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WARNING
•
Please note that the handbrake mu
st be fully released. A handbrake
which is only partially released can re
sult in the rear brakes overheating
which will have a negative effect on th
e operation of the brake system - risk
of accident! In addition this can result in premature wear of the rear brake pads.•
Never leave children unattended in th
e vehicle. The children might, for
example, release the handbrake or take
the vehicle out of gear. The vehicle
might then move off - risk of accident!
Caution
After the car has come to a stop, always firs
t of all apply the handbrake firmly before
then additionally engaging a gear (manual gearbox) or moving the selector lever into position
P (automatic gearbox).
Rear parking aid*The parking aid provides a warning of obstacles behind the vehicle.The audible parking aid determines the distance between the rear bumper and an obstacle located behind the
vehicle with the aid of ultr
asound sensors. The tones
of the parking aid can be adapted in the menu of the information display* ⇒ page 30. The sensors are integrated in the rear bumper. Range of sensors The clearance warning begins at a distance of about 160 cm from the obstacle (area ⇒fig. 138
). The interval between the warning signals becomes shorter as the
clearance is reduced. A continuous tone sounds from a distance
of approx. 30 cm (area ) - danger area.
You should not reverse any further after this signal sounds!
If the vehicle is
equipped with a factory-fitted towing device*, the border of the danger area starts - continuous tone - 5 cm further behind
the vehicle. The vehi
cle can be extended
through an installed deta
chable towing device.
On vehicles equipped with a factory-fitted radio* or navigation*, the distance to the obstruction is shown graphically on the di
splay. On vehicles with a factory-fitted
towing device, the sensors are deactivated wh
en towing a trailer. The driver is also
informed of the radio* or the navigation
* by a graphic display (vehicle towing a
trailer) on the display. The radio* or navi
gation*, which is factory-fitted, can be set
so that the play function volume decreases when activating the parking aid, see Owner's Manual radio* or navigation*. This
improves the audibili
ty of the parking
aid. Activating The parking aid is activated automatically when
reverse gear
is engaged and the
ignition is turned on. This is confir
med by a brief acknowledgement signal.
Deactivating The parking aid is deactivated
by removing the reverse gear.
WARNING
•
The parking aid is not a substitute fo
r the driver paying proper attention
and it is always the driver's responsibility to take care when parking the vehicle or carrying out similar manoeuvres.•
You should therefore satisfy yourself, before reversing, that there is no
small obstacle, such as a rock, thin po
st, trailer drawbar etc., behind your
Fig. 138 Parking aid: Detec- tion range of rear sensors
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vehicle. Such an obstacle might not be within the range detected by the sensors.•
Under certain circumstances, surfaces
of certain objects and types of
clothing cannot reflect the signal of the parking aid. Thus, these objects or people who wear such clothing are not recognised by the sensors of the parking aid.
Note
•
The parking aid does not operate if you are towing a trailer (applies to models
which feature a factory-fitted towing device*).•
If a warning signal sounds for about 3 se
conds after switching the ignition on
and engaging reverse gear, and there is no obstacle close to your car, this indicates a system fault. Have the fault rectified by a specialist workshop.•
The sensors must be kept clean and free of ice to enable the parking aid to
operate properly.Front and rear parking aid*The parking aid provides a warning
of obstacles in front and behind
the vehicle.
The audible parking aid determines the dist
ance between the front or rear bumper
and an obstacle with the aid of ultrasound sensors. The sensors are integrated in the front and rear bumper. The signal tones for the front parking aid sound higher as standard than for the rear parking aid. Th
e tones of the parking aid can be adapted
in the menu of the information display*
⇒page 30.
Range of sensors The distance warning begins at a distance
of about 120 cm from the obstacle in
front of the vehicle (area
⇒fig. 140
) and about 160 cm from the obstacle
behind the vehicle (area
⇒page 122, fig. 138
). The interval between the
warning signals becomes shorter as the clearance is reduced. A continuous tone sounds from a distance
of approx. 30 cm (area ) - danger area.
From this moment on do not continue driving!
If the vehicle is equipped with a
factory-fitted towing device*, the border
of the danger area
starts - continuous
tone - 5 cm further behind the vehicle.
The vehicle can be extended through an
installed detachable towing device. On vehicles equipped wi
th a factory-fitted radio* or na
vigation*, the distance to the
obstruction is shown graphically on the disp
lay. On vehicles with a factory-fitted
towing device, the rear sensors are deactivated when towing a trailer. The driver is also informed of the radio* or the navigation* by a graphic display (vehicle towing a trailer) on the display. The radio* or navi
gation*, which is factory-fitted, can be set
so that the play function volume decrea
ses when activating the parking aid, see
Owner's Manual radio* or navigation*. This
improves the audibility of the parking
aid.
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 139 Activating the parking aid
Fig. 140 Parking aid: Detec-tion range of the front sensors
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Activating The parking aid is activated when the
reverse gear
is engaged and the ignition is
turned on or by pressing the button
⇒page 123, fig. 139
- the symbol
 lights up
in the button. The activation is confir
med by a brief acknowledgement signal.
Deactivating The parking aid is deactivated after pressing the button°
 ⇒page 123, fig. 139
or
at a speed of more than 10 km/h - the symbol
 in the button is no longer illumi-
nated.
WARNING
•
The parking aid is not a substitute fo
r the driver paying proper attention
and it is always the driver's responsibility to take care when reversing the vehicle or carrying ou
t similar manoeuvres.
•
You should therefore satisfy yourself, before reversing, that there is no
small obstacle, such as a rock, thin post, trailer drawbar etc., in front or behind your vehicle. Such an obstacle might not be within the range detected by the sensors.•
Under certain circumstances, surfaces
of certain objects and types of
clothing cannot reflect the signal of the parking aid. Thus, these objects or people who wear such clothing are not recognised by the sensors of the parking aid.
Note
•
Only the front parking aid operates if yo
u are towing a trailer (applies only to
models which feature a factor
y-fitted towing device*).
•
If a warning signal sounds for about 3 seconds after activating the system and
there is no obstacle close to your car, th
is indicates a system fault. The fault is
confirmed additionally when the symbol
 flashes in the button
⇒page 123,
fig. 139
. Have the fault rectified by a specialist workshop.
•
The sensors must be kept clean and free
of ice to enable the parking aid to
operate properly.
•
If the parking aid is activated and the se
lector lever of the automatic gearbox is
in the position , warning signal indicates interruption (vehicle can no longer move).Park Assist*Description and important informationThe park assist assists you when parkin
g in a suitable parallel parking place
between two vehicles or behind a vehicle. The park assist automatically searches fo
r suitable parking spaces after switching
on the ignition and when driving up to 30 km/h. During the parking procedure the park as
sist only takes over the steering move-
ments, the pedals continue to
be operated by the driver.
Function of the system is based on:•
Length and depth measurement of
the parking spaces when driving
•
Evaluation of the size
of the parking space
•
Definition of the correct position of the vehicle for parking
•
Calculating the line on which the vehi
cle drives backwards into the parking
place•
Actuation of the steering force assistan
ce, automatic spinning of the wheels of
the front axle when parking.
WARNING
The park assist does not take away the responsability from the driver when parking.•
Pay particular attention to small chil
dren and animals as they would not
be recognised by the se
nsors of the parking aid.
•
Under certain circumstances, surfaces of certain objects and types of
clothing cannot reflect the signal of th
e park assist or th
e parking aid. Thus,
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these objects or people who wear such clothing are not recognised by the sensors of the parking aid.•
The external sound source of the park assist and the parking aid can be
disruptively influenced and under unfavourable conditions, objects or people cannot be recognised by the sensors of the parking aid.
Caution
•
If other vehicles are parked
behind or on the kurb, the park assist guides your
vehicle beyond the kurb or onto it. Make sure that the wheels or the wheel rims of your vehicle are not damaged and
if necessary intervene in time.
•
You should satisfy yourself before parkin
g that there is no small obstacle, such
as a rock, thin post, trailer drawbar etc., in
front or behind your vehicle. Such an
obstacle might not be within the range detected by the sensors.•
Under certain circumstances, surfaces or structures of certain objects such as
wire mesh fences, powder snow etc...,
cannot be recognised by the system.
•
The evaluation of the parking place and the parking procedure depends on the
circumference of the wheels. The system does
not function correctly if your vehicle
is mounted with wheels of non-permissible size, snow chains or a temporary spare wheel (in order to reach the nearest workshop). If the tyres other than those excepted by the manufacturer are mounted,
the resulting position of the vehicle in
the parking place can differ slightly. This
can be avoided throug
h new calibration of
the system in a specialist garage.•
The accuracy of the evaluation for the
parking place can be influenced by the
incorrectly determined outside temperature if
the later is influenced by the thermal
radiation of the engine i.e for stop and go in a traffic jam.•
In order to avoid damaging the sensor
s while cleaning with high-pressure
cleaners or steam jets, the sensors must on
ly be directly sprayed for short periods
while a minimum distance of 10 cm must be observed.
Note
•
A component of the park assist is
the front and rear parking aid*.
•
The electronic stability programme (ESP)
must always be switched on for the
parking procedure.•
Only the front parking aid operates if you are towing a trailer (applies only to
models which feature a factory-fitted towing device*). This is why it is not possible to park backwards with the help of th
e park assist when
towing a trailer.
•
The sensors must be kept clean and free of ice to enable the parking aid to
operate properly.Switch on display of the park assist in the information display*
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 141 Switch on display of the park assist in the infor-mation displayFig. 142 Information display: Finding a suitable parking place
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– As soon as the following message is indicated in the information
display*:
Steering intervention! M
onitor area around veh.!
let go
of the steering wheel, the steering will be taken over by the system.
– Observe the surroundings and drive backwards with a speed of
maximum 7 km/h, at the same time operate the pedal.
– End the parking procedure from a distance on the basis of the infor-
mation of the system.
As soon as the parking procedure is completed, an audible signal sounds and in the information display* the following message appears:
Steering intervention
finished! Please take over steering!
.
If your vehicle is not proper
ly parked, the position of th
e wheels is corrected by the
system after disengaging the reverse gear when your vehicle is stationary, so that you can align the vehicle yourself during
a forward movement after taking over the
steering. Switch off park assist The park assist switches off during
one of the following occurences:
•
A speed of 30 km/h exceeded
•
A speed of 7 km/h exceeded during the parking procedure
•
A time limit of 180 seconds exceeded
for engaging the reverse gear after
switching on the park assist.•
A time limit of 180 seconds exceeded for the parking procedure
•
The button pressed
for the park assist
•
Parking aid activated
•
Switch off ESP
•
Intervention of the driver in the automatic steering procedure (stop the steering
wheel)•
Disengage reverse gear or take out selector lever* out of the position
R during
the parking procedure. Further warning and information texts of the park assist in the information display*:
Park Assist cancelled! The parking procedure has ended or after sw
itching on the ignition, the vehicle has
not been driven above 10 km/h. Park Assist: Speed too high! Reduce the speed below 30 km/h. Driver steering intervention!
Please take over steering!
The parking procedure is ended through driver intervention. Park Assist cancelled! ESP switched off! The parking procedure cannot be carried ou
t because the ESP system is switched
off. ESP switched off! Please take over steering! The parking procedure was ended because th
e ESP system was switched off during
the parking procedure. Park Assist cancelled! Trailer The parking procedure is not possible becaus
e the trailer is hitched and a plug is
inserted in the socket of the towing device. Park Assist cancelled! Time limit exceeded! The parking procedure was not started because a time limit of 180 seconds for engaging the reverse gear was exceeded. Time limit exceeded! Please take over steering! The parking procedure was ended because a
time limit of 180 seconds for parking
was exceeded. Park Assist cancelled! System error The parking procedure is not possible because a fault exists on the vehicle. Have the fault rectified by a specialist workshop. Park Assist defective! Service now! The parking procedure is not possible because
a fault exists on the park assist. Have
the fault rectified by a specialist workshop.
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D , with the ignition switched on, on a vehicle travelling at less than 5 km/hour or on a stationary vehicle. The brake pedal must be depressed (if the le
ver is in its position for longer than 2
seconds) in order to move the selector lever out of the position
N into the position
R , with the ignition switched on, on a vehicl
e travelling at less than 5 km/hour or on
a stationary vehicle. D - Drive, position for driving forward When the selector lever is in this position, the forward gears are shifted up and down automatically in line with engine
load, vehicle speed and the dynamic shift
programme. You must depress the brake pedal if
you wish to move into position
D from
N when
the vehicle is travelling at less than 5 km/hour or is stationary
⇒
.
In certain circumstances (e.g. when driving
in mountainous regions or when towing
a trailer) it may be beneficial to select
the manual shift programme for a short time
in order to adapt the gearbox ratios
manually to the driving situations.
S - Position for sporty style of driving Shifting up later into a higher gear makes it possible to fully exploit the power potential of the engine. The gearbox also then shifts down at higher engine speeds as in the position
D.
The Shiftlock on the selector lever grip must be pressed when moving the selector lever out of the position
D into the position
S.
WARNING
•
Never move the selector lever into position R or P when driving - risk of
an accident!•
When the engine is running and the vehicle is stationary, it is necessary
to hold the car with the brake pedal in all the positions of the selector lever (except P and N) since the power transmission is never completely inter- rupted, also not when the engine
is idling - the vehicle "creeps".
•
You must on no account unintentionally operate the throttle (e.g. by
hand from the engine compartment) if
a drive position is engaged when the
car is stationary. The vehicle would ot
herwise immediately start off - also
when the handbrake is firmly applied - risk of an accident!•
You must move the selector lever into position P and firmly apply the
handbrake first before you or any othe
r person opens the
bonnet and starts
working on the engine when it is runn
ing - risk of accident! Pay particular
attention to the warning instructions.Selector lever lockAutomatic selector lever lock

With the ignition on, the selector lever is locked when it is in the positions
P and
N.
You must first of all depress the brake pedal in order to move the selector lever out of this position. The warning light
 ⇒page 33 lights up in the instrument cluster
as a reminder for the driver when the selector lever is in position
P and
N.
A time delay element ensures that the sele
ctor lever is not blocked when rapidly
switching over the position
N (e.g. from
R to D). This does, for example, allow one
to seesaw out a stuck vehicle. The selector
lever lock will click into place if the lever
is in the
N position for more than 2 seconds
without the brake pedal being pressed.
The selector lever lock is only active if th
e vehicle is stationary
or moving at speed
of less than 5 km/hour. The lock is switched off automatically into position
N when
the car is travelling at a higher speed. Shiftlock button The Shiftlock button in the handle of select
or lever prevents certain selector lever
positions being engaged inadvertently. The
selector lever lock is cancelled when
you press the Shiftlock button. Keylock - Ignition key withdrawal lock You can only withdraw the ignition key after switching off the ignition if the selector lever is in position
P. If the ignition key is withdrawn, the selector lever is blocked in
position
P.
WARNING (continued)
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– If the rocker switches or are not pressed for some time, the
manual shifting switches off. You can also switch off the temporary switch over to manual shifting by
pressing the right rocker switch
for more than 1 second.
Emergency programme An emergency programme exists in the event of a fault in the system.The gearbox operates in a corresponding emergency programme if there are func- tional faults in the gearbox electronics. This
is indicated by all of the segments in the
display lighting up or going out. A functional fault can ha
ve the following effect:
•
The gearbox only shifts into certain gears.
•
The reverse gear
R cannot be used.
•
The manual shift programme (Tiptronic) is switched off in the emergency mode.
If the gearbox has switched over to
emergency mode, drive to the nearest
specialist garage in order to
have the fault rectified.
Selector lever-emergency unlocking (DSG)
In case of interruption of the power
supply (e.g. flat vehicle battery, defec-
tive fuse) or defect of the selector
lever lock, the sele
ctor lever can no
longer be shifted from the position
P in the normal way and the vehicle
can no longer be moved. The selector lever must be unlocked in case of emergency. – Apply the handbrake firmly. – Carefully pull up the front left and right cover.– Pull up rear cover. – Press with a narrow object (e.g. ignition key) the yellow plastic hoop
⇒
fig. 151
to the left.
– Simultaneously press the shiftlock bu
tton in the handle of the selector
lever in the position
N10).
Tow-starting and towing vehicle Tow-starting a vehicle It is not possible to tow-start vehi
cles fitted with automatic gearbox
⇒page 252.
you can use jump-start cables connected
to the battery of another vehicle for
starting your car if the vehicle battery is flat
⇒page 250.
Towing a vehicle Please pay attention to the following info
rmation if it comes necessary to tow-in
your car
⇒page 252.
-
+
+
Fig. 151 Selector lever- emergency unlocking
10)If the selector lever is moved again into the position
P, it is once again blocked.
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Tyre inflation pressu
re-control system*
The tyre inflation pressure-control system compares with the aid of the ABS sensors the speed and also the rolling circumference
of the individual wheels. If the rolling
circumference of a wheel is changed, the warning light°
 lights up in the instru-
ment cluster
⇒page 39. The rolling circumference of the tyre can change if:
•
the tyre inflation pressure is too low,
•
the structure of the tyre is damaged,
•
the vehicle is loaded on one side,
•
the wheels of an axle are loaded heavily (e.g. when towing a trailer or when
driving uphill or downhill),•
snow chains are mounted,
•
the temporary spare wheel is mounted,
•
one wheel per axle was changed.
Basic setting of tyre inflation pressure-control system After changing the tyre inflation pressures or after changing one or several wheels, a basic setting of the system must be carried out as follows.•
Inflate all tyres to the specified inflation pressure
⇒page 235.
•
Switch on the ignition.
•
Press button
⇒fig. 192
for more than 2 seconds. While pressing the
button, the warning light
 lights up. At the same time the memory of the system
is erased and the new calibration is star
ted, which is confirmed with an audible
signal and then the warning light
 goes out.
•
If the warning light
 does not go out after the basic setting, there is a fault in
the system. Have the vehicle inspected by your nearest specialist garage. Warning light
 lights up
If the tyre inflation pressure of at least on
e wheel is insufficiently inflated in compar-
ison to the stored basic value, the warning light
 ⇒
lights up.
Warning light
 flashes
If the warning light flashes, there is a system fault. Have the vehicle inspected by your nearest specialist garage.
WARNING
•
When the warning light
 lights up, immediately reduce the speed and
avoid sudden steering and brake mano
euvres. Please stop the vehicle
without delay at the nearest possible stop and inspect the tyres and their inflation pressures.•
The driver is responsible for the correc
t tyre inflation pressures. For this
reason, the tyre inflation pressures must be checked regularly.•
Under certain circumstances (e.g. sporty style of driving, wintry or
unpaved roads) the warning light
 can be delayed or does not light up at
all.•
The tyre inflation pressure-control system does not take away the
responsability from the driver for the correct tyre inflation pressure.
Note
The tyre inflation pressure-control system:•
does not replace the regular tyre inflatio
n pressure control, because the system
cannot detect an even pressure loss,•
cannot warn in case of very rapid tyre inflation pressure loss, e.g. in case of
sudden tyre damage. In this
case carefully bring the vehi
cle to a standstill without
sudden steering movements and without sharp braking.
Fig. 192 Button for setting the tyre inflation pressure control value
 
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