Reference
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Mobility
 189
Seats34
– adjusting electrically34
– adjusting the seats34
– heating37
– memory, refer to Seat and 
mirror memory37
– saving a setting, refer to Seat 
and mirror memory37
– sitting safely33
Securing cargo101
Securing the vehicle
– from inside22
– from outside19
Selecting distance for active 
cruise control56
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic49
Selector lever lock, refer to 
Changing selector lever 
positions, shiftlock49
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic49
Service, refer to Roadside 
Assistance155
Service car, refer to Roadside 
Assistance155
Service data in the remote 
control141
Service Interval Display, refer 
to Condition Based Service 
CBS141
Service requirement display, 
refer to Condition Based 
Service CBS141
Service requirements65
Settings
– clock, 12h/24h format64
Settings and information64
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic49
– manual transmission48
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, 
refer to Changing selector 
lever positions49
Side airbags77Side window blind, refer to 
Roller sun blinds94
Side windows, refer to 
Windows28
Signal horn, refer to 
Horn10,11
Sitting safely33
– with airbags33
– with head restraint33
– with safety belts33
Ski bag101
Sliding/tilt sunroof
– refer to Panorama glass 
roof30
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to 
Glass roof, electric29
Slot for remote control46
Smokers' package, refer to 
Ashtray96
Snap-in adapter, refer to 
Center armrest storage 
compartment95
Socket, Onboard Diagnosis 
OBD142
Socket, refer to Connecting 
electrical appliances96
Soot particulate filter, refer to 
Diesel particulate filter107
SOS, refer to Sending an 
Emergency Request155
Spare fuses154
Speed
– run-flat tires73
– with winter tires135
Speedometer12
Split rear seat backrest, refer 
to Expanding the cargo 
area99
Spray nozzles, refer to 
Cleaning windshield and 
headlamps52
Stability control, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems70
Start/stop button46
– starting the engine47
– switching off the engine47
Starting, refer to Starting the 
engine47Starting assistance, refer to 
Jump-starting156
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting156
Starting the engine
– start/stop button46
Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing5
Steam jet143,144
Steering wheel40
– adjustment40
– buttons on steering 
wheel11
– heating41
– lock46
– locking with Comfort 
Access27
Steering with variable ratio, 
refer to Active steering76
Steptronic, refer to Automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic48
Storage146
Storage compartments95
Storage nets100
Storing seat positions, refer to 
Seat and mirror memory37
Storing tires135
Stowage, refer to Storage 
compartments95
Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires119
Sun blinds94
Surface ice, refer to Outside 
temperature warning61
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching off
– engine47
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button46
Switching the cooling function 
on and off89
Symbols4
T
Tachometer61 
         
        
        Everything from A to Z
190 Tailgate23
– Comfort Access27
– emergency operation, refer 
to Opening manually24
– opening manually24
– remote control20
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid/
tailgate23
Tail lamp
– replacing bulb152
Tail lamp, refer to Tail 
lamps150
Tail lamps150
– replacing bulb151,152
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities178
Technical data174
– dimensions175
Technical modifications, refer 
to For your own safety5
Telephone
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest95
– refer to separate Owner's 
Manual
Temperature
– air conditioner86
– automatic climate control87
– coolant, refer to Coolant 
temperature62
Temperature display
– outside temperature61
– outside temperature 
warning61
– setting the units64
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control53
Tensioning straps, refer to 
Securing cargo110
The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp152
Through-loading system97
Through-loading system, 
refer to Expanding the cargo 
area99
Tilt alarm sensor26
Tilt function, passenger side 
mirror40Tire inflation pressure119
– loss73
Tire pressure monitoring, 
refer to Flat Tire Monitor72
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM73
– resetting the system74
– system limitations74
– warning lamp74
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor73
Tire Quality Grading132
Tires
– age132,133
– air loss74
– breaking in106
– changing, refer to Changing 
wheels153
– condition133
– damage133
– inflation pressure119
– labels132
– minimum tread depth133
– new wheels and tires134
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Flat Tire Monitor72
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM73
– puncture73
– replacing134
– run-flat134
– size132
– storage135
– tread depth133
– wear indicators, refer to 
Minimum tread depth133
– wheel/tire combination, refer 
to Correct wheels and 
tires134
– winter tires135
Tools, refer to Onboard 
vehicle tool kit147
Torque, refer to Engine 
data174
Tow bar158
Tow fitting157
– screw thread158Tow fittings for tow-starting 
and towing away157
Towing157
– car with automatic 
transmission157
– methods158
Towing and tow-starting157
Tow rope158
Tow-starting157,159
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor73
Traction control, refer to 
Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC70
Transmission
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic48
– manual transmission48
– overriding selector lever lock 
for automatic transmission 
with Steptronic50
Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector 
lever position
49
– refer to P Park49
Transporting children 
safely42
Transport securing devices, 
refer to Securing cargo110
Tread depth, refer to Minimum 
tire tread133
Trip-distance counter, refer to 
Trip odometer61
Triple turn signal activation51
Trip odometer61
Trunk, refer to Cargo area98
Trunk lid23
– Comfort Access27
– emergency release24
– locking or unlocking 
separately24
– opening from inside23
– opening from outside23
– remote control20
Turning circle, refer to 
Dimensions175
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp12