearview mirrors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Seats and stowage
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The importance of correct seat adjustment . . . . 
Head restraints  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Stowage compartments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Ashtrays, cigarette lighter and power point  . . .  First-aid kit, warning triangle, fire extinguisher*
Boot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Heating, Ventilation and Air conditioning
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Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
General notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Driving
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Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Starting and stopping the engine  . . . . . . . . . . . 
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Automatic gearbox*  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Acoustic parking aid system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Cruise control system (CCS)*  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Practical tips
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Intelligent technology
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Brakes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Anti-lock brake system and traction control ABS
Electronic stabilisation programme (ESP)*  . . . . 
Driving and the environment
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Running-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Economical and environmentally-friendly driving
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
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4Your vehicle maintenance and cleaning
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General notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Vehicle exterior maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Vehicle interior maintenance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Accessories, parts replacement and 
modifications
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Accessories and spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Technical modifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Roof aerial*  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Mobile telephones and two-way radios . . . . . . . 
Fitting a towing bracket* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Checking and refilling levels
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Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Petrol  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Washer fluid and windscreen wiper blades . . . . 
Brake fluid  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
If and when
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Vehicle tools, spare wheel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Wheel change  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Tyre repair kit (Tyre-Mobility-System)* . . . . . . . . 
Fuses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Bulb change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Towing and tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Te c h n i c a l  D a t a
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General notes on the technical data
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Outstanding information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Data on fuel consumption  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Towing a trailer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Techn ical  Data
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Checking fluid levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Petrol engine 1.2 51kW (70 CV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Petrol engine 1.4l 63 kW (85 bhp) . . . . . . . . . . . 
Petrol engine 1.6l 77 kW (105 bhp) . . . . . . . . . . 
Diesel engine 1.4 litre TDI 59 kW (80 bhp)  . . . . 
Diesel engine 1.9l TDI 66 kW (90 bhp)  . . . . . . . 
Diesel engine 1.9l TDI 77 kW (105 bhp)  . . . . . . 
Dimensions and capacities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
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InstrumentsInstrument overview
The instruments display the vehicle operating status.Fig. 30  Detailed view of instrument panel: instrument panelThe layout of the instruments depends upon the model and the engine.
Rev counter*  ⇒page 52
Digital screen.
Speedometer  ⇒page 52 Menu selection button on digital 
screen on the instrument panel
Adjustment button depending on the selected menuA1A2A3
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52Rev counter
The rev. counter displays the engine speed in revolutions per 
minute.The start of the red zone  ⇒page 51, fig. 30    indicates the maximum 
engine speed operating at service temperature. However, it is advisable to 
change up a into a higher gear, move the selector lever to D or lift your foot 
off the accelerator before the needle reaches the red zone.
Caution
The rev counter needle must never enter the red zone on the scale. Risk of 
engine damage.
For the sake of the environment
Changing up into higher gears early will  help you to save fuel and minimise 
engine noise.SpeedometerThe speedometer is equipped with a digital odometer and a trip counter, in 
addition to a service intervals display.
During the running-in period, the instructions shown on  ⇒page 153 should 
be followed.
Digital display in the instrument panelFuel gauge 
 and reserve indicator
Instrument panel: fuel gauge
The fuel tank has a capacity of approx. 45 litres.
When the needle reaches the reserve zone  ⇒fig. 31 , the warning lamp will 
light and an acoustic signal is emitted  reminding the driver to refuel. At this 
point there are still about 7 litres of fuel in the tank.Digital clock* – To alter the time, press button    ⇒page 51, fig. 30 . The option 
“hour” flashes on the digital display. Set the hour from button   “set” ⇒ page 51, fig. 30 .
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Fig. 31  Fuel gauge
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– To set the minutes, press button   again and select the minute 
option. Set from button   “set”.Once the operation has been completed, the system stores the time.Ambient temperature display
The outside temperature is displayed when the ignition is 
switched on.At descending temperatures between +4°C down to -7°C and at ascending 
temperatures from -5°C up to +6°C in  addition to the outside temperature 
display, an ice crystal is displayed and if vehicle speed is over 10 km/h an 
acoustic buzzer is heard.
The illumination of the crystal symbol ai ms to warn the driver of the risk of 
ice, so that he/she proceeds with due care.
When the vehicle is stationary or travelling at very low speeds, the tempera-
ture displayed may be slightly higher than the actual outside temperature as 
a result of heat coming from the engine.
Display with multi-function display (MFD)*
The multi-function display (MFD) shows you information on 
the journey and fuel consumption.The multi-function system uses two automatic memories:  1 - Actual 
memory  and 2 - Total memory . The selected memory will be shown 
in the upper right-hand corner of the display.
Selecting a memory
– With the ignition switched on, briefly press button  ⇒fig. 32  
on the windscreen wiper lever to change the memory.
Resetting a memory
– Select the memory that you would like to reset.
– Press and hold button   on the windscreen wiper lever for at  least 2 seconds.
A4
A5
Fig. 32  Windscreen wiper 
lever: button A and rocker 
switch B
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Ø litre/100 km - Average fuel consumption
Average fuel consumption will be shown after having travelled approximately 
100 metres. Dashes will appear in the display until that time. The display will 
be updated every 5 seconds while the vehicle is in motion. The amount of fuel 
used will not be shown.
ltr/100 km or ltr/hr - Current fuel consumption
The display will show the current fuel consumption in litre/km whilst the 
vehicle is in motion or in litre/hour when the vehicle is in a stationary position 
with the engine running.
Using this display you can see how your driving style affects fuel consump-
tion 
⇒page 153.
Ambient temperature display
The measurement margin extends from  -45°C to +58°C. At temperatures 
lower than +4°C, an “ice crystal symbol” is displayed and a “warning” sounds 
if the vehicle is moving at more than 10 km/h (ice warning). This symbol will 
flash for about 10 seconds and remains lit until the exterior temperature rises 
above +4°C or 6°C if it was already lit.
Set speed indicator
When the required speed has been reached, enter the mode menu “Speed 
set” and press button   -RESET-. The set speed is stored. If the indicated 
speed is exceeded at any time, a warning text is displayed on the screen and 
a warning signal is emitted.
3)
This may be deactivated by pressing the button  . The speed may be 
altered using the rocker switch   in steps of 5 km/h within 5 seconds of the 
initial memory value.
WARNING
There could be black ice on the road surface even if the “snowflake symbol” 
is not shown. You should, for this reason, not rely exclusively on this 
display - Risk of accident!
Note
When the vehicle is stationary or travelling at very low speeds, the tempera-
ture displayed may be slightly higher than the actual ambient temperature as 
a result of the heat radiated from the engine.Display field for selector lever position*The position of the automatic gearbox  selector lever is shown on the display 
⇒ page 135.
3)Depending on the model version, the message on the screen may vary and may be
represented by flashing of the speed indication or by a speed message.
AA
RESET
AB
Fig. 34  Digital display: 
Selector lever position for 
the automatic gearbox.
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56Mileage display or Service Interval DisplayDistance display
The upper counter in the display registers the total mileage covered by the 
vehicle.
The lower counter registers the short journeys. The last digit indicates steps 
of 100 metres. The trip recorder counter may be reset by the reset button 
⇒ page 51, fig. 30  .
Service interval display
A  Service pre-warning  will appear in the mileage display if a service is due 
soon. A spanner symbol appears and the display “km” with the distance that 
can be driven until the next service appointment is due. The display will 
change after approximately 10 seconds. A clock symbol appears and the 
number of days until the next service appointment is due.
The following message appears on the instrument panel if a service is due:
INSP - Maintenance service The service message will disappear approximately 20 seconds after the igni-
tion is switched on or the engine is
 running. This may also be turned off 
pressing the short journey counter reset button for more than 0.5 seconds.
4)
The Service Centre which  carries out the maintenance service will reset the 
maintenance interval display once the service is finished.
We recommend you to carry out the re pair and maintenance work only in the 
Authorised Service Centres.
If you wish to find out how long before the inspection, press button   
⇒ page 51, fig. 30, and select the relevant option from the menu.
Fig. 35  Service interval 
display
A6
4)With “Ignition OFF” the mainte nance display remains visible.
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Item Symbol Meaning of warning and control lamps Further information
Engine fault (petrol engine)
⇒page 60
Glow plug system for diesel engine 
If lit:  preheating active 
If flashing:  engine fault ⇒
page 60
 
Pollen accumulation in the diesel engine particulate filter ⇒page 60
Engine oil pressure ⇒page 61
Bulb defective ⇒page 61
Rear fog light switched on ⇒page 61
Seat belt warning lamp* ⇒page 16
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) * ⇒page 61
If flashing : electronic stabilisation programme (ESP) is 
working
If it remains lit:  fault on ESP ⇒
page 62
Handbrake applied, 
 lack of brake fluid level or
 serious fault in the brake system ⇒
page 63
Cruise control system switched on ⇒page 63
Tyre pressure  ⇒page 63
Automatic selector lever lock (automatic gearbox) ⇒page 64
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