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Inspecting and replenishing
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Working in the engine compartment Particular care is required when carrying out any work in the engine compartment!There is a risk of injuries, scalding, acci
dents and fire when working in the engine
compartment, e.g. inspecting and replenishing oil and other fluids. For this reason, it is essential to comply with the warning instructions stated below and with the general applicable rules of safe
ty. The engine compartment of your car
is a hazardous area

.
WARNING

Never open the bonnet if
you see that steam or coolant is flowing out of the
engine compartment - risk of scalding!
Wait long enough until the steam or
coolant has stopped escaping.
Switch off the engine and pull out the ignition key.

Apply the handbrake firmly.

If your vehicle is fitted with a manual
gearbox, move the gearshift lever into
Neutral, or if it is fitted with automatic gearbox, move the selector lever into position P.
Allow the engine to cool down.

Keep children clear of the engine compartment.

Do not touch any hot engine parts - risk of burns!

Never spill oil and other fluids over the hot engine. Such fluids (e.g. the anti-
freeze contained in the wash liquid) may ignite!
Avoid short circuits in the electrical system - particularly on the battery.

Never place your hand into the radiator fan as long as the engine is still
warm. The fan might suddenly start running!
Never open the cap of the coolant expans
ion bottle as long as the engine is
still warm. The cooling
system is pressurized!

Cover over the cap of the coolant expansion reservoir with a large cloth
when opening it as protection for your
face, hands and arms from hot steam or
hot coolant.

Do not let objects, such as e.g cleaning cloth or tools lie in the engine
compartment.
If you wish to work under the vehicl
e, you must secure the vehicle from
rolling away and support it with suitable supporting blocks: the car jack is not sufficient for this - risk of injury!
In cases where it be necessary to carry out inspection work when the engine
is running there is an additional risk fr
om rotating parts (e.g. the V-ribbed belt,
alternator, radiator fan) and from the high-voltage ignition system. Please observe in addition the following:
 Never touch the electrical cabl
es of the ignition system.
 Absolutely avoid any jewellery, loose it
ems of clothing or long hair from
getting into the rotating parts of the
engine - Hazard! Therefore remove any
jewellery beforehand, tie up your hair and wear tight fitting clothing.

Please also comply with the warnin
g instructions st
ated below when
carrying out any essential work on the fu
el system or on th
e electrical system:
 Always separate the car battery from the electrical system.  Do not smoke.  Never carry out any work close to naked flames.  Always keep a working fire
extinguisher at hand.
Caution
When replenishing fluids in the engine, always
ensure that the fluids are on no account
mixed up. This may result in major oper
ating problems and also vehicle damage!
WARNING (continued)
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Index235
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Index
AAbroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 114
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Alternator
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Antilock brake system (ABS)
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Assistance systems
Start-stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . 103
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
BBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 172
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Bicycle holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 165
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Brake
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Brake system
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Button on the driver's door
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Electrical power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
CCar state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Child safety seat
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
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