Cockpit
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CockpitOverviewThis overview will help you to quic
kly familiarise yourself with the
displays and the control elements.
Electric exterior mirror adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lever for the multi-functional switch: − Turn signal light, headlight and parking light, headlight flasher . . − Cruise control system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steering wheel: − with horn − with driver airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . − with pushbuttons for radio, navi
gation system and mobile phone*
Instrument cluster: Instruments and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lever for the multi-functional switch: − Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . − Windshield wiper and wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Control dial for heating on the driver's seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch for hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indicator light for a switched off front seat passenger airbag . . . . . . .Storage compartment on the dash panel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depending on equipment fitted: − Radio* − Navigation* Control dial for heating on the front passenger seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storage compartment on the front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch for the front passenger ai
rbag (in front passenger storage
compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electric power-operated window* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuse box (on side of dash panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnet release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Control dial for the instrument lighting and control dial for the headlight beam range regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lever for adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Driver's knee airbag* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depending on equipment fitted:− Switch for the ESP* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . − Switch for TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Front and rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Depending on equipment fitted: − Gearshift lever (manual gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . − Selector lever (automatic gearbox*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offroad* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyre inflation pressure-control system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Park Assist* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depending on equipment fitted: − Operating controls for the heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . − Operating controls for Climatic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . − Operating controls for Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Note
•
Equipment which is marked * is only standa
rd on certain vehicl
e model versions or
only suppliable as optional
equipment for certain models.
A1
67
A2
95
A3
59 119
A4
147126
A5
16
A6
2063
A7
95
A8
77
A9
58
A10
154
A11
89
A12A13
77
A14
89
A15
147
A16
154
A17
14
A18
233
A19
53
A20
203
A21
57, 58
A22
11
A23
149
A24
109
A25
163165
A26
114
A27
43
A28
112122
A29
90
A30
170
A31
169
A32
115
A33
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Seats and Stowage
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Seats and StowageFront seatsBasic informationThe front seats have a wide range of differ
ent settings and can thus be matched to the
physical characteristics of the driver and
front passenger. Correct adjustment of the
seats is particularly important for:•
safely and quickly reaching the controls;
•
a relaxed, fatigue-free body position;
•
achieving the maximum protection offered by the seat belts and the airbag
system.
WARNING
•
Never transport more occupants than the maximum seating in the vehicle.
•
Each occupant must correctly fasten the seat belt belonging to the seat.
Children must be fastened
⇒page 156, “Transporting children safely” with a
suitable restraint system.•
The front seats and the head restraints must always be adjusted to match
the body size of the seat occupant as well as the seat belts must always be correctly fastened in order to provide an optimal protection for you and your occupants.•
Always keep your feet in the footwell
when the vehicle is being driven -
never place your feet on the instrument panel, out of the window or on the surfaces of the seats. This is particular
ly important for the front seat passenger.
You will be exposed to increased risk of
injury if it becomes necessary to apply
the brake or in the event of an accident.
If an airbag is deployed, you may suffer
fatal injuries when adopting an incorrect seated position!•
It is important for the driver and front
passenger to maintain
a distance of at
least 25 cm from the steering wheel or
dash panel. Not maintaining this
minimum distance will mean that the airbag
system will not be able to properly
protect you - hazard! The front seats and the head restraints must always also be correctly adjusted to match the body size of the occupant.
•
Ensure that there are no objects in
the footwell as any objects may get
behind the pedals during a driving or braking manoeuvre. You would then no longer be able to operate the clutch, to brake or accelerate.•
Do not transport any objects on the front passenger seat except those
provided for this purpose (e.g. child safety seat) - risk of accident!Adjusting the front seatsAdjusting a seat in a forward/back direction–Pull the lever
⇒fig. 62
up and push the seat into the desired position.
– Release the lever and push the seat further until the lock is heard to engage.Adjusting height of seat– Lift the seat if required by pulling or pumping lever upwards.– Lower the seat if required by pushing or pumping lever downwards.Adjust the angle of the seat backrest– Relieve any pressure on the seat backrest (do not lean on it) and turn the hand-
wheel
⇒fig. 62
to adjust the desired angle of the backrest.
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 62 Controls at seat
A1A1
A2A2
A3
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•
Ensure that the lighting and the turn signal system are functioning properly.
•
Inspect the tyre inflation pressure.
•
Ensure that all the windows offer
a good visibility to the outside.
•
Safely attach the items of luggage
⇒page 78, “Loading the luggage compartment”.
•
Ensure that no objects can obstruct the pedal.
•
Adjust the mirror, the front seat and the head restraint to match your body size.
•
Point out to your occupants that the head
restraints must be adjusted to match
their body size.•
Protect the children in suitable child seats with correctly fastened seat belts
⇒ page 156, “Transporting children safely”.•
Adopt the correct seated position
⇒page 138, “Correct seated position”. Also
inform your occupants to adopt the correct seated position.•
Fasten the seat belt correctly. Also inform your occupants to properly fasten the
seat belts
⇒page 143, “How are seat be
lts correctly fastened?”.
What influences the driving safety? The driving safety is primarily determined by the style of driving and the personal behaviour of all the occupants.The driver is fully responsible for himself an
d his occupants. If yo
ur driving safety is
effected, you place yourself and the oncomi
ng traffic at risk. Please refer to the
following guidelines.•
Do not get distracted from concentrating on the traffic situation, e.g. by your occu-
pants or mobile phone calls.•
Never drive when your driving ability is impaired, e.g. through medication, alcohol,
drugs.•
Keep to the traffic regulations and the permissible speed limit.
•
Adjust the driving speed at all times to the road condition as well as to the traffic
and weather conditions.•
Take regular breaks on long journe
ys - at the latest every two hours.
Correct seated positionCorrect seated position for the driver Correct seated position for the driver is important for safe and relaxed driving.Fig. 131 The correct distance of
the driver from the steering wh
eel / the correct head restraint
adjustment for the driverFor your own safety and to reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accident, we recommend the following setting.•
Adjust the steering wheel so that the distance between the steering wheel and your
chest is at least 25 cm
⇒fig. 131
on the left.
•
Position the driver seat in the forward/back direction so that you are able to fully
press the pedals with your legs at a slight angle.•
Adjust the seat backrest so that you are able to reach the highest point of the
steering wheel with your arms at a slight angle.•
Adjust the head restraint so that the top edge of the head restraint is at the same
level as the upper part of your head
⇒fig. 131
on the right.
•
Fasten the seat belt correctly
⇒page 143, “How are seat belts correctly fastened?”.
Manual driver se
at adjustment
⇒page 12, “Adjusting the front seats”.
Electrical driver seat adjustment
⇒page 70, “Adjusting front seats electrically*”.
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WARNING
•
The front seats and the head restraints must always be adjusted to match
the body size of the seat occupant as well as the seat belts must always be correctly fastened in order to provide an optimal protection for you and your occupants.•
The driver must maintain a distance of
at least 25 cm to
the steering wheel
⇒ page 138, fig. 131
. Not maintaining this minimum distance will mean that
the airbag system will not be able to properly protect you - hazard!•
When driving, hold the st
eering wheel with both hands firmly on the outer
edge in the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock po
sition. Never hold
the steering wheel
firmly in the 12 o'clock position or in another way (e.g. in the middle of the steering wheel or at the inner steering wheel
edge). In such cases, injuries to the
arms, the hands and the head can occur
when the driver airbag is deployed.
•
The seat backrests must not be angled too far back when driving otherwise
this will affect proper operation of the se
at belts and of the airbag system - risk
of injury!•
Ensure that there are no objects in
the footwell as an
y objects may get
behind the pedals during a driving or
braking manoeuvre. You would then no
longer be able to operate the
clutch, to brake or accelerate.
Correct seated position for the front passenger The f ro n t p as s en ger mus t mai n tai n a d i s tan ce of a t l ea s t 25 c m f rom th e dash panel so that the airbag offers him the greatest possible safety it is deployed.For the safety of the front pass
enger and to reduce the risk of injury in the event of an
accident, we recommend
the following setting.
•
Adjust the front passenger seat as
far as possible to the rear.
•
Adjust the head restraint so that the top ed
ge of the head restraint is at the same
level as the upper pa
rt of your head
⇒page 138, fig. 131
.
•
Fasten the seat belt correctly
⇒page 143, “How are seat belts correctly fastened?”.
In exceptional cases the front pass
enger airbag can be deactivated
⇒page 154,
“Deactivating an airbag”.
Manual front passenger adjustment
⇒page 12, “Adjusting the front seats”.
Electrical front passenger seat adjustment
⇒page 70, “Adjusting front seats electri-
cally*”.
WARNING
•
The front seats and the head restraints must always be adjusted to match
the body size of the seat occupant as well as the seat belts must always be correctly fastened in order to provide an optimal protection for you and your occupants.•
The front passenger must maintain a distance of at least 25 cm to the dash
panel. Not maintaining this minimum distance will mean that the airbag system will not be able to properly protect you - hazard!•
Always keep your feet in the footwel
l when the vehicle is being driven -
never place your feet on the instrument panel, out of the window or on the surfaces of the seats. You will be exposed to increased risk of injury if it becomes necessary to apply the brake or in the ev
ent of an accident. If an airbag is
deployed, you may suffer fatal injuries wh
en adopting an incorrect seated posi-
tion!•
The seat backrests must not be angled
too far back when driving otherwise
this will affect proper operation of the se
at belts and of the airbag system - risk
of injury!Correct seated position for the occupants on the rear seats Occupants on the rear seats must sit upright, keep the feet in the foot- well and must have their se
at belts correctly fastened.
To reduce the risk of injury in the event of
a sudden braking manoeuvre or an accident,
the occupants on the rear seats must observe the following:•
Adjust the head restraints so that the top edge of the head restraints are at the same
level as the upper part of your head
⇒page 138, fig. 131
.
•
Fasten the seat belt correctly
⇒page 143, “How are seat belts correctly fastened?”.
•
If you are transporting
⇒page 156, “Transporting children safely” children in the
vehicle, please use a suitable child restraint system.
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Index259
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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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KKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149LLashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 227
Light
automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Lighting of the interior of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lights
converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Liquid in reservoir for windshield washer system
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Lock
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
lock
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lugagge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 78
Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Luggage compartment - variable loading floor 82, 83
MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 59
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
MDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20NNote holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86OOff-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Off-road driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 180, 183
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Open door
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Operation in winter
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 205
PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Parking aid
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
parking aid
Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Petrol engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power windows
Button in front passenger door and in rear doors 48
Buttons on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Index263
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rear interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear window
heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear-view mirror
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Removing seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173SSafe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Safety information
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Seat heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Selector lever lock
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setting temperature
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Steering
active driver-steering recommendation . . . 166
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
TTailgate
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Temperature
outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Thickness of brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
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