
Breakdown assistance
238
– Release the clutch particularly gent ly when starting off or depress the
accelerator particularly gently if yo ur vehicle is fitted with an auto-
matic gearbox.
Driver of the towed vehicle
– Switch the ignition on so that the steering wheel is not blocked and you can also operate the turn signal lights, the headlight flasher, the
windscreen wipers and wi ndscreen washer system.
– Take the vehicle out of gear or move the selector lever into position N
if your vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox.
– Note that the brake servo unit and power steering only operate if the engine is running. You will require si gnificantly greater physical force
to depress the brake pedal and to steer the vehicle if the engine is not
running.
– Ensure that the tow rope is always kept taught.
Tow rope or tow bar
A tow bar is safest way of towing a vehicle and also minimizes any shocks. You can
use a tow rope only if a suitable tow bar is not available.
The tow rope must be elastic to protect the vehicle. Thus one should only use
plastic fibre rope or a rope made out of a similarly elastic material.
Only attach the tow rope to the towing eyes provided for this purpose ⇒page 238
and ⇒page 239.
Driving style
Towing another vehicle requires a certain amount of practice. Both drivers should
be familiar with the particular points about towing a vehicle. Unskilled drivers
should not attempt to tow in another vehicle or to be towed in.
One should be constantly vigilant not to allow impermissibly high towing forces or
jerky loadings. There is always a risk of excessive stresses and damage resulting at
the points to which you attach the tow ro pe or tow bar when you attempt to tow a
vehicle which is not standing on a paved road.
Caution
If the gearbox of your vehicle no longer contains any oil because of a defect, your
vehicle must only be towed in with the driven wheels raised clear of the ground, or
on a special vehicle transporter or trailer.
Note
•Please comply with any legal requirements particularly regarding the switched
on signal systems, when towing in or tow-starting another vehicle.
•The tow rope must not be twisted as it may in certain circumstances result in the
front towing eye being unscrewed out of your vehicle.
Front towing eye
The towing eye is stored in the box for the vehicle tool kit.
Fig. 208 Front bumper:
Protective grille
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Fuse assignment in the dash panel
Certain electrical components are only standard on certain vehicle model versions
or only suppliable as optional equipment for certain models.
No.Power consumerAmperes
1Diagnostic socket, engine cont rol unit, relay EKP, control
unit for EKP7,5
2Control unit for ABS, ESP, swit ch for tyre inflation pres-
sure-control system, brake sensor5
3Switch and control unit for airbag5
4WIV, parking light, dimming rear mirror, pressure sensor,
telephone preinstallation5
5Control unit for headlamp beam adjustment and head-
light swivel, control unit for parking aid5
6Instrument cluster, control unit for electromechanical
power steering, Haldex5
7Valve heating, air mass meter10
Fig. 216 Schematic repre-
sentation of the fuse carrier
in the dash panel
8Control unit for trailer detection5
9Relay for auxiliary heating5
10Adaptive left main headlight10
11Adaptive right main headlight10
12Central locking system of the front doors10
13Diagnostic socket, light switch, rain sensor, clock7,5
14Central locking system and bonnet lid15
15Central control unit - interior lights7,5
16The air conditioning system7,5
17Central locking system of the rear doors10
18Not assigned
19Not assigned
20ABS, ESP, Uphill-Start off-Assist5
21Not assigned
22Air blower for Climatronic40
23Front power window30
24Selector lever lock5
25Rear window heater
relay for auxiliary heating and ventilation25
30
26Power socket in the luggage compartment25
27Fuel pump relay,
Fuel pump relay, control unit for fuel pump, injection
valves15
20
28Not assigned
29Not assigned
30Not assigned
No.Power consumerAmperes
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WARNING
•Bulbs H7 and H3 are pressurised and may burst when changing the bulb
- risk of injury!
•It is recommended to wear gloves and eye protection when changing a
light bulb.
•Gas discharge bulbs* (xenon bulbs) op erate with a high voltage, profes-
sional knowledge is required - danger to life!
Caution
Do not take hold of the glass bulb with naked fingers (even the smallest amount of
dirt reduces the working life of the light bu lb). Use a clean cloth, serviette or some-
thing similar.
Note
This Owner's Manual only describes the replacement of bulbs where it is assumed
that no major complications wi ll arise. Other light bulbs should be changed by your
specialist garage.
Front headlight
Positions of the light bulbs in the front headlight ⇒fig. 217 .
Front headlightHalogen headlightXenon headlight
Low beam H7D1S
Main beamH3D1S, H3
Parking lightsW5W
Tu r n s i g n a l sPY 24W
Fog lightsH8
Rear light unitBulb
Reversing lightW16W
Tu r n s i g n a l sPY21W
Light bulb for the brake lights and tail
lightsW16W
Parking lightsW5W
Fog lightsP21W
OthersBulb
Licence plate lightC5W
front interior lightingW5W
3. Brake lightLED
Rear interior lightingW5W
Storage compartment light - front pas-
senger sideC3W
Footwell lightW5W
Luggage compartment lightW5W
Door warning lightW5W
Lighting for vanity mirrorC5W
Entry lightW5W
Fig. 217 Front headlight:
Installing the light bulbs
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Change bulbs in the outer part of the rear light unit
– To change a bulb, turn its fixture to the left up to the top and take it out.
– Now change the bulb, insert again the fixture with the bulb into the
housing and turn it to the right up to the stop.
Change bulbs in the inner part of the rear light unit
– To change a bulb of the rear light ⇒fig. 225 , pull the defective bulb
out of the fixture and insert a new one.
– To change the bulb of the rear fog light ⇒fig. 225 , turn the defec-
tive bulb to the left up to the stop and take it out.
– Press a new bulb into the fixture and turn the bulb to the right as far as the stop.
Fitting position of the bulbs in the outer rear light unit ⇒page 250, fig. 224 .
1 - Turn signal light
2 - Parking lights / Brake light
3 - Parking lights
Fitting position of the bulbs in the inner rear light unit ⇒fig. 225 .
1 - Reversing lights 2 - Rear fog light
Licence plate light
– Unscrew the glass cover of the light
⇒fig. 226 .
– Take the faulty bulb out of the fixture and insert a new one.
– Replace the the glass cover of the light and press it down to the stop - ensure that the glass cover is correctly installed.
– Screw the glass cover tight.
Fig. 225 Inner part of the
rear light unit: Lamps
A1
A2
Fig. 226 Rear bumper:
Licence plate light
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Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capacity/of which spare60/9
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with headlight cleaning system3/5,5
Engine oila)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspec
t oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the markings ⇒page 211, “Check engine oil level”.
3,0
Cooling system of the vehicle5,5
M6
Permissible gross weight2074
Unloaden weight ready for work1454
Loading capacity620
Loading capacity when using the TLC545
Permissible front axle load1200
Permissible rear axle load1250
Permissible trailer load, trailer braked/unbraked1500a)
1700b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
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Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capacity/of which spare60/9
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with headlight cleaning system3/5,5
Engine oila)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspec
t oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the markings ⇒page 211, “Check engine oil level”.
3,8
Cooling system of the vehicle5,5
M5
Permissible gross weight2076
Unloaden weight ready for work1456
Loading capacity620
Loading capacity when using the TLC545
Permissible front axle load1200
Permissible rear axle load1250
Permissible trailer load, trailer braked/unbraked1500a)
1700b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
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Capacities (in liter)
Weight (in kg)
Fuel tank capacity/of which spare60/9
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with headlight cleaning system3/5,5
Engine oila)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspec
t oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the markings ⇒page 211, “Check engine oil level”.
3,8
Cooling system of the vehicle5,5
M6DQ6
Permissible gross weight21102132
Unloaden weight ready for work14901512
Loading capacity620620
Loading capacity when using the TLC545545
Permissible front axle load12001200
Permissible rear axle load12501250
Permissible trailer load, trailer braked/unbraked18001800
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Index265
Index
A
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 150 electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
AHL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Alternator Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Antilock brake system (ABS)
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Automatic gearbox Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Automatic gearbox DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . 128
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic light control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Automatic seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 216 change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Belt Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 138
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 42 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Button on the driver's door Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Buttons for the central locking system . . . . . . . . . . 39C
Car jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 235
Car state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
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