Fuses and light bulbs
242
– Unscrew the securing screw with the aid of the Torx wrench and press the three
catches in direction of arrow
⇒page 241, fig. 204
.
– Remove the plastic lamp holder.– Replace the defective light bulb. – In order to replace a bulb for the brake light, reversing light, rear fog or turn signal
light, turn the fixture of the bulb to the left up to the stop and take the bulb out of the housing or pull the bulb for the parking light out of the fixture
⇒page 241,
fig. 204
.
– Change the bulb, install again the fixture with
the bulb in the housing and turn it to
the right up to the stop or insert it.
– Insert the plastic lamp holder into the
illumination unit until the interlocks are
heard to engage and screw in the securing screw with the aid of the Torx wrench ⇒ page 241, fig. 204
.
– Reconnect the plug connector and insert
the bulb in the original position.
– Screw on the light
⇒page 241, fig. 203
on the left.
Fitting position of the light bulbs in the rear light unit
⇒page 241, fig. 204
- Brake lights - Reversing lights - Rear fog light - Turn signal lights - parking lights
Licence plate light– Unscrew the glass
cover of the light
⇒fig. 205
.
– Take the faulty bulb out of the holder and insert a new one.– Replace the the glass cover of the light and press it down to the stop - ensure that
the glass cover is correctly installed.
– Screw the glass cover tight.
AA
A1A2A3A4A5
Fig. 205 Licence plate light
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248
Capacities (in liter) Weight (in kg)Fuel tank capaci
ty/of which spare
60/10,5
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ wi
th headlight cleaning
system/with auxil-
iary heating
3/5,5/4,5
Engine oil
a)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspec
t oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the
markings
⇒page 205, “Check engine oil level”.
3,6
Cooling system of the vehicle
b)
b)On vehicles which are fitted with an independent auxiliary heatin
g and ventilation, the volume of the coolant is greater by app
rox. 1 ltr.
7,7M6
Permissible gross weight
1890
Unloaden weight ready for work
1345
Loading capacity
545
Loading capacity when using the TLC
465
Permissible front axle load
1100
Permissible rear axle load
1160
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked
1200
a)
1200
b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked
600
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250
Capacities (in liter) Weight (in kg)Fuel tank capaci
ty/of which spare
60/10,5
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ wi
th headlight cleaning
system/with auxil-
iary heating
3/5,5/4,5
Engine oil
a)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspec
t oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the
markings
⇒page 205, “Check engine oil level”.
4,6
Cooling system of the vehicle
b)
b)On vehicles which are fitted with an independent auxiliary heatin
g and ventilation, the volume of the coolant is greater by app
rox. 1 ltr.
8,64x4 M6
Permissible gross weight
2050
Unloaden weight ready for work
1505
Loading capacity
545
Loading capacity when using the TLC
465
Permissible front axle load
1200
Permissible rear axle load
1250
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked
1800
a)
1800
b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked
700
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252
Capacities (in liter) Weight (in kg)Fuel tank capaci
ty/of which spare
60/10,5
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ wi
th headlight cleaning
system/with auxil-
iary heating
3/5,5/4,5
Engine oil
a)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspec
t oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the
markings
⇒page 205, “Check engine oil level”.
4,3
Cooling system of the vehicle
b)
b)On vehicles which are fitted with an independent auxiliary heatin
g and ventilation, the volume of the coolant is greater by app
rox. 1 ltr.
8,6
M5
4x4 M6
Permissible gross weight
1965
2070
Unloaden weight ready for work
1420
1525
Loading capacity
545
545
Loading capacity when using the TLC
465
465
Permissible front axle load
1100
1200
Permissible rear axle load
1160
1250
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked
1500
a)
1500
b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%
1800
a)
1800
b)
Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked
650
700
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254
Capacities (in liter) Weight (in kg)Fuel tank capaci
ty/of which spare
60/10,5
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ with he
adlight cleaning system
/with auxiliary heating
3/5,5/4,5
Engine oil
a)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspec
t oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the
markings
⇒page 205, “Check engine oil level”.
4,3
Cooling system of the vehicle
b)
b)On vehicles which are fitted with an independent auxiliary heatin
g and ventilation, the volume of the coolant is greater by app
rox. 1 ltr.
8,74x4 M6
Permissible gross weight
2075
Unloaden weight ready for work
1530
Loading capacity
545
Loading capacity when using the TLC
465
Permissible front axle load
1200
Permissible rear axle load
1250
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked
2000
a)
2000
b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked
700
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256
Capacities (in liter) Weight (in kg)Fuel tank capaci
ty/of which spare
60/10,5
Reservoir for windscreen washer system/ wi
th headlight cleaning
system/with auxil-
iary heating
3/5,5/4,5
Engine oil
a)
a)Oil capacity with oil filter change. Inspec
t oil level when filling; do not fill up too much. The oil level must be between the
markings
⇒page 205, “Check engine oil level”.
4,3
Cooling system of the vehicle
b)
b)On vehicles which are fitted with an independent auxiliary heatin
g and ventilation, the volume of the coolant is greater by app
rox. 1 ltr.
8,44x4 M6
Permissible gross weight
2080
Unloaden weight ready for work
1535
Loading capacity
545
Loading capacity when using the TLC
465
Permissible front axle load
1200
Permissible rear axle load
1250
Permissible trailer loads, trailer braked
2000
a)
2000
b)
a)Uphills up to 12 %b)Uphills up to 8%Permissible trailer loads, trailer unbraked
700
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Index259
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Index
AAbroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Active driver-steering recommendation . . . . . . . 166
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 76, 138
electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adjusting the seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Alternator
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Antilock brake system (ABS)
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Automatic driving lamp control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Automatic gearbox
Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . 125
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Automatic gearbox DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Automatic rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
BBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 210
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Belt
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 203
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Brake
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Bulbs
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Button for the central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Buttons on the driver's door
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
CCar state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
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Index261
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Engine oil level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174, 178
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Exhaust gas
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Exhaust gas inspection
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Exterior mirror heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
FFastening elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
First-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Fixing net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fog lights with the function Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Folding seats forwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Front interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fuel reserve
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
GGauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Gearbox
mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
General view
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
GSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Headlights
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating) . . . . . . . . 105
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
IIgnition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Interior light
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Interior lighting
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
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