
Reference 289
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Playing videos, DVD system in 
rear190
Plug-in unit for remote 
control, refer to Ignition 
lock59
Postal code, entering for 
navigation142
Power failure259
Power steering-wheel 
adjustment54
Power windows, refer to 
Windows37
Preglowing, refer to Diesel 
engine60
Preselecting activation times 
of parked-car 
ventilation114
Pressure, tires229
Pressure monitoring of tires, 
refer to TPM Tire Pressure 
Monitor94
Protective function, refer to 
Pinch protection system
– glass sunroof, electric41
– panorama glass sunroof39
– windows38
R
Radio
– controls160
– HD Radio164
– satellite radio166
– selecting waveband163
– storing stations164
– switching on/off160
– tone control160
– volume160
– Weather band, refer to 
Weather reports165
Radio key, refer to Keys/
remote control26
Radio position, refer to Radio 
readiness59
Radio readiness59
– switched off59
– switched on59
– with comfort access36Rain sensor68
Reading lamps106
Rear automatic climate 
control
– air flow113
– switching off113
Rear entertainment, refer to 
DVD system in rear187
Rear fog lamps, indicator 
lamp13
Rear lamps, refer to Tail 
lamps251,254
– replacing bulbs251,254
Rear seat backrest, 
folding124
Rear seats
– adjusting48
– adjusting head restraints48
– folding over backrest124
– head restraint adjustment48
– heating51
Rear socket121
Rear ventilation111
– automatic climate control in 
rear112
– 3rd row seats112
Rear view camera86
– cleaning88
– displays on Control 
Display87
– driver assistance 
functions86
– switching off86
– switching on86
Rearview mirror52
Rear window
– heating109
– replacing wiper blade
250
– windshield wiper68,246
Rear window safety switch38
Rear window wiper, replacing 
wiper blade250
Reception
– quality164
– radio station164
Reception level of mobile 
phone, refer to Status 
information19Recirculated-air mode110
– air recirculation110
– AUC Automatic 
recirculated-air control110
Reclining seat, refer to 
Seats44
Reflectors, refer to Tail 
lamps251,254
Refueling224
Releasing
– hood239
– refer to Unlocking36
Remaining distance, refer to 
Cruising range73
Remaining distance to 
destination, refer to 
Computer74
Remote control26
– comfort access35
– garage door opener115
– liftgate28
– malfunction29,37
– replacing battery37
Remote control, DVD system 
in rear188
– battery replacement189
Removing condensation on 
the windows109
Replacement fuses259
Replacement of tires237
– changing wheels256
– new wheels and tires237
Replacing bulbs, refer to 
Lamps and bulbs250
Replacing wheels/tires, refer 
to New wheels and tires237
Replacing wiper blades250
Reporting an accident, refer to 
Initiating an emergency 
request261
Reporting safety defects7
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel 
gauge73
Reset, refer to Resetting tone 
settings162
Residual heat110
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290 Restraint systems
– for children55
– refer to Safety belts49
Retreaded tires237
Reverse
– CD changer173
– CD player173
Reverse gear, automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic65
Road map152
Roadside Assistance262
Roadside assistance216
Roadside parking lamps104
Roller blinds, refer to Roller 
sun blinds118
Roller sun blinds118
Roll-up cover122
roll-up cover122
Roof load capacity271
Roof-mounted luggage 
rack135
Rope, refer to Tow-starting 
and towing263
Rotary pushbutton, refer to 
iDrive16
Route150,151
– bypassing sections151
– changing150,151
– changing criteria150
– displaying map view152
– displaying streets or towns/
cities151
– selecting150
Route instructions, refer to 
Destination guidance 
through voice 
instructions152
Route map, refer to Map 
display152
Route section, changing151
Route selection150
RSC Runflat System 
Component, refer to Run-
flat tires237Runflat System Component 
RSC, refer to Run-Flat 
Tires237
Run-flat tires237
– continuing driving with a 
damaged tire93,95
– flat tire93,95
– new wheels and tires237
– tire inflation 
pressure93,95
,229
– tire replacement237
S
Safety5
Safety belts49
– damage50
– sitting safely43
– warning lamp50
Safety belt tensioners
– refer to Airbags98
– refer to Safety belts49
Safety systems
– ABS Antilock Brake 
System88
– airbags98
– driving stability control 
systems88
– DSC Dynamic Stability 
Control88
– safety belts49
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat 
tires237
Satellite radio166
Screen, refer to iDrive16
Screw thread for tow 
fitting263
SDARS, refer to Satellite 
radio166
Seat heating50,51Seats44
– adjusting44
– adjusting electrically44
– adjusting manually44
– backrest width45
– heating50,51
– in rear48
– lumbar support45
– memory, refer to Seat, mirror 
and steering wheel 
memory45
– 2nd row seats48
– shoulder support45
– sitting safely43
– storing the setting45
– thigh support44,45
– 3rd row seats49
– ventilation, refer to Active 
seat ventilation and Seat 
heating51
2nd row seats48
Securing load
– refer to Securing cargo134
– with ski bag, refer to 
Securing cargo126
Selecting new scale for 
navigation153
Selector lever, automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic64
Selector lever lock, refer to 
Reverse gear65
Self-leveling suspension92
Service, refer to Roadside 
Assistance262
Service and Warranty 
Information Booklet for 
US models244
Service interval indicator, refer 
to Service requirements74
Service Request219
Service requirements74
– also refer to CBS Condition 
Based Service244
Service status220
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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Settings
– changing on Control 
Display79
– clock, 12h/24h mode80
– configuring, refer to 
Personal Profile26
– DVD174
– language81
Settings for the map 
display153
Setting speed limit78
Setting time, refer to 
Preselecting activation 
times114
Shifting, automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic65
Shift paddles65
Short commands of voice 
activation system273
Short route in navigation, refer 
to Selecting route150
Shoulder support45
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer172
– CD player172
Side airbags98
Side marker lamps, replacing 
bulbs251
Signal horn, refer to Horn10
Sitting safely43
– with airbags43
– with head restraint43
– with safety belts43
Ski bag125
Slide show, refer to Displaying 
images195
Sliding/tilt sunroof
– refer to Glass sunroof, 
electric40
– refer to Panorama glass 
sunroof38
Slope assistant, refer to 
Starting assistant92
Smokers' package, refer to 
Ashtray120
SMS208Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing212
– use202
Snow chains238
Socket for Onboard 
Diagnostics interface245
Socket for remote control, 
refer to Ignition lock59
Sockets, refer to Connecting 
electrical devices121
Soft closure aid, refer to 
Automatic soft closing30
Soot particle filter, refer to 
Diesel particulate filter131
SOS, refer to Initiating an 
emergency request261
Spare fuses
259
Spare remote control26
Spare wheel
– refer to Changing 
wheels256
– refer to Compact wheel256
Special destinations144
Special oils, refer to Approved 
engine oils243
Specified oil grades, refer to 
Approved engine oils243
Speed
– with compact wheel258
– with winter tires238
Speed limit warning, refer to 
Speed limit78
Speedometer12
Speed Volume161
Split screen, refer to Control 
Display, switching on/off19
Split screen content, refer to 
Display for split screen 
content, selecting19
Sport program, automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic65
Stability control, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems88
Start/Stop button59
Starting, refer to Starting 
engine60Starting assistance, refer to 
Jump starting262
Starting assistant92
Starting difficulties, jump 
starting262
Starting off on slopes, refer to 
Starting assistant92
State/province, for 
navigation141
Station selection, radio163
Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing5
Steam cleaners247
Steering wheel
– adjusting53
– automatic adjustment, refer 
to Steering wheel 
memory45
– buttons on steering 
wheel11
– easy entry/exit54
– heating54
– memory45
Steering with variable ratio, 
refer to Active steering96
Steptronic, refer to Sport 
program and manual mode 
M/S65
Storage compartments119
Storing a trip148
Storing sitting position, refer 
to Seat, mirror and steering 
wheel memory45
Storing tires
238
Storing vehicle249
Storing your vehicle249
Street, entering, 
navigation142
Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires229
SVCD173
SW, waveband163
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching cooling function on 
and off110
Switching off engine60
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– audio160
– CD changer160
– CD player160
– radio160
Swiveling headlamps, refer to 
Adaptive Head Light103
Symbols4
– indicator/warning lamps13
– status information19
– traffic information with 
navigation system153
T
Tachometer72
Tailgate33
Tail lamps251,254
– replacing bulbs251,254
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities272
Target cursor for 
navigation146
Technical alterations, refer to 
For your own safety5
Technical data268
Telephone202
– refer to separate operating 
instructions
Teleservice Diagnosis217
Teleservice Help217
TeleServices, activating218
Temperature
– adjusting with automatic 
climate control109,113
– changing units of 
measure80
– refer to Coolant 
temperature72
Temperature display
– outside temperature71
– setting units80
– temperature warning71
Temperature warning71
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control69
The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp253,2563rd row seats49
Tightening torque of the lug 
bolts, refer to After 
mounting258
Tilt alarm sensor, switching 
off35
Tilting down passenger-side 
exterior mirror53
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
activation times114
Tire inflation pressure 
monitoring, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor92
Tire inflation pressures229
– checking229
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM94
Tire Quality Grading235
Tires
– age235
– air loss93,95
– breaking-in130
– changing237
– condition236
– damage236
– flat tire, refer to Changing 
wheels256
– inflation pressure229
– inflation pressure 
monitoring, refer to FTM 
Flat Tire Monitor92
– new wheels and tires237
– pressure loss93,95
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
TPM Tire Pressure 
Monitor94
– replacing256
– retreaded tires237
– run-flat tires237
– size235
– tread236
– wear indicators236
– wheel/tire combination237
– winter tires238
TMC station, refer to Traffic 
information153
Tone
– control160
– middle setting162Tone on locking/unlocking28
Tools, refer to Onboard 
toolkit250
Top 50 of music 
collection180
Top View84
Torque
– engine268
– lug bolts, refer to After 
mounting258
Tow fitting263
Towing263
Town/city, for navigation141
Tow-starting263,264
TPM Tire Pressure 
Monitor94
– resetting system94
– system limits94
– warning lamp95
Track, selecting on CD172
TRACTION, refer to DTC89
Traction-assist feature, refer 
to DSC Dynamic Stability 
Control88
Traction control, refer to 
DSC Dynamic Stability 
Control88
Traffic bulletins
– categories155
– filtering155
Traffic bulletins for 
navigation
153
– in map display155
Traffic congestion
– displaying traffic 
information153
– refer to Route, bypassing 
sections151
Traffic information for 
navigation during 
destination guidance155
Transmission
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic64
– manually releasing 
transmission lock on 
automatic transmission with 
Steptronic66
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294 Windshield
– cleaning, refer to Washer/
wiper system67
– defrosting, refer to 
Defrosting windows109
– displays, refer to Head-Up 
Display100
Windshield washer system
– refer to Washer/wiper 
system67
– windshield washer 
nozzles68
Windshield wipers, refer to 
Washer/wiper system67
– replacing wiper blades250
Winter diesel225
Winter tires238
– storage238
Word matching principle for 
navigation149
Working in the engine 
compartment239
Wrenches/screwdrivers, refer 
to Onboard toolkit250
X
xDrive90
Xenon lamps251,253
– bulb changing251,253
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