
Everything from A - Z
258 Releasing
– hood212
Remaining distance, refer to 
Cruising range70
Remote control26
– battery renewal35
– Comfort Access33
– garage door opener103
– malfunction29,34
– removing from the ignition 
lock55
– service data217
– trunk lid28
Replacement fuses, refer to 
Fuses228
Replacement remote 
control26
Replacing bulbs, refer to 
Lamps and bulbs223
Replacing tires210
Replacing tires, refer to New 
wheels and tires210
Reporting safety defects6
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel 
gauge70
Reset, refer to Resetting tone 
settings148
Restraint systems
– for children52
– refer to Safety belts48
Retractable hardtop38
– care, refer to Caring for your 
vehicle brochure
– Convenient operation28
– opening and closing39
– remote control28
Reverse
– CD changer159
– CD player159
Reverse gear
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic58
– manual transmission57
Road map138
Roadside 
Assistance191,230
Roadside parking lamps95
– replacing bulbs224Roadworthiness test, refer to 
Service requirements73
Roller sun blinds106
Rollover protection system, 
Convertible92
– resetting92
Roof load capacity241
Roof-mounted luggage 
rack122
Rope, refer to Tow-starting, 
towing away233
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to 
iDrive16
Route136,137
– bypassing sections137
– changing136,137
– changing criteria136
– displaying streets or towns/
cities137
– map view138
– selecting136
Route instructions, refer to 
Destination guidance 
through voice 
instructions137
Route map, refer to Map 
view138
Route section, changing137
Route selection136
RSC Runflat System 
Component, refer to Run-
flat tires210
Runflat System Component 
RSC, refer to Run-flat 
tires210
Run-flat tires210
– continuing driving with a 
damaged tire85
– flat tire85
– Flat Tire Monitor85
– new tires210
– replacing210
– tire inflation pressure200
– winter tires211
S
Safety-belt height 
adjustment49Safety belts48
– belt hand-over49
– damage49
– indicator/warning lamp49
– reminder49
– sitting safely42
Safety systems
– airbags90
– Antilock Brake System 
ABS82
– brake system82
– driving stability control 
systems82
– Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC82
– rollover protection system, 
Convertible92
– safety belts48
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat 
tires210
Satellite radio152
– enabling or unsubscribing 
from a channel152
– favorites154
– selecting channel153
– storing channel153
– timeshift154
– Traffic Jump155
Saving fuel118
Screen, refer to iDrive 
controls16
Screw thread for tow 
fitting233
SDARS, refer to Satellite 
radio152
Seat adjustment
– electric43
– mechanical43
Seat and mirror memory47
Seat belt reminder, refer to 
"Fasten safety belts" 
reminder49
Seat heating47 

Everything from A - Z
260 Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing5
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