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Operating instructions
Practical tips
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Te 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 fill with incorrect fluids,
otherwise serious damage to the engine may be caused.
Coolant expansion tank
Windscreen washer fluid reservoir
Engine oil filler cap
Engine oil dipstick
Brake fluid reservoir
Vehicle battery (underneath the cover)
The checking and refilling of service fluids are carried out on the components
mentioned above. These operations are described in the ⇒page 205. Overview
Further explanations, instructions and restrictions on the technical data are
contained as of
⇒page 259.
Fig. 180 Diagram for the
location of the various
elements
A1A2A3A4A5A6
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Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Dimensions and capacitiesDimensions
Capacities
Tyre pressure Dimensions
Length, width 4,315 mm/ 1,768 mm
Height at kerb weight 1,459 mm
Front and rear projection 949 mm/ 788mm
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
1,533mm 1,517 mm
Fuel tank 55 l. Reserve 7 l.
Windscreen washer fluid container with headlight washer 3 l/ 5.5 l
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
290Traction control system
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Trailer Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Trailer eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Trailer turn signals Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 116
Turning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Tyre Mobility-System (Tyre repair kit) . . . . . . . 232
Tyre monitor indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tyre pressure monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232, 237
Tyre-Mobility-System (Tyre repair kit) . . . . . . . 237
Tyres and wheels Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Tyres service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tyres tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . 222UUnderbody sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Unlocking and locking
Personalisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using the Tiptronic gear syst em . . . . . . . . . . . 164
VVehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Vehicle modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Vehicle paintwork
Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . 191
Waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Vehicle tools Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Vehicle wallet storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Vehicle washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Volumetric sensor* Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100WWarning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Warning reportsRed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Warning texts in the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Washing with high pressure cleaners . . . . . . . 193
Water
warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Water in the windscreen washer tank . . . . . . . 214
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234, 262 Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Wheel change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Wheel trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222, 262
Why assume the correct sitting position? . . . . . 29
Why should head restraints be correctly adjusted? 13
Why to wear seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Why wear seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 29
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Windscreen washer fluid Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Windscreen wiper blades Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Changing the front blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Changing the rear blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Winter driving Diesel engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
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