
Wheels and tyres 334
Tyres with directional tread pattern
Tyres with directional tread pattern have been designed to operate best when
rotating in only one direction. An arrow on the tyre sidewall indicates the
direction of rotation on tyres with directional tread. Always observe the direc-
tion of rotation indicated when mounting the wheel. This guarantees
optimum grip and helps to avoid aquaplaning, excessive noise and wear.
Tyre load ra tin g
The load rating code indicates the maximum load in kilogrammes each wheel
can carry (load capacity).
91 615 kg (1,356 pounds)
93 650 kg (1,433 pounds)
95 690 kg (1,521 pounds)
97 730 kg (1,609 pounds)
99 775 kg (1,709 pounds)
Speed rating
The speed rating indicates the maximum speed permitted for the tyres.
P max. 150 km/h (93 mph)
Q max. 160 km/h (99 mph)
R max. 170 km/h (106 mph)
S max. 180 km/h (112 mph)
DOT BT RA TY5 1709Tyre identification number (TINa), may be only on
interior wall of wheel) and date of manufacture:
DOTThe tyre complies with the legal require-
ments of the US Department of Transport,
responsible for tyre safety regulations.
BTPlace of manufacture code.
RAInformation about manufacturer and tyre
size.
TY5Manufacturer's tyre specifications.
1709Date of manufacture: Week 17 of 2009.
TWIThis identifies the position of the Tread Wear
Indicator Ÿpage 329.
Made in GermanyCountry of manufacture.
MAX LOAD 615 KG (1356
LBS)US load rating, indicating maximum permitted
load per tyre.
MAX INFLATION 350 KPA
(51 PSI)US limit, indicating maximum permitted tyre
pressure.
SIDEWALL 1 PLY RAYONInformation about tyre wall components:
1 layer of rayon (artificial silk).
TREAD 4 PLIES
1 RAYON + 2 STEEL + 1
NYLONInformation about tread components:
In the example, there are 4 layers below the
tread: 1 layer of rayon (artificial silk), 2 layers of
steel reinforcement and 1 layer of nylon.
Information for the end consumer concerning the comparative values of
the established base tyres (standardised test procedures):
TREADWEAR 280Relative service life of the tyre, with respect to
specific US standard test.
Tyre code (example)Meaning
TRACTION AABraking capacity of tyre on wet surface (AA, A, B
or C).
TEMPERATURE ATyre temperature resistance at higher test speeds
(A, B or C).
If the tyre has other markings, these are specific tyre manufacturer codes
or specific national codes, e.g. for Brazil or China.
a)The letters TIN refer to the tyre serial number.
Tyre code (example)Meaning

General notes on the technical data381
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Data on fuel consumption
Fuel consumption
The consumption and emission details shown on the vehicle
data sticker differ from one vehicle to another.
The fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and actual kerb weight of the vehicle
are noted on the vehicle data sticker.
The fuel consumption and emissions figures given are based on the vehicle
weight category, which is determined according to the engine/gearbox
combination and the equipment fitted.
The consumption and emission figures are calculated in accordance with the
EC test requirements 1999/100/EC. These test requirements specify a real-
istic test method based on normal everyday driving.
The following test conditions are applied:
Note
xActual consumption may vary from quoted test values, depending on
personal driving style, road and traffic conditions, the weather and the
vehicle condition.
Weights
Kerb weight refers to the basic model with a fuel tank filled to 90% capacity
and without optional extras. The figure quoted includes 75 kg to allow for the
weight of the driver.
For special versions and optional equipment fittings or for the addition of
accessories, the weight of the vehicle will increase Ÿ.
WARNING
xPlease note that the centre of gravity may shift when transporting
heavy objects; this may affect the vehicle's handling and lead to an acci-
dent. Always adjust your speed and driving style to suit road conditions
and requirements.
xNever exceed the gross axle weight rating or the gross vehicle weight
rating. If the allowed axle load or the allowed total weight is exceeded, the
driving characteristics of the vehicle may change, leading to accidents,
injuries and damage to the vehicle.
Urban cycleThe urban cycle starts with an engine cold start. City driving
is then simulated.
Extra urban
cycleIn the extra urban cycle simulation the vehicle frequently
accelerates and brakes in all gears, as in normal everyday
driving. The road speed ranges from 0 to 120 km/h.
Total con-
sumptionThe average total consumption is calculated with a weighting
of around 37% for the urban cycle and 63% for the extra
urban cycle.
CO2 emis-
sionsThe exhaust gases are collected during both driving cycles to
calculate carbon dioxide emissions. The gas composition is
then analysed to evaluate the CO
2 content and other emis-
sions.

Technical Data 384
Petrol engine 1.4 110 kW (150 PS)
Engine specifications
Performance figures
Consumption (litres/100 km)/ CO
2 (g/km)
WeightsPower output in kW (PS) rpm 110 (150)/ 5800
Maximum torque in Nm at rpm 240/ 1500-4000
No. of cylinders/ capacity
in cm
34/ 1390
Fuel
95 super RON
a)
a)Research-Octane-Number = Anti-detonation rating of the petrol.
Maximum speed in km/h 197
Acceleration from 0-80 km/h in sec. 6,9
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h in sec. 10,7
Urban cycle9,2/214
Extra urban cycle 6,1/143
Combined7,2/167
5 seats 7 seats
Gross vehicle weight in kg 2290 2480
Weight in running order (with driver) in kg 1723 1771
Gross front axle weight in kg 1170/1220 1170/1220
Gross rear axle weight in kg 1070/1120 1260/1310
Permitted roof load in kg 100 100

Technical Data 386
Consumption (litres/100 km)/ CO2 (g/km)
Weights
Trailer weight
Engine oil capacity5 seats 7 seats
Urban cycle 6,8/179 6,9/182
Extra urban cycle 4,8/127 4,9/130
Combined5,5/143 5,6/146
5 seats 7 seats
Gross vehicle weight in kg 2340 2510
Weight in running order (with driver) in kg 1174 1822
Gross front axle weight in kg 1190/1240 1200/1250
Gross rear axle weight in kg 1100/1150 1260/1310
Permitted roof load in kg 100 100
Trailer without brakes 750
Trailer with brakes, gradients up to 8% 2200
Trailer with brakes, gradients up to 12% 2200
Approximate engine oil capacity with oil filter change 4,0

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Diesel engine 2.0 TDI 100 kW (135 PS) Automatic
Engine specifications
Performance figures
Consumption (litres/100 km)/ CO
2 (g/km)
WeightsPower output in kW (PS) rpm 100 (135)/ 4200
Maximum torque in Nm at rpm 320/1750-2500
No. of cylinders/ capacity
in cm
34/1968
Fuel
Min. 51 CN
a)
a)Cetane-Number (cetane index) = Measure of the combustion power of the diesel
Maximum speed in km/h 191
Acceleration from 0-80 km/h in sec. 7,8
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h in sec. 11,1
Urban cycle6,9/182
Extra urban cycle 5/132
Combined5,7/149
5 seats 7 seats
Gross vehicle weight in kg 2370 2540
Weight in running order (with driver) in kg 1803 1851
Gross front axle weight in kg 1220/1270 1230/1280
Gross rear axle weight in kg 1100/1150 1260/1310
Permitted roof load in kg 100 100

Technical Data389
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical tipsTe c h n i c a l D a t a Consumption (litres/100 km)/ CO
2 (g/km)
Weights
Trailer weight
Engine oil capacity5 seats 7 seats
Urban cycle 6,8/179 6,9/182
Extra urban cycle 4,8/127 4,9/130
Combined5,5/143 5,6/146
5 seats 7 seats
Gross vehicle weight in kg 2340 2510
Weight in running order (with driver) in kg 1174 1822
Gross front axle weight in kg 1190/1240 1200/1250
Gross rear axle weight in kg 1100/1150 1260/1310
Permitted roof load in kg 100 100
Trailer without brakes 750
Trailer with brakes, gradients up to 8% 2200
Trailer with brakes, gradients up to 12% 2200
Approximate engine oil capacity with oil filter change 4,0

Technical Data 390
Diesel engine 2.0 TDI 103 kW (140 PS) Automatic
Engine specifications
Performance figures
Consumption (litres/100 km)/ CO
2 (g/km)
WeightsPower output in kW (PS) rpm 103 (140)/ 4200
Maximum torque in Nm at rpm 320/1750-2500
No. of cylinders/ capacity
in cm
34/1968
Fuel
Min. 51 CN
a)
a)Cetane-Number (cetane index) = Measure of the combustion power of the diesel
Maximum speed in km/h 191
Acceleration from 0-80 km/h in sec. 7,7
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h in sec. 10,9
Urban cycle6,9/182
Extra urban cycle 5/132
Combined5,7/149
5 seats 7 seats
Gross vehicle weight in kg 2370 2540
Weight in running order (with driver) in kg 1803 1851
Gross front axle weight in kg 1220/1270 1230/1280
Gross rear axle weight in kg 1100/1150 1260/1310
Permitted roof load in kg 100 100

Index 394
Anti-trap function
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Assist systems
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Braking assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
DCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Dynamic chassis control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Electronic stability programme (ESP) . . . . 216
Optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Park Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Rear assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Traction control when accelerating (TCS) . 217
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Assistance systems
Electronic differential lock system (EDS) . . 217
Assisted braking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222Automatic belt retainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Switching Auto Hold off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Switching the start assist off . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Automatic consumer disconnection . . . . . . . . 321
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
DSG automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Ignition key lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Kickdown system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Launch-Control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Manually unlocking the gear selection lever . .
352
Please also see "Changing gears" . . . . . . . 201
See "Automatic gearbox" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187, 298
Automatic off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Remote control range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Remote control: replacing the battery . . . . 189
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 190
User instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Auxiliary heater remote control
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189AUX-IN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
B
BAS
See "Braking assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . 217
Battery
Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Discharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
See Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Battery acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Before starting out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Belt tension device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Belt tension limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Bicycle carrier
Installing a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Maximum load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Bonnet
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Bottle capacity
Windscreen washer water bottle . . . . . . . . 129
Bottle holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212