Reference 253
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Settings
– changing on Control 
Display80
– clock, 12h/24h mode76
– DVD155
– language80
Settings and information72
Setting times, refer to 
Preselecting switch-on 
times101
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic58
– manual transmission57
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, 
refer to Changing selector 
lever positions58
Short commands for the voice 
activation system236
Short route in navigation, refer 
to Selecting route135
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer153
– CD player153
Side airbags90
Side windows, refer to 
Windows35
Signal horn, refer to 
Horn10,11
Sitting safely42
– with airbags42
– with head restraint42
– with safety belts42
Ski bag111
Ski bag for convertible, refer to 
Through-loading opening 
with integrated transport 
bag112
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to 
Glass roof, electric37
Slot for remote control55
Smokers' package, refer to 
Ashtray108
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing179
– use170Snap-in adapter, refer to 
Center armrest storage 
compartment106
Socket, On-Board Diagnosis 
OBD212
Socket, refer to Connecting 
electrical appliances108
SOS, refer to Sending an 
Emergency Request224
Sound output for 
entertainment on/off144
Spare fuses,223
Spare fuses, refer to 
Fuses223
Special destinations128
Speed
– Run-Flat Tires86
– with winter tires
205
Speed limit79
Speed limit warning, refer to 
Speed limit79
Speedometer12
Speed Volume145
Split screen, refer to Control 
Display, switching on/off19
Split screen content, refer to 
Display for split screen 
content, selecting19
Spray nozzles, refer to 
Cleaning windshield and 
headlamps60
Stability control, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems83
Start/stop button55
– starting the engine55
– switching off the engine56
Starting, refer to Starting the 
engine55
Starting assistance, refer to 
Jump starting225
Starting difficulties
– jump starting225
Starting the engine
– start/stop button55
Start menu17
State/province, for 
navigation125Station, selecting
– radio147
Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing5
Steam jet213,214
Steering wheel50
– adjustment50
– buttons on steering 
wheel11
– heating51
– lock55
– locking with convenient 
access34
Steering with variable ratio, 
refer to Active steering89
Steptronic, refer to Automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic57
Storage216
Storage compartments106
Storage nets110
"Store Channel" 
in radio151
Storing seat positions, refer to 
Seat and mirror memory47
Storing tires205
Stowage, refer to Storage 
compartments106
Street, entering, 
navigation126
Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires194
Surface ice, refer to Outside 
temperature warning69
SVCD154
SW, waveband147
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching off
– engine56
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button55
Switching on
– audio144
– CD changer144
– CD player144
– radio144
Switching the cooling function 
on and off100