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Energy management
To prevent the battery from being discharge d and to res tore the
balance o f energy, compone nts wh ich require large amo unts o f
energy a re tempora rily cut back or sw itched off=>
page 259. Heating
systems in part icular requ ire a grea t dea l of energy . If you notice, for
example, that the seat* or rear w indow heating is not heating, they
have been t empo rar ily c ut b ack o r switched off by
energy manage ­
ment .
These systems are available aga in as soon as the energy
b ala nce has been resto red.
& WARNING
Reduced visibility is dangerous and can cause accidents.
• For safe driving it is very important that all windows be free of
ice, snow and condensation.
• Completely familiarize yourself with the proper use and func­
tion of the heating and ventilation system and especially how to
defog and defrost the windows.
• Never use the windshield wiper /washe r system
in freezing
weather until you have warmed the windshield first , using the
heating and ventilation system . The washer solut ion may freeze
on the windshield and reduce vi sibility.
0 Note
• If you suspe ct that the clima te co ntro l system has been damaged,
switch the system off to avoid furt her damages, and have it inspected
by a qua lified deale rs h ip.
• Repa irs to the A udi a ir conditioner require special technica l know l­
edge and special tools . Contac t an au thor ized A udi d ealer for assis ­
tance .
[I] Tips
• Keep the air inta ke s lot s (in front of the w in d shield) free from ice,
snow and debris in or der to maintain the proper function of the
cl ima te control sys tem .
• Air ins ide the veh icle escapes through air vents located in the si de
t rim panels be neat h the rea r side wi ndows . M ake sure that the outlet
slots are not covered by clothing, etc.
• Climate control works most effective ly i f the windows and the
Panoram ic sliding sunroof * are closed. However, if the interio r of a
pa rked vehi cle is ex tremely hot from the sun 's rays, br iefly ope ning
the windows can speed up the coo ling process .•
Controls
Thi s overvi ew will h elp y ou to fa miliari ze yours elf with the
air conditioning controls .
a • •
Fig. 113 Air co nd iti oning contr ol element s

Warm and cold Ill
----------------
(D Air flows to windshield and to driver and front passenger side
w indows
@ Air flows to driver/front passenger or to the dr iver and front
passenger side windows
® Air flows to driver/front passenger
© Air flows to footwell
The air outlets are actuated e ither automatically or manually
depending on the operating mode selected.
[ i ] Tips
When climate control is working, cooled air will flow primarily from
outlets @and ®· T o assure adequate cooling, outlets @and ®
should never be completely closed. •
Air outlets in the rear
Outlets in the center console
-Rotate the thumbwheel located next to the outlet to open
or close it.
- To adjust the direction of the airflow from the outlet,
move the tab in the center of the outlet in the desired
direction. The direction of the air delivered from the vents
can be adjusted horizontally and vertically .
Outlets in the door pill ars
- Rotate the horizontal thumb wheel located below the
outlet to open or close it .
- To adjust the direction of the airflow from the outlet,
move the tab in the center of the outlet in the desired
direction. The direction of the air delivered from the vents
can be adjusted horizontally and vertically.
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The air
outlets are actuated either automatically or manually
depending on the operat ing mode se lected. Heated or unheated
fresh air, or cooled air flows from the vents.
T he air outlets to heat the rear footwell are located under the front
seats.
[I) Tip s
If the climate cont rol system is operat ing in cooling mode, air flows
primarily from the outlets in the center console and in the door
pillars . To ach ieve adequate cooling, you should never close the
outlets completely. •
Using climate control economically
Using the climate controls prudently can help save fuel.
When you use the air conditioner, engine power is reduced
and fuel consumption increases . To save fuel, you should use
the air conditioner only when necessary . Also p lease note the
following points:
- To save fuel, turn off cooling mode by pressing the
[AC)
button (indicator light goes out).
- In addition, if you open the window or the Panoramic
sliding sunroof* while driving, turn off cooling mode by
pressing the
[AC] button (indicator light goes o ut).
- If the vehic le is extremely hot due to the heat of the sun,
briefly open doors and windows.
<£' For the sake of the environment
By reducing the amount of fuel you use, you also reduce the amount
of pollutants emitted into the air.•
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Rear Air Conditioning
Applies to vehicles: with four-zone automat ic co mfort air conditioning
Rear air conditioning -controls
This overview is to assist you in familiarizing yourself with
the rear air conditioning controls.
F ig. 1 15 R ear air
c o nditi oni ng con trol s
The left display indicates the temperature selected for the rear left
passenger, the right display indicates the tempe rature selected fo r
the rear right passenger. If the settings for seat heat ing *, air distr i­
bu tion or the a ir conditioni ng fan are changed, the relev ant indicator
w ill appear briefly on the d isp lay.
Func tions are set by rotating the contro l o r are swi tched o n and
off by
tapping the butto ns. The indicator light in the button illuminates
when the function is active .
Button(s)
Function Page
[ON/OFF) Climate control on/off => page 116
(AU TO ) Automa tic mode => page 117
Regulatora> G T emper ature se lec tion => page 11 7
Button(s) Function
~ Seat heating*
-
Fan
Air dis tribution
Page
::!> page 120
-
=> page 117
::!> page 117
al T he regulator is also used to set the fan speed, a ir d istr ibution and seat
heating.
-
Synchronizing r ear air conditioning: By pressing and holding the
regu lator on the rear left side, the temperature setting of the rear
left side can be switched to the rear right s ide a nd v ice versa. The new
temperature is shown in the display. •
Applies to vehicles: with four -zone auto matic comfo rt air con ditioning
Turning on and off [ ON/OFF ]
Turning on rear air conditioning
-Press th e I ON/OFF) butt on, o r
- Press the !A UTO] b utton .
Turning off rear air conditioning
- Press the [ O N/OFF] but ton to sw itch the air condition ing
off and to bloc k th e air supply from the outs ide .
The air conditioner turns back on when yo u press the temperature
regu lator
or one of t he buttons .
[ i ] Tips
If the power child safety loc k is o n, the rear ai r cond it ion ing contro l
element will not operate. In this case, dashes" ••• " will appear in the
a ir conditioning con trol element display. •

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preparation. Th is function does not p erfo rm any e mergency braki ng
man eu ver s by its elf; th e dr iver m ust alway s app ly the b ra kes .
& WARNING
If ACC initiates a braking maneuver, the brake pedal will be
retracted . Interference with the brake pedal can prevent ACC from
slowing the vehicle down and cause a crash and serious personal
injury .
• Never put anything
in the driver's footwell or let anything fall
into it. An object in the driver 's footwell can interfere with the
pedals and prevent the accelerator from being used to override
ACC or prevent ACC from being switched off when the brake pedal
is depressed and also prevent the vehicle from being slowed down
or stopped.
• Only use floor mats that keep the area around the pedals free
and that can be securely fastened to the footwell.
• Never drive with your foot underneath the brake pedal.
• Always read and heed the information and WARNINGS~
& in
" Description " on
page 134.
& WARNING
• Never rely on the distance control feature of ACC alone to
prevent rear-end collisions. Always be prepared to brake and take
evasive action to avoid collisions and other accident situations.
• Never allow the closing speed between you and other vehicles
to be so high that the Adaptive Cruise Control may not be able to slow your vehicle safely. If closing speed is too high , you must
apply the brakes yourself to reduce the risk of a rear-end crash.
[I] Tips
Please note tha t the amount of accelerat ion the Adaptive Cr uise
Control uses depends on t he D istance sett ing se lected. DIS TA NCE 1
give s yo u acc eler ation th at is dy namic and sport y. DI STANC E 4, on th e
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o
ther hand , gives more moderate acce lera tion . For more info rmation
a b out t he tim e inte rvals ~
page 14 0, "Ho w is the di stanc e (tim e
interval) se t?".
• P lease no te th at if the A dapt ive Cruis e Con trol has b egun braking
t he vehicle a nd the dr ive r ch oos es to brake the vehicle addit io nally,
th e bra kes m ay feel "h ard". Thi s is s imply due to th e p res sur e buil d­
up of th e initia l braking.
• Adaptive Cr uise C ontr ol is sw itche d off aft e r p ressing the foot­
bra ke. T he speed saved up this poin t can be resumed . To resume the
s aved s peed, rele ase the b rake ped al and pull th e control lever
t oward you~
page 139, "Turning Adaptive Cr uise Contro l off
tempora rily" .•
A pp lies to ve hicle s: with Ad apti ve Cru ise Con tro l
Switching the system on and off
Switching the system on
- P ull th e lever t o posit ion © => fig . 130.
Switching the system off
Fig . 130 Control
lever: Switch ing on
an d off
- P ress t he lever to posit io n @ (latc hed). •
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For examp le, if the interval DISTANCE 3 is set, a veh icle in front is
followe d at a
time in terval of 1. 8 seconds .
For a speed of
50 mph (80 km /h ) this would be equivalent to a
distance of
131 feet (40 meters ) to the vehicle in front.
Symbol Dynam ics
Distance at 25 mph (40 km/h)
Di stan ce at 50 mph (80 km/h )
Distance at 75 mph (120 km /h)
DISTANCE 1
c:::, _c:::, _ _ _
1 second
Sporting
36 Feet ( 11 Meters)
72 F eet ( 22 Mete rs)
108 F eet (33 Meters)
How your ve hicle responds w hen accelerating and fo llow ing other
vehicles with ACC opera ting can be adapte d to your pe rsonal wi shes
through different driving programs. Depending on wh ic h driving
prog ram and which d istance yo u choose, you r veh icle w ill respond
Settings
Symbol for time interval Support for :
Response in "dynamic " driving program
Response in "standard " driving program
Response in "comfort " driving program DISTANCE 1
c:::,_c:::, ___
Bu
m pe r-t o-b umper
tra ffic, brisk driving
1
2
3
(dynamic) 1 -----2 ----- 3 ----- 4 ----- 5 (comfortable)
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The distances g
iven here are nom inal values. The vehicle speed may
excee d or f all shor t of these target speeds, depending o n the driving
situat ion and the dr iving style of the veh icle ahead .
DISTANCE 2
~ __ c:::, __
1.3 s eco nds
Standard
95 F eet ( 29 Mete rs)
14 4 Fee t (44 Meters)
DISTANCE 3
c:::, ___ c:::,_
1.8 second s
Standa rd
6 6 Feet (20 Meters)
13 1 Feet (4 0 Meters)
197 Feet (60 Meters)
DISTANCE 4
c:::, ____ c:::,
2.3 seconds
Comfo rtable
82 Feet (25 Meters)
16 7 F eet (51 Meters)
249 F eet (76 Meters)
more dynamically or more comfortably when accelerating and
bra king . The setting is se lec ted throug h the MM I menu
Adaptive
Cruise Control =>
page 147, "MMI settings".
DISTANCE 2 DISTANCE 3 DISTANCE 4
~--~--~---~-~----~
Bumper-to-bump er Bum per-to-b umper Secondary roads, tra iler
traff ic, " keeping pace" traff ic, "keeping pace" operat ion
comfortab ly comfortably
2 2 3
3
3 4
4 4 5
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[I) Tips
• Adaptive Cru ise Control is sw itched off after pressing the foo t­
brake . The speed saved up this poi nt can be resumed.
• T o resume the saved speed, release the brake pedal and p ress the
control lever~
page 139, "Turning Adaptive Cruise Control off
temporar ily ".
• If you use the accelerato r to go faster than the speed of the
vehicle ahead of you, the driver intervention prompt will not be
accompanied by a warning signal.
• If the speed you prev iously set is exceeded, the indicator light in
the speedometer will switch off. •
Appli es to vehi cles : w ith A dap tive Cru ise Cont rol
MMI settings
Individual settings for Adaptive Cruise Control c an be
selected in the MMI.
Settings for t he Driving program ca n be adjusted ind ividually
to the par ticu lar user and save d in the MMI. Th is can only be
done with the engi ne r unning .
- Sele ct : F unc tion b utt on
I C A R]> Systems* > adaptive
cruise control
> Driving program .
Setting the driving program
In the Driving program menu you can ad just the characteristics o f
Ad aptive Crui se Con trol to yo ur own preferences u sing Dynamic ,
Standard or Comfort .
Saving settings
Your individ ual sett ings are automatica lly saved and ass igned to the
remote con trol key being used (remote key sto rage) . If the key is
given to anothe r person, t he saved sett ings rema in as they are. •
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ment Safety first
System Limitations
App
lies to ve hicle s: with Adap tive C ru ise Co ntro l
General information
The radar sensor has limits that the driver must kno w to
be a ble t o use ACC proper ly.
Th e Ad apt ive Cr uise Con trol works wi thin limi ts th at a re also rela ted
to radar sensor range and sight distance. In some situations ACC may react unus ually or late from the drive r's point of view. Therefore,
always be atte ntive to what is happe ning around you and always be
ready to interve ne, if necessary:
• when driving aro und curves ~
page 148
• when ve hicles up front are not in line wit h your vehicle
~ page 148
• when other ve hicles are changing lanes~ page 148
• when other vehicles are difficult to detect~ page 149
• when ve hicles up ahe ad are not mov ing o r o bst acle s ar e in you r
trave l lane ~
page 149
& WARNING
The radar sensor 's function and range can be reduced by rain , snow
and heavy spray . Moving vehicles up ahead may not be promptly
detected or may not be detected at all.
• Always pay careful attention to the traffic situation and be
ready to intervene and be ready to take complete control when­
ever necessary .•
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Automatic selector lever lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N positions when the ignition
is turned on . To move the lever from these positions the driver must
depress the brake pedal. As a reminder to the driver, the following
warning appears in the instrument cluster display when the selector
is in
P and N:
When stationary apply foot brake while selecting gear
A time delay element prevents the selector lever from locking when
it is moved through the
N position (going from R to D). The locking
element will lock the selector lever if the lever is left in N (Neutral) for
more than approximately 1 second, without the brake pedal being
pressed .
At speeds above about 3 mph (5 km/h) the Automatic Shift Lock is
automatically deactivated in the
N position.
Interlock button
The lock button on the selector lever prevents the lever from being
accidentally shifted into ce rtain positions. Pressing this button deac­
tivates the selector lever lock. Depending on the direction of the
shift, the selector lever locks at different positions . The positions are
highlighted in the illustration ~
page 163, fig. 161.
Ignition key safety interlock
The key cannot be removed from the ignition unless the selector lever
is in the
P park position . When the ignition key is removed, the
selector lever will be locked in the
P position. •
Kick-down
The kick-down feature allows the vehicle to generate
maximum acceleration.
When you press the accelerator pedal beyond the resistance point
that is reached at full throttle, the transmission will select a lower
gear ratio based on vehicle speed and engine RPM. The engine RPM
will be controlled to produce maximum vehicle acceleration as long as you continue to press the accelerator pedal beyond this
resistance
point .
& WARNING
Be careful when using the kick-down feature on slippery roads.
Rapid acceleration may cause the vehicle to skid. •
Dynamic shift program (DSP)
The automatic transmission is electronically controlled.
The transmission is self adapting and will automatically select the
best shift program suited to the driving conditions and driving style.
The transmission will select one of the
economy programs when you
drive at a steady speed or a gradually changing speed without heavy
acceleration . This achieves optimum fuel efficiency, with early
upshifting and delayed downshifting.
The transmission will automatically select the
sporty shift programs
when you drive at higher speeds, or with heavy acceleration and
frequently changing speeds. Upshifts are delayed to make full use of
engine power . Downshifting takes place at higher engine speeds than
in the economy programs.
The selection of the most suitable shift program is a continuous ,
automatic process. The driver can also make the transmission switch
to a sporty program by
quickly pressing down the gas pedal.
This causes the transmission to shift down to a lower gear to achieve rapid acceleration, e .g. for quickly passing another vehicle. You do
not need to press the gas pedal into the kick -down range . After the
transmission has upshifted, the original program is selected
according to your driving style.
An additional shift program allows the automatic transmission to
select the proper gear for uphill and downhill gradients.
This keeps the transmission from shifting up and down unnecessarily
on hills. The transmission will shift down to a lower gear when the .,_

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The closer you get to the obstacle, the shorter the interval between
t he audible s ignals. A contin uous tone sounds whe n the obstacle is
less than approximately 1 foot (0 .30 meters) away . Do not co ntin ue
driving farther.
If the distance to an obstacle remains constant, the volume of the
distance warning gradually drops after about four seconds (this does
no t a pply in the co nti nuous to ne range).
Rear view camer a coverage area
The MMI display shows the area covered by the rear v iew camera
=> page 169, fig . 168 (D. Objects that are not in the area covered@
are not shown on the M MI display.
We recommend that you practice parking with the rear v iew camera
in a traff ic -free location o r parki ng lo t to become fam iliar wi th t he
system, the orientation lines, and the ir funct ion . When do ing th is,
there should be good lig ht and weather cond itions.
In the MM I disp lay, objects o r vehicles appea r closer or fu rther away
if:
• you are dr iv ing in r everse gea r from a level surface onto an incline,
or a downwa rd slope,
• you a re driving i n reve rse gear toward p rot ruding objec ts,
• the vehicle is carry ing too much load in the rear.
T he accur acy of the or ien tat io n lines and blue su rf a ces dimin ishes if:
• the Adaptive Air Suspens ion* is faulty or the dynamic, offroad or
lift mode is on,
• the rear view camera does not prov ide a reliable image, for
example, in poor visib ility conditions or if the lens is dirty,
• the image on the screen is not visible due to sun g lare and ref lec­
ti on .
Caring for the rear view camera lens
The rear view came ra is lo cated above the rea r license plate bracke t.
For the parking system to ope rate, the lens=>
page 169, fig. 169
must be kept clean: •
Dampen the lens with a househo ld alcoho l-based glass cleaner,
and then wipe the lens clean with a dry cloth =>
CD.
• Remove snow with a hand brush and ice preferably with a de-ic ing
spray =>
CD.
& WARNING
• The parking sy stem cannot replace the dri ver's attention . The
d river alone i s respo nsible for p arking and sim ila r dri ving maneu­
ver s.
• Sensor s hav e blind spots in which objects cannot be detected.
Pa y s peci al att ention to small children and animal s beca u se the
sen so rs cannot al ways detect them.
• Alway s keep your e yes on the v ehicle's surr ound ing s, u sing the
r ear view mirror as well.
• Do not all ow your self to be distract ed from traffic by the r ear
v iew camera pictu res .
• If the position and the installation angle of th e camera has
changed , for e xample, after a rear end colli sion, do not continu e
to use th e system for safety r ea son s. Hav e it check ed by a qualified
deale rship.
0 Note
• Low obstacles a lready signaled by a warning can disappear from
the system's detection range as they are approached and will not
continue to be signaled . Objects such as barrier chains, trai ler draw
bars, th in pa inted vertical po les or fences may not be detec ted by the
system, posing risk of damage.
• Never use warm or hot water to remove snow or ice from the rear
view camera lens -this co uld cause the lens to crack!
• When cleaning the lens , never use products that are abrasive .•