
Reference 259
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Seats42
– adjusting electrically43
– adjusting the seats43
– heating47
– memory, refer to Seat and 
mirror memory47
– saving a setting, refer to Seat 
and mirror memory47
– sitting safely42
Securing cargo112,114
Securing the vehicle
– from inside30
– from outside27
Selecting a detour141
Selecting distance for active 
cruise control65
Selecting new scale for 
navigation139
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic58
Selector lever lock, refer to 
Changing selector lever 
positions, shiftlock58
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic58
Service, refer to Roadside 
Assistance230
Service car, refer to Roadside 
Assistance230
Service data in the remote 
control217
Service Interval Display, refer 
to Condition Based Service 
CBS217
Service Request193
Service requirement display, 
refer to Condition Based 
Service CBS217
Service requirements73
Service status194
Settings
– changing on Control 
Display79
– clock, 12h/24h format76
– DVD160
– language79
Settings and information72Settings for the map view139
Setting times, refer to 
Preselecting switch-on 
times102
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic58
– manual transmission57
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, 
refer to Changing selector 
lever positions58
Short commands for the voice 
activation system242
Short route in navigation, refer 
to Selecting route136
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer158
– CD player
158
Side airbags90
Side windows, refer to 
Windows35
Signal horn, refer to 
Horn10,11
Sitting safely42
– with airbags42
– with head restraint42
– with safety belts42
Ski bag112
Ski bag for Convertible, refer 
to Through-loading opening 
with integrated transport 
bag113
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to 
Glass roof, electric36
Slot for remote control55
Smokers' package, refer to 
Ashtray109
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing186
– use176
Snap-in adapter, refer to 
Center armrest storage 
compartment107
Socket, Onboard Diagnosis 
OBD218
Socket, refer to Connecting 
electrical appliances109SOS, refer to Sending an 
Emergency Request230
Sound, adjusting during audio 
playback, refer to Tone 
control146
Sound output for 
entertainment on/off146
Spare fuses228
Special destinations130
Special destinations, 
displaying132
Special destinations, entering 
by name131
Speed
– run-flat tires85
– with winter tires211
Speed limit79
Speed limit warning, refer to 
Speed limit79
Speedometer12
Speed Volume147
Split screen, refer to Control 
Display, switching on/off19
Split screen content, refer to 
Display for split screen 
content, selecting19
Spray nozzles, refer to 
Cleaning windshield and 
headlamps61
Stability control, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems82
Start/stop button55
– starting the engine56
– switching off the engine
56
Starting, refer to Starting the 
engine56
Starting assistance, refer to 
Jump-starting231
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting231
Starting the engine
– start/stop button55
Start menu17
State/province, for 
navigation127
Station, selecting
– radio149 

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Steam jet219,220
Steering wheel51
– adjustment51
– buttons on steering 
wheel11
– heating51
– lock55
– locking with Comfort 
Access34
Steering with variable ratio, 
refer to Active steering88
Steptronic, refer to Automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic57
Storage222
Storage compartments107
Storage nets111
Stored trip, calling up135
Storing a destination in the 
address book129
Storing music164
Storing seat positions, refer to 
Seat and mirror memory47
Storing tires211
Stowage, refer to Storage 
compartments107
Street, entering, 
navigation128
Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires200
Surface ice, refer to Outside 
temperature warning69
Surround147
SVCD159
SW, waveband149
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching off
– engine56
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button55
Switching on
– audio146
– CD changer146
– CD player146
– radio146
Switching the cooling function 
on and off100Switch-on times of parked car 
ventilation, preselecting102
Symbols4
– status information19
T
Tachometer69
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid31
Tail lamp
– replacing bulb227
Tail lamp, refer to Tail 
lamps225
Tail lamps225
– replacing bulb225,226,227
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities241
Technical data238
– dimensions239
Technical modifications, refer 
to For your own safety5
Telephone176
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest107
– refer to separate Owner's 
Manual
TeleService190
TeleService Diagnosis192
TeleService Help192
Temperature
– automatic climate control99
– changing unit of measure72
– coolant, refer to Coolant 
temperature70
Temperature display
– outside temperature69
– outside temperature 
warning69
– setting the units72
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control61
Tensioning straps, refer to 
Securing cargo122
The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp227
Through-loading opening with 
integrated transport 
bag113Through-loading system110
Tilt alarm sensor33
Tilt function, passenger side 
mirror50
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
switch-on times102
Tire inflation pressure200
– loss85,86
Tire pressure monitoring, 
refer to Flat Tire Monitor84
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM86
– resetting the system86
– system limitations86
– warning lamp87
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor
85
Tire Quality Grading208
Tires
– age208,209
– air loss87
– breaking in118
– changing, refer to Changing 
wheels227
– condition209
– damage209
– inflation pressure200
– labels208
– minimum tread depth209
– new wheels and tires210
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Flat Tire Monitor84
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM86
– puncture85
– replacing210
– run-flat210
– size208
– storage211
– tread depth209
– wear indicators, refer to 
Minimum tread depth209
– wheel/tire combination, refer 
to Correct wheels and 
tires210
– winter tires211
TMC station, refer to Traffic 
bulletins139 

Reference 261
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Tone
– control146
– middle setting148
Tools, refer to Onboard 
vehicle tool kit223
Top, refer to Retractable 
hardtop38
Top 50 of music 
collection166
Torque, refer to Engine 
data238
Tow bar233
Tow fitting233
– screw thread233
Tow fittings for tow-starting 
and towing away233
Towing232
– car with automatic 
transmission232
– methods233
Towing and tow-starting232
Town/city, for navigation127
Tow rope233
Tow-starting232,234
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor86
Track
– selecting on CD157
Traction control, refer to 
Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC82
Traffic bulletins
– categories141
Traffic bulletins, filtering141
Traffic bulletins for 
navigation139
– during destination 
guidance141
– in map view141
Traffic jam
– displaying traffic 
bulletins139
Transmission
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic57
– manual transmission57
– overriding selector lever lock 
for automatic transmission 
with Steptronic59Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector 
lever position58
– refer to P Park58
Transporting children 
safely52
Transport securing devices, 
refer to Securing cargo122
Travel instructions, refer to 
Voice instructions137
Tread depth, refer to Minimum 
tire tread209
Trip, deleting135
Trip, storing134
Trip computer, refer to 
Displays on the Control 
Display71
Trip-distance counter, refer to 
Trip odometer69
Triple turn signal activation60
Trip odometer69
Trips, changing135
Trunk lid31
– Comfort Access34
– emergency release31
– locking or unlocking 
separately31
– opening from inside31
– opening from outside31
– remote control28
Turning circle, refer to 
Dimensions239
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp12
Turn signals59
– replacing bulbs225
– triple turn signal60
Tying down loads, refer to 
Cargo loading122
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR208
Units of measure
– average consumption72
– temperature72Universal garage door opener, 
refer to Integrated universal 
remote control103
Universal mobile phone 
preparation package, refer 
to separate Owner's Manual
Universal remote control103
Unlatching, refer to 
Unlocking33
Unlocking
– from inside30
– from outside27
– setting unlocking 
characteristics27
– trunk lid34
– without remote control, refer 
to Comfort Access33
Updating the navigation 
data126
USB audio interface169
V
VCD159
Vehicle
– battery228
– breaking in118
– cargo loading120
– Identification Number, refer 
to Engine compartment213
– measurements, refer to 
Dimensions239
– parking56
– weight241
Vehicle jack228
Vehicle storage222
Ventilation101
– draft-free101
– in the rear101
Ventilation, refer to Climate98
Ventilation while at a 
standstill101
Vents, refer to Ventilation101
Video menu160
Video playback159
Voice, refer to Destination 
guidance through voice 
instructions137