Cockpit57
Safety First
Controls and equipment
Practical tips
Technical Data
WARNING
•Failure to observe warning lamps and warning messages can result in
serious personal injuries or damage to your vehicle.•The risk of an accident increases if your vehicle breaks down. Use a
warning triangle to draw the attention of other road users in order to
prevent danger to thirds.
Item
Symbol
Meaning of warning and
control lamps
Further
information
Engine fault (petrol engine)
⇒ page 58
Glow plug system for diesel engine
If lit: preheating active
If flashing: engine fault
⇒page 58
Pollen accumulation in the diesel
engine particulate filter
⇒page 58
Engine oil pressure
⇒page 59
Bulb defective
⇒page 59
Rear fog light switched on
⇒page 59
Seat belt warning lamp*
⇒page 16
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) *
⇒page 59
If flashing : electronic stabilisation
programme (ESP) is working
If it remains lit: fault on ESP
⇒ page 60
Handbrake applied,
lack of brake fluid level or
serious fault in the brake system
⇒page 61
Cruise control system switched on
⇒page 61
Tyre pressure
⇒page 61
Automatic selector lever lock (auto-
matic gearbox)
⇒page 62
A1A1A2A3A4A5A6A7A8A9A10A11A12
Fuel level / reserve
⇒page 62
Doors open
⇒page 62
Tailgate o pe n
⇒page 63
Airbag or belt tension device system
fault or airbag disabled
⇒page 26
Main beam switched on
⇒page 63
Electro-hydraulic steering
⇒page 63
Fault in the emission control system
⇒page 63
Coolant level / coolant temperature
⇒page 63
Alternator fault
⇒page 64
Turn signals in operation
⇒page 64
SAFE
Electronic immobiliser
⇒page 64
Item
Symbol
Meaning of warning and
control lamps
Further
information
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Lights and visibility
92Indicator and main beam headlight lever
The turn signal and main beam lever also operates the
parking lights and the headlight flasher.The turn signal and main beam headlight lever has the following
functions:
Switching on the turn signals
– Move the lever all the way up ⇒fig. 57 to indicate right , and
all the way down to indicate left .
Signalling a lane change
– Push the lever up or down to the point where you incur resistance and then release it. The turn signal will flash several
times. The corresponding warning lamp will also flash. Switching main beam on and off
– Turn the light switch to position
.
–Press the lever forward ⇒fig. 57 to switch on the main
beams.
– Pull the lever back towards you to switch the main beam head- lights off again.
Headlight flashers
– Pull the lever towards the steering wheel to operate the flasher.
Switching on parking lights
– Switch the ignition off and remove the key from the lock.
– Move the lever up or down to turn the right or left-hand parking lights on, respectively.
WARNING
The main beam can dazzle other drivers. Risk of accident! Never use the
main beam headlights or the headlight flasher if they could dazzle other
drivers.
Note
• The turn signals only work when the ignition is switched on. The corre-
sponding warning lamp
or flashes on the instrument panel screen. The
warning lamp
flashes when the turn signals are operated, provided a
trailer is correctly attached and connected to the vehicle. If a turn signal bulb
is defective, the warning lamp flashes at double speed. If the trailer turn
Fig. 57 Indicator and
main beam headlight
lever
A1
A2A1
A2
A4
A3
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Lights and visibility93
Safety First
Controls and equipment
Practical tips
Technical Data
signal bulbs are damaged, warning lamp
does not light up. Change the
bulb.
•The main beam headlights can only be switched on if the dipped beam
headlights are already on. The warning lamp
then comes on in the combi-
instrument.
•The headlight flasher comes on for as long as you pull the lever – even if
no other lights are switched on. The warning lamp
then comes on in the
combi-instrument.
•When the parking lights are switched on, the headlight and the rear light
on the corresponding side of the vehicle light up. The parking lights will only
work if the key is removed from the ignition. If the lights are switched on, a
buzzer gives an audible warning while the driver door is open.•If the turn signal lever is left on after the key has been taken out of the
ignition lock, an acoustic signal sounds when the driver door is opened. This
is a reminder to switch off the turn signal, unless of course you wish to leave
the parking light on.
Interior lightsFront interior light The switch ⇒fig. 58 is used to select the following positions:
Courtesy light position
Sliding switch in central position The interior lights are automatically
switched on when the vehicle is unlocked or the key removed from the igni-
tion lock And turn off approx. 20 seconds after closing the doors. The interior
lights are switched off when the vehicle is locked or when the ignition is
switched on.
Interior light switched on
Move the knob to the position
.
Interior light switched off O
Move the knob to position O ⇒fig. 58.
Fig. 58 Interior roof trim:
front interior lights
AA
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If and when
212Double headlamps
Main beam
Side lights
Dipped headlights
Side lights
Indicator light
Turn signal lamps– Raise the bonnet.
– Rotate the bulb holder ⇒fig. 134 to the left and pull.
– Remove the bulb by pressing on the lamp holder and rotating at the same time to the left.
– Installation is in the reverse order.
Fig. 133 Double head-
lamps
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Fig. 134 Indicator light
AA
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Index
248CCar care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Car phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Automatic speed dependent locking and un-locking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Emergency unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Locking system for involuntary unlocking . . 72
Selective unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Central locking button locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Changing bulbs on rear lights . . . . . . . . . 216, 217
Changing double headlight lamps dipped headlights and side lights . . . . . . . 213
main headlights and side lights . . . . . . . . 214
Changing gear See Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Changing gear with the Tiptronic gear system 137
Changing lamps interior light and reading light . . . . . . . . . . 218
Changing the lamps Main headlight lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212, 214
number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Side indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Changing the main headlight lamps
turn signal lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Changing the single headlight lamps dipped/main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 188
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Checking battery electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . 192
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Groups 0 and 0+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Child seats on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cleaning alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Cleaning steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Climatronic
automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cloth seat covers cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Coming home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Control wing mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Control lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Controls Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Light switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Convenience closing Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Convenience opening Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185, 186
Coolant Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Coolant level warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Coolant Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Coolant temperature Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Correct adjustment of front head restraints . . . 12
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
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