At a glance
 11Reference
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
8Instrument cluster 12
11 Ignition lock 53
12 Buttons on the steering wheel 14
Horn, the entire surface
15 Adjusting the steering wheel 48
17 Releasing the hood 211
18 Opening the tailgate/luggage compartment 
lid 30
7
Turn signals 57
High beams, headlamp flasher 92
Roadside parking lamps
*92
Computer 69
Settings and information about the 
vehicle 70
Instrument lighting 92
9 Windshield wipers 58
Rain sensor
*58
Sports Wagon:
Rear window wiper 59
10 Switching the ignition on/off and 
starting/stopping the engine
53
Telephone
*:
> Press: accepting and ending a 
call; dialing
* the selected 
phone number; redialing if no 
phone number is selected
> Press longer: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice acti-
vation system
*22
Changing radio station
Selecting music track
Scrolling through phone book and 
lists with stored phone numbers
Next entertainment source
Recirculated-air mode 96
13 Steering wheel heating
*48
16 Cruise control
*59
Active cruise control
*61
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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Saving fuel114
Screen, refer to iDrive 
controls 16
Screw thread for tow  fitting 233
SDARS, refer to Satellite  radio 148
Seat adjustment
– electric 42
– mechanical 42
Seat and mirror memory 45
Seat belt reminder, refer to  'Fasten safety belts' 
reminder 46
Seat heating 45
Seats 42
– adjusting electrically 42
– adjusting the seats 42
– heating 45
– memory, refer to Seat and  mirror memory 45
– saving a setting, refer to Seat 
and mirror memory 45
– sitting safely 41
Securing cargo 110
Securing the vehicle
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
Selecting distance for active  cruise control 63
Selecting new scale for 
navigation 135
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic 56
Selector lever lock, refer to  Changing selector lever 
positions, shiftlock 56
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic 56
Service, refer to Roadside  Assistance 230
Service car, refer to Roadside  Assistance 230
Service data in the remote 
control 216 Service Interval Display, refer 
to Condition Based Service 
CBS 216
Service Request 185
Service requirement display, 
refer to Condition Based 
Service CBS 216
Service requirements 71
Services status 186
Settings
– changing on Control 
Display 78
– clock, 12h/24h mode 74
– DVD 153
– language 78
Settings and information 70
Setting times, refer to  Preselecting switch-on 
times 98
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic 56
– manual 
transmission 55
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, 
refer to Changing selector 
lever positions 56
Short commands for the voice 
activation system 243
Short route in navigation, refer  to Selecting route 133
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer 151
– CD player 151
Side airbags 88
Side window blind, refer to  Roller sun blinds 102
Side windows, refer to  Windows 36
Signal horn, refer to 
Horn 10,11
Sitting safely 41
– with airbags 41
– with head restraint 41
– with safety belts 41
Ski bag 109
Sliding/tilt sunroof
– refer to Panorama glass  roof 38 Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to 
Glass roof, electric 37
Slot for remote control 53
Smokers' package, refer to  Ashtray 104
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing 177
– use 168
Snap-in adapter, refer to  Center armrest storage 
compartment 103
Socket, On-Board Diagnosis  OBD 217
Socket, refer to Connecting  electrical appliances 105
Soot particulate filter, refer to 
Diesel particulate filter 115
SOS, refer to Sending an  Emergency Request 230
Sound output for  entertainment on/off 142
Spare fuses, 229
Spare fuses, refer to  Fuses 229
Special destinations 126
Speed
– Run-Flat Tires 84
– with winter tires 210
Speed limit 77
Speed limit warning, refer to  Speed limit 77
Speedometer 12
Speed Volume 143
Split rear seat backrest, refer 
to Expanding the cargo 
bay 10
7
Split screen, refer to Control 
Display, switching on/off 19
Split screen content, refer to  Display for split screen 
content, selecting 19
Spray nozzles, refer to  Cleaning windshield and 
headlamps 58
Stability control, refer to  Driving stability control 
systems 81
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