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Contents
Overview Illustrations......................... 10Driver’s Cockpit ...............................
............. 11
Steering Wheel and Inst rument Panel .............. 12
Dashboard .......................................... ......... 13
Front Center Console . ................................... 14
Overhead Operating Co nsole ......................... 15
Rear ............................................................ 16Opening and Locking ......................... 17Never invite car theft! . ................................... 18
Notes on the Key and Central Locking
System ......................... .............................. 19
Central Locking System ................................ 20
Brief Overview – Opening and Locking
From Outside................................... ............. 21
Opening and Locking From Outside ................ 22
Opening and Locking From Inside................... 31
Opening and Closing the Engine
Compartment Lid ........ .................................. 33
Malfunctions When Open ing and Closing ......... 35Seats, Mirrors and Steering Wheel ..... 37Seat Adjustment and Head Restraints ............. 38
Adjusting Front Seats . ................................... 39
Storing Vehicle Settin gs ................................ 40
Easy Entry Function .... .................................. 42
Adjusting Rear Seats ..................................... 42
Adjusting Passenger Seat From Rear.............. 43
Front and Rear Heated Seats ......................... 43
Front and Rear Seat Ventilation ...................... 44 Safety Belts..............
.................................... 44
Air bag Systems ....... .................................... 47
Child Restraint System s................................. 52
LATCH Child Seat Syst em.............................. 56
Exterior Mirrors ........ .................................... 58
Steering Wheel ......... .................................... 61
Heated steering whee l ................................... 61
Steering Wheel Adjust ment ............................ 62
Multi-Function Steering Wheel......................... 63
Sun Visors .................... ................................ 64
Vanity Mirror ............. .................................... 64
Roll-Up Sunblinds, Rear Side Windows ............ 65
Roll-Up Sunblind, Rear Window ....................... 66
Air Conditioning .... ............................ 67Brief Overview – Front Control Panel ........ 68
Brief Overview – Rear Control Panel
(4-Zone Air-Conditioning) ................................ 69
Overview of Air Conditioning .......................... 70
General Functions ..... .................................... 71
Automatically Controlled Air Conditioning ........ 76
Air Vents ........................................... ........... 82
Heated Rear Window/Exterior Mirror
Heating ............................................. ........... 84Windows and Slide/Tilt Roof............... 85Power Windows ............................................ 86
Slide/Tilt Roof........... .................................... 88
Lights, Turn Signals and
Windshield Wipers. ............................ 91Automatic Driving Light Assistant/
Adaptive Light System ................................... 92
Instrument lighting ....... ................................. 95
Turn Signal/High Beam/Headlight
Flasher Stalk........... ...................................... 96
Emergency Flasher ...... ................................. 97
Interior Lighting............................ ................. 98
Brief Overview – Windshield Wipers ............ 101
Windshield Wiper/Washer Stalk .................... 102Instrument Panel and
Multi-Function Display ..................... 105Instrument Panel USA Mo dels ...................... 107
Instrument Panel Canada Models.................. 109
Tachometer ..................... ........................... 110
Speedometer .................. ........................... 110
Multi-Function Display .................................. 110
Engine Oil Temperature Gauge ..................... 110
Coolant Temperature Gauge ........................ 110
Engine Oil Pressure Ga uge .......................... 111
Fuel Gauge .................. ............................... 111
Digital Speedometer .... ............................... 112
Upshift Prompt Indicato r .............................. 112
Odometer........................ ........................... 112
Reset Button for Trip Counter Display/
Brightness Setting for In strument Lighting.... 112
PDK Display for Selector-Lever Position/
Engaged Gear ................. ........................... 112
Battery/Alternator ........ ............................... 113
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Battery....................................................... 303
External Power Supply, Jump-Lead
Starting...................... ................................ 306
Changing the Remote Control Battery ........... 307
Replacing Bulbs .......... ................................ 308
Headlights ...................... ............................ 308
Side Turn Signal Ligh t ................................. 312
Licence Plate Lights .... ................................ 313
Side Marker Light ... .................................... 313
Changing Light-Emitting Diodes and
Long-Life Bulbs ........... ............................... 314
Headlight Adjustment .. ................................ 314
Towing ....................................................... 316
Fire Extinguisher ......... ................................ 321Tire Pressure and Technical Data ..... 322Vehicle Identification Data ............................ 323
Engine Data................................................ 324
Wheels, Tires.............. ................................ 325
Tire Pressure for Cold Tires (68 °F/20 °C) .... 326
Weights...................................................... 328
Filling Capacities ......... ................................ 329
Driving Performance ... ................................ 329
Dimensions .................... ............................ 330Index .............................................. 331
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Overview Illustrations
Steering Wheel and Instrument
Panel1. Turn signal lightsSee page 96.
2. Engine oil pressure gauge See page 111.
3. Engine oil temperature gauge See page 110.
4. Speedometer See page 110.
5. Tachometer See page 110.
6. Multi-function display See page 115.
7. Windshield wipers See page 102.
8. Coolant temperature gauge See page 110.
9. Fuel gauge See page 111.
10.PDK shift buttons See page 61.
11.Adaptive cruise control See page 178.
12.Horn See page 61.
13.Telephone controls, multi-function display See page 115.
Seats, Mirrors and Steering Wheel
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Function of the air bag systemAir bags are a supplemental safety system. Your
primary protection comes from your safety belts.
The front air bags are triggered during a frontal
collision of sufficient force and direction.
In the event of a side impact of corresponding
force, the side air bag on the impact side is
triggered.
The inflation process generates the amount of gas
required to fill the air bags at the necessary
pressure in fractions of a second.
Air bags help to protect the head and body, while
simultaneously damping the motion of the driver
and passenger in the impact direction in the event
of a frontal impact or side impact.
In order to help provide protection in severe
collisions which can cause death and serious
injury, air bags must inflate extremely rapidly.
Such high speed inflation has a negative but
unavoidable side effect, which is that it can and
does cause injuries, including facial and arm
abrasions, bruising and broken bones. You can
help minimize such injuries by always wearing your
safety belts.
There are many types of accidents in which air
bags are not expected to deploy. These include
accidents where the air bags would provide no
benefit, such as a rear impact against your
vehicle. Other accidents where the air bags are
designed not to deploy are those where the risk of
injury from the air bag deployment could exceed any protective benefits, such as in low speed
accidents or higher speed accidents where the
vehicle decelerates over a longer time. Since air
bag deployment does not occur in all accidents,
this further emphasizes the need for you and your
passengers to always wear safety belts.
Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and
diagnostic module. This module will record the
use of the seat belt restraint system by the driver
and front passenger when the air bags and/or belt
tentioner are triggered.
Precondition for activating the restraint systems:
f
Ignition is switched on.
Advanced air bagYour vehicle is equipped with occupant sensing for
the passenger's seat in accordance with
U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208.
Depending on the weight, body positioning and
shape acting on the passenger's seat, the
passenger's air bag will automatically be switched
on and off.
Depending on the angle and force of impact, the
passenger's air bag which is switched-on will be
triggered during a collision.
Precondition for switching the passenger's air bag
on and off, depending on weight, body positioning
and shape:
fIgnition is switched on.
Danger!
Risk of serious personal injury or death due
to the passenger air bag not triggering.
Improper handling of occupant sensing can
unintentionally impair switching the
passenger's air bag off and on.
If the weight on the passenger's seat is
reduced significantly, e.g., by supporting
weight on the armrest, the passenger's air
bag can be switched off.
f Select an upright seat position, and do not
support weight on the armrests or lean out of
the window.
Always keep feet in the footwell while driving.
Do not put feet on the dashboard or the seat
area. Do not lean against the inside of the door
or outside the window while the vehicle is
moving.
f If a child restraint system is installed on the passenger’s seat, do not adjust the seat.
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Lights, Turn Signals and Windshield Wipers Warning!
Risk of accident when adjusting brightness
while driving. You may lose control of the
vehicle.
f Do not reach through the steering-wheel spokes when driving.
Turn Signal/High Beam/Headlight
Flasher StalkTurn signals, low beam and high beam are ready
for operation when the ignition is on.
1 – Turn signal light, left
2 – Turn signal light, right
Push the stalk to the upper or lower pressure
point – turn signal lights flash three times
3 – High-beam headlight
4 – Headlight flasher
Stalk in center position – low beam
When the high beam is switched on or the
headlight flasher is operated, the blue indicator
light on the speedometer lights up.
Parking lightThe parking light can only be switched on when
the ignition is switched off.
f Move the stalk up or do wn to switch on the
right or left parking light.
If the parking light is switched on, the message
“Parking light on” will appear on the multi-function
display in the instrument panel after the ignition is
switched off.
For information on warning messages on the
multi-function display:
f Please see the chapter “OVERVIEW OF
WARNING MESSAGES” on page 152.
Instrument Panel and Multi-Function Display
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Instrument Panel and Multi-Function Display
Instrument Panel USA
Models...................... 107
Instrument Panel Canada Models ................. 109
Tachometer ................. .............................. 110
Speedometer ............... .............................. 110
Multi-Function Displa y ................................. 110
Engine Oil Temperatur e Gauge .................... 110
Coolant Temperature Gauge ....................... 110
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge.......................... 111
Fuel Gauge .................. .............................. 111
Digital Speedometer ................................... 112
Upshift Prompt Indica tor ............................. 112
Odometer .................... .............................. 112
Reset Button for Trip Counter Display/
Brightness Setting for Instrument Lighting ... 112
PDK Display for Selector-Lever Position/
Engaged Gear.............. .............................. 112
Battery/Alternator ... ................................... 113
Check Engine (Emission Control) ................. 114
Acoustic Signals ..... ................................... 114
Operating the Multi-Function Display in the
Instrument Panel .......... .............................. 115
Vehicle Settings on the Multi-Function
Display ............................................ .......... 138
Overview of Warning Messages ................... 152
Instrument Panel and Multi-Function Display
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ATa c h o m e t e r
B Speedometer
C Multi-function display
D Engine oil temperature gauge
E Coolant temperature gauge
F Engine oil pressure gauge
G Fuel gauge
H Digital speedometer
I Upshift prompt indicator
J Odometer
K Reset button for trip counter display/
Brightness setting for instrument panel
L PDK indicator for selector-lever position/
engaged gear
Instrument Panel USA ModelsWarning and indicator lights on the
tachometer Warning and indicator lights on the
speedometer
Emission control warning light
(Check Engine)
Air bag warning light
Seat belt warning light
PSM warning light
PSM OFF warning light
ABS warning light
Turn signal, left
Turn signal, right
Brake warning light
High beam indicator light
Electric parking brake warning light
Rear fog light indicator light
HOLD function indicator light
Low beam indicator light
Adaptive light system warning light
Tire pressure warning light
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ATa c h o m e t e r
B Speedometer
C Multi-function display
D Engine oil temperature gauge
E Coolant temperature gauge
F Engine oil pressure gauge
G Fuel gauge
H Digital speedometer
I Upshift prompt indicator
J Odometer
K Reset button for trip counter display/
Brightness setting for instrument panel
L PDK indicator for selector-lever position/
engaged gear
Instrument Panel Canada ModelsWarning and indicator lights on the
tachometer Warning and indicator lights on the
speedometer
Emission control warning light
(Check Engine)
Air bag warning light
Seat belt warning light
PSM warning light
PSM OFF warning light
ABS warning light
Turn signal, left
Turn signal, right
Brake warning light
High beam indicator light
Electric parking brake warning light
Rear fog light indicator light
HOLD function indicator light
Low beam indicator light
Adaptive light system warning light
Tire pressure warning light