
Everything from A to Z
304
Height adjustment
– seats
49
– steering wheel 58
High beams 73,112
– headlamp flasher 73
– indicator lamp 13
High Definition Radio 181
High-pressure cleaning 
jets 266
Highs, refer to Treble and  bass 175
High water, refer to Driving  through water 140
Highway, refer to Route  criteria 160
Hill Descent Control HDC 98
Hills 140
Holder for cups 127
Home address 160
"Home address" in  navigation 160
Homepage 4
Hood 258
Horn 10
Hot exhaust system 139
"Hour memo" 88
"House number" for  destination entry 153
Hydraulic brake assistant,  refer to Brake assistant 96
Hydroplaning 139
I
IBOC, refer to High Definition 
Radio 181
Ice, refer to Outside 
temperature warning 78
Ice warning, refer to Outside  temperature warning 78
ID3 tag, refer to Information on  track 188
Identification, tire 257
Identification mark, run-flat  tires 256 iDrive
16
– assistance window 20
– changing language 90
– changing menu page 19
– changing settings 88
– changing units of measure  and display type 89
– confirming selection or 
entry 19
– controller 16
– controls 16
– displays, menus 17
– selecting menu item 19
– setting brightness 89
– setting date 89
– setting time 88
– start menu 17
– status information 20
– symbols 18
Ignition 65
– switched off 65
– switched on 65
Ignition key, refer to Keys/ remote control 28
Ignition key position 1, refer to 
Radio readiness 65
Ignition key position 2, refer to  Ignition on 65
Ignition lock 65
– starting engine with comfort  access 40
Indicator/warning lamps 13
– active steering 104
– airbags 107
– DSC 13,97
– DTC 97
– fasten safety belt 55
– Flat Tire Monitor 101
– fog lamps 13
– TPM Tire Pressure 
Monitor 103
Individual air distribution 117
Individually programmable 
buttons on steering 
wheel 59
Individual settings, refer to 
Personal Profile 28
I
nflation pressure, refer to Tire  inflation pressure 249Inflation pressure monitoring
– refer to FTM Flat Tire 
Monitor 100
– refer to TPM Tire Pressure  Monitor 101
Information
– on another location 156
– on country 156
– on current position 156
– on destination location 156
"Information on 
destination" 157
"Info sources" 83
Initializing
– Flat Tire Monitor 100
– refer to Power failure 278
– refer to Setting date 89
– refer to Setting time 88
– seat, mirror and steering 
wheel memory 50
Installation location
– drive for navigation DVD 148
– DVD changer 193
– mobile phone 127
Instructions for navigation 
system, refer to Voice 
instructions 165
Instrument cluster
– refer to Cockpit 10
– refer to Instrument panel 12
Instrument illumination, refer 
to Instrument lighting 113
Instrument lighting 113
Instrument panel 12
– refer to Cockpit 10
Integrated key 28
Integrated universal remote 
control 123
Interesting destination for  navigation 156
"Interim time" 87
Interior lamps 113
– switching on with remote 
control 30
Interior motion sensor 39
– switching off 39 

Everything from A to Z
308
"Play"
– for DVD system in rear
210
– in Satellite radio mode 185
Playing videos, DVD system in  rear 206
Plug-in unit for remote  control, refer to Ignition 
lock 65
Position
– displaying 169
– storing, refer to Storing 
current position 158
Power failure 278
Power windows, refer to  Windows 41
Preselecting activation times 
of parked-car 
ventilation 122
"Presets"
– displaying in radio mode 178
– in Satellite radio 185
Pressure, tires 249
Pressure monitoring of tires,  refer to TPM Tire Pressure 
Monitor 101
Programmable buttons on  steering wheel 59
Programmable memory 
buttons 21
Protective function, refer to  Pinch protection system
– glass sunroof, electric 45
– panorama glass sunroof 43
– windows 42
R
Radio
– autostore 179
– controls 174
– High Definition Radio 181
– listen to station 178
– sampling stations 179
– satellite radio 184
– selecting frequency  manually 179
– selecting  waveband 174,178
– station search 179
– station with the best  reception 179
– storing stations 180
– switching on/off 174
– tone control 175
– volume 175
– Weather Band 183
Radio key, refer to Keys/
remote control 28
Radio position, refer to Radio  readiness 65
Radio readiness 65
– switched off 65
– switched on 65
– with comfort access 40
Rain sensor 74
"Random"
– for DVD system in rear 211
– refer to Random  sequence 190
"Random all"
– for DVD system in rear 212
– in audio mode 190
"Random directory"
– for DVD system in rear 212
– in audio mode 190
Random sequence 190
"RDS" Radio Data  System 181
Reading lamps 113
Rear automatic climate  control
– air flow 120
– switching off 120
"Rear climate control" 120"Rear enabled"
204
Rear entertainment, refer to 
DVD system in rear 204
Rear lamps, refer to Tail  lamps 270,273
– replacing bulbs 270,273
Rear seat backrest,  folding 132
Rear seats
– adjusting 53
– adju
 sting head restraints 53
– folding over backrest 132
– head restraint adjustment 53
– heating 56,57
Rear socket 130
Rear ventilation 119
– automatic climate control in  rear 119
– 3rd row seats 119
Rear view camera 93
– cleaning 96
– displays on Control 
Display 95
– driver assistance  functions 93
– switching off 93
– switching on 93
Rearview mirror 57
Rear window
– heating 116
– replacing wiper blade 269
– windshield wiper 75,141
Rear window safety switch 42
Rear window wiper, replacing 
wiper blade 269
"Received calls" 228
Recent numbers in mobile 
phone 229
Reception level of mobile  phone, refer to Status 
information 20
Recirculated-air mode 117
– air recirculation 117
– AUC Automatic  recirculated-air control 117
Reclining seat, refer to 
Seats 49
Recording times, refer to  Stopwatch 87 

Everything from A to Z
312
3rd row seats
54
Tightening torque of the lug 
bolts, refer to After 
mounting 277
Tilt alarm sensor, switching 
off 39
Tilting down passenger-side  exterior mirror 58
"Time / Date" 88
"Time format" 89
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
activation times 122
"Timer 2" for parked-car 
ventilation 122
"Timer 1" for parked-car  ventilation 122
Tire inflation pressures 249
– checking 249
– monitoring, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor 100
Tire Pressure Monitor  TPM 101
Tire Quality Grading 254
Tires
– age 254
– air loss 101,103
– breaking-in 138
– changing 256
– condition 255
– damage 255
– flat tire, refer to Changing 
wheels 275
– inflation pressure 249
– inflation pressure 
monitoring, refer to FTM 
Flat Tire Monitor 100
– new wheels and tires 256
– pressure loss 101,103
– pressure monitoring, refer to  TPM Tire Pressure 
Monitor 101
– replacing 275
– retreaded tires 256
– run-flat tires 256
– size 254
– tread 255
– wear indicators 255
– wheel/tire combination 256
– winter tires 257 "Title" for DVD system in 
rear 209
TMC station, refer to Traffic  information 166
Tone in audio mode
– adjusting 175
– middle setting 177
"Tone" in DVD system in 
rear 209
Tone on locking/unlocking 31
To
 ols, refer to Onboard 
toolkit 269
"Top 8" for mobile phone 228
Torque
– engine 286
– lug bolts, refer to After 
mounting 277
Touch tone dialing 230
Tow fitting 281
Towing 281
– tow fitting 281
"Town / City" for destination 
entry 151
Town/city for destination  entry 151
Tow-starting 281,282
"TPM" 102
TPM Tire Pressure 
Monitor 101
– resetting system 102
– system limits 102
– warning lamp 103
Tracks
– finding 189
– random sequence 190
– sampling, scan 189
Traction-assist feature, refer 
to DSC Dynamic Stability 
Control 96
Traction control, refer to 
DSC Dynamic Stability 
Control 96
Traffic congestion
– bypassing 169
– displaying traffic  information 166 Traffic information for 
navigation
– depiction in route map 167
– displaying 167
– during destination 
guidance 169
– switching on/off 166
– symbols 168
Transmission
– automatic transmission with  Steptronic 70
– manually releasing  transmission lock on 
automatic transmission with 
Steptronic 72
Transmission positions, refer 
to Automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 70
Transporting children 
safely 61
Transport securing device,  refer to Securing cargo 143
Tread depth, refer to Minimum  tread depth 255
Treble, refer to Tone 
control 175
"Treble / Bass" for DVD  system in rear 20
 9
"Trip computer" 81
Trip computer 81
Trip-distance counter, refer to 
Trip odometer 78
Trip odometer 78
Turning circle, refer to 
Dimensions 287
Turn signals 73
– indicator lamp 12
– replacing bulbs 270,273
U
Ultra-low sulfur diesel 245
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR 254
"Units" 89
Units
– average fuel  consumption 89
– temperature 89 

Reference 313
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Universal garage-door opener, refer to Integrated 
universal remote 
control 123
Universal remote control 123
"Unlock button" 30
Unlocking
– from inside 33
– liftgate 30
– setting behavior 30
– using remote control 30
– without key, refer to Comfort  access 39
Unlocking and locking doors  using remote control 30
Unlocking without key, refer to 
Comfort access 39
"Unlock rear menu" in DVD  system in the rear 204
"Update services" 238,240
USB audio interface 201
Used batteries
– refer to Disposal 277
– refer to Replacing battery 41
V
Valve screw caps, refer to 
After mounting 277
Vehicle
– battery 277
– breaking-in 138
– loading 141
– measurements, refer to 
Dimensions 287
– parking 66
– storing 268
– weights 289
"Vehicle / Tires" when  unlocking 30
Vehicle care, refer to Care 265
Vehicle jack 276
– jacking points 276
Vehicle position, refer to  Displaying current 
position 169 Ventilation
118
– draft-free 118
– in the rear 119
– rear automatic climate  control 121
– 3rd row seats 119
– while stationary 121
Vent outlets of automatic 
climate control 114
Vents, refer to Ventilation 118
"Vent settings" 117
"Video settings" for DVD  system in rear 208
Voice, refer to Voice  instructions for navigation 
system 165
Voice activation system 23
– short commands 291
Voice instructions for 
navigation system 165
– muting 60,165
– repeating 60,165
– switching on/off 60,165
– volume 166
Voice phone book 232
Volume 174
– audio sources 174
– mobile phone 226
– setting speed- dependent 176
– voice instructions 166
Volume distribution in audio  mode
– front/rear 176
– right/left 176
Volume of warning tones 90
W
Warning lamps, refer to 
Indicator and warning 
lamps 13
Warning messages, refer to 
Check Control 85
Warning tone, volume 90
Warning triangle 279
Warranty and Service Guide  Booklet for Canadian 
models 263 Washer/wiper system
74
– rain sensor 74
– washer fluid 75
– windshield washer  nozzles 75
Washer fluid 75
– capacity of the reservoir 75
Water on roads, refer to 
Driving through water 140
Water penetration 266
Waveband for radio 178
"WB" 183
Wear indicators in tires, refer 
to Minimum tread depth 255
Weather Band 183
Website 4
Weights 289
Wheel/tire combination, refer  to New wheels and tires 256
Wheel/tire damage 255
Wheelbase, refer to  Dimensions 287
Wheels and tires 249
Width, refer to  Dimensions 287
Windows 41
– convenience operation 30
– convenience operation from 
outside 32
– convenience operation with  comfort access 40
– opening, closing 41
– pinch protection system 42
– safety switch 42
Windshield
– cleaning, refer to Washer/ wiper system 74
– defrosting, refer to  Defrosting windows 116
– displays, refer to Head-Up 
Display 107
Windshield washer system
– refer to Washer/wiper 
system 74
– windshield washer  nozzles 75
Windshield wipers, refer to  Washer/wiper system 74
– replacing wiper blades 269