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WARNING
The front seats and the head restraints must always be adjusted to match
the body size of the seat occupant as well as the seat belts must always be
correctly fastened in order to provide an optimal protection for you and your
occupants.
The driver must maintain a distance of at least 25 cm to the steering wheel
page 162, fig. 147 - left. Not maintaining this minimum distance will mean
that the airbag system will not be able to properly protect you - hazard!
When driving, hold the st eering wheel with both hands firmly on the outer
edge in the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock po sition. Never hold the steering wheel
firmly in the 12 o'clock position or in another way (e.g. in the middle of the
steering wheel or at the inner steering wheel edge). In such cases, injuries to the
arms, the hands and the head can occur when the driver airbag is deployed.
The seat backrests must not be angled too far back when driving otherwise
this will affect proper operation of the se at belts and of the airbag system - risk
of injury!
Ensure that there are no objects in the footwell as any objects may get
behind the pedals during a driving or braking manoeuvre. You would then no
longer be able to operate the clutch, to brake or accelerate.
Correct seated position for the front passenger
The fro n t p assen ger must mai n tai n a d i stan ce of a t l ea st 25 c m from th e
dash panel so that the airbag offers him the greatest possible safety it is
deployed.For the safety of the front passenger and to reduce the risk of injury in the event of an
accident, we recommend the following setting.
Adjust the front passenger seat as far as possible to the rear.
Adjust the head restraint so that the top edge of the head restraint is at the same
level as the upper part of your head page 162, fig. 147 - right.
Fasten the seat belt correctly page 167, “How are seat belts correctly fastened?”.
In exceptional cases the front pass enger airbag can be deactivated page 178,
“Deactivating an airbag”. Manual front passenger adjustment
page 80, “Adjusting the front seats”.
Electrical front passenger seat adjustment page 81, “Adjusting front seats electri-
cally*”.
WARNING
The front seats and the head restraints must always be adjusted to match
the body size of the seat occupant as well as the seat belts must always be
correctly fastened in order to provide an optimal protection for you and your
occupants.
The front passenger must maintain a distance of at least 25 cm to the dash
panel. Not maintaining this minimum distance will mean that the airbag
system will not be able to properly protect you - hazard!
Always keep your feet in the footwel l when the vehicle is being driven -
never place your feet on the instrument panel, out of the window or on the
surfaces of the seats. You will be exposed to increased risk of injury if it becomes
necessary to apply the brake or in the ev ent of an accident. If an airbag is
deployed, you may suffer fatal injuries wh en adopting an incorrect seated posi-
tion!
The seat backrests must not be angled too far back when driving otherwise
this will affect proper operation of the se at belts and of the airbag system - risk
of injury!
Correct seated position for the occupants on the rear seats
Occupants on the rear seats must sit upright, keep the feet in the foot-
well and must have their se at belts correctly fastened.To reduce the risk of injury in the event of a sudden braking manoeuvre or an accident,
the occupants on the rear seats must observe the following.
Adjust the head restraints so that the top edge of the head restraints is at the same
level as the upper part of your head page 162, fig. 147 .
Fasten the seat belt correctly page 167, “How are seat belts correctly fastened?”.
If you are transporting page 180, “Transporting children safely” children in the
vehicle, please use a suitable child restraint system.
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Function of the side airbags
Risk of injury to the upper part of the body is reduced by fully inflated
side airbags.When the side airbags are deployed, the head airbag and the belt tensioner are also
automatically deployed on the relevant side fig. 158 .
If an airbag is deployed, the airbag is filled with gas. The airbags inflate in fractions of a
second and at a high speed in order to be able to offer that additional protection in the
event of an accident.
A grey white, non harmful gas is released when airbag is inflated. This is perfectly
normal and is not an indicati on of a fire in the vehicle.
The load of the occupants is cushioned when plunging into the fully inflated airbag and
the ri sk of i njur y to the entire uppe r body (chest, stomach and pelvis) is reduced on the
side facing the door.Important safety information on the side airbag
Correct use of the airbag system cons iderably reduces the risk of injury!
WARNING
It is essential to always switch off page 178, “Deactivating an airbag” the
front passenger airbag when attaching a child safety seat on the front
passenger seat where the child is seated with its back facing in direction of
travel (in some countries also when the child is facing the direction of travel). If
this is not done, there is a risk of the ch ild suffering severe or even fatal injuries if the front passenger airbag is deploy
ed. In certain countries national legal
provisions also require that the side or head passenger airbags be deactivated.
When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply with the
appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.
Your head should never be positioned in the deployment area of the side
airbag. You might suffer severe injuries in the event of an accident. This applies
in particular to children who are transported without using a suitable child
safety seat page 182, “Child safety and side airbag*”.
If children adopt an incorrect seated position when travelling, they may be
exposed to an increased risk of injury in the event of an accident. This can result
in serious injuries page 180, “What you should know about transporting
children!”.
There must not be any further persons, animals as well as objects posi-
tioned between the occupants and the deployment area of the airbag. No
accessories, such as a can holder, should be attached to the doors.
The airbag control unit operates together with the pressure sensors, which
are attached in the front doors. For this reason no adjustments must be carried
out at the doors as well as at the door panels (for example additional installa-
tion of loudspeakers). Resulting damage s can have a negative affect on the
operation of the airbag system. All work on the front doors and their panels
must only be carried out by a specialist garage.
In the event of a side collision, the side airbags will not function properly, if
the sensors cannot measure the increasi ng air pressure inside the doors,
because the air can escape through lar ge, non-sealed openings in the door
panel.
Never drive with removed inner door panels.
Never drive, if parts of the inner do or panel have been removed and the
remaining openings have not been properly sealed.
Never drive, if the loudspeakers in the doors have been removed, only if
the loudspeaker openings have been properly sealed.
Always make sure that the openings are covered or filled, if additional
loudspeakers or other equipment part s are installed in the inner door
panels.
Fig. 158 Inflated side airbag
WARNING (continued)
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Function of the head airbags
The risk of injury to the head and neck area is reduced in the event of a
side collision by fully inflated head airbags.In the case of a side collision the head airbag is deployed together with the relevant
side airbag and the belt tensioner on the si de of the car on which the accident occurs
fig. 160 .
If the system is deployed, the airbags are filled with propellant gas and extend over the
entire area of the side wind ow including the door pillar page 177, fig. 160 .
The protection offered by the head airbags is thus available simultaneously both to the
front occupants of the car seated on the side on which the accident occurs, as well as
to the rear occupants. Any impact of the head against parts of the interior or objects
outside of the car, is cushioned by the in flated head airbag. The reduction in any
impact to the head and the resultant minimi zing of any movements of the head addi-
tionally reduce the risk of injuries to the neck area. The head airbag also offers addi-
tional protection in the case of an offset impact by covering the front door pillar.
In certain accident situations, the front, side and head airbag are simultaneously
deployed.
The airbags inflate in fractions of a second an d at a high speed in order to be able to
offer that additional protection in the even t of an accident. A grey white, non harmful
gas is released when airbag is inflated. This is perfectly normal and is not an indication
of a fire in the vehicle.
Important safety information on the head airbag
Correct use of the airbag system cons iderably reduces the risk of injury!
WARNING
It is essential to always switch off page 178, “Deactivating an airbag” the
front passenger airbag when attachin g a child safety seat on the front
passenger seat where the child is seated with its back facing in direction of
travel (in some countries also when the chil d is facing the direction of travel). If
this is not done, there is a risk of the child suffering severe or even fatal injuries
if the front passenger airbag is deploy ed. In certain countries national legal
provisions also require that the side or head passenger airbags be deactivated.
When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply with the
appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.
There must not be any objects in the deployment area of the head airbags
which might prevent the airbags from inflating properly.
Only hang light items of clothing on the clothes hooks to the vehicle. Never
leave any heavy or sharp-edged objects in the pockets of the items of clothing.
In addition, it is not permitted to use clothes hangers for hanging up items of
clothing.
The airbag control unit operates together with the sensors, which are
attached in the front doors. For this reason no adjustments must be carried out
at the doors as well as at the door panels (for example additional installation of
loudspeakers). Resulting da mages can have a negative affect on the operation
of the airbag system. All work on the front doors and their panels must only be
carried out by a specialist garage.
There must not be any other persons (e .g. children) or animals between the
car occupant and the deployment area of the head airbag. In addition, none of
the occupants should lean their head out of the window when driving, or
extend their arms and hands out of the window.
The sun visors must not be swivelled to the side windows into the deploy-
ment area of the head airbags if any obje cts, such as ball-point pens etc. are
attached to them. This might result in injuries to the occupants if the head
airbag is deployed.
Installing impermissible accessories in the area of the head airbags may
considerably impair the protection offered by the head airbag in the event of it
Fig. 160 Inflated head airbag
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Fuses and light bulbs
250No.
Power consumer
Amperes
1
Diagnostic socket, engine control unit, fuel pump relay,
fuel pump control unit
7,5
2
Control unit for ABS, ESP, switch for tyre air pressure con-
trol, brake sensor
5
3
Switch and control unit for airbag
5
4
WIV, parking light, dimming mirrors, pressure sensor, tele-
phone preinstallation
5
5
Control unit for headlamp beam adjustment and head-
light swivel, control unit for parking aid, control unit for
park assist
5
6
Instrument cluster, control unit for electromechanical
power steering, Haldex, selector lever lock, power supply
for data bus
5
7
Valve heating, air mass meter
10
8
Control unit for trailer detection
5
9
Relay for auxiliary heating
5
10
Adaptive left main headlight
10
11
Adaptive right main headlight
10
12
Not assigned
13
Diagnostic socket, light switch, rain sensor, clock
7,5
14
Central locking system and bonnet lid
15
15
Central control unit - interior lights
7,5
16
Air conditioning system
7,5
17
Not assigned
18
Not assigned
19
Not assigned
20
KESSY
5
21
KESSY ELV
7,5
22
Air blower for Climatronic
40
23
Front power window, central locking of the front doors
30
24
Selector lever lock
5
25
Rear window heater, relay for auxiliary heating and venti-
lation
30
26
Power socket in the luggage compartment
25
27
Fuel pump relay,
Fuel pump relay, control unit for fuel pump, injection
valves
15
20
28
Electric boot lid
30
29
Preparation for the aftermarket radio
5
30
Not assigned
31
Not assigned
32
Front power window, central locking system of the rear
doors
30
33
Electric sliding/tilting roof
25
34
Alarm, spare horn
5
35
front and rear lighter
25
36
Headlight cleaning system
20
37
Front seat heating
20
38
Heated rear seats
20
39
Not assigned
40
Fan air-conditioning system, re lay for auxiliary heating and
ventilation
40
41
Rear window wiper
10
42
Light switch
5
No.
Power consumer
Amperes
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Index
AAbroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Active driver-steering recommendation . . . . . . . 189
Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 162 electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
AHL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Alternator Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Antilock brake system (ABS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Assigning the remote control key to the memory buttons
82
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Automatic driving lamp control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Automatic gearbox Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Automatic gearbox DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . 140
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Automatic rear window wiper (Combi) . . . . . . . . . . 75
Automatic seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
BBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 222 change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Belt Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 215
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Brake pads Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Bulbs Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Button for the central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Button in the driver's door Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
CCar state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
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Engine electronics
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Engine oil level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196, 199
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Exhaust gas Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Exhaust gas inspection Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Exterior mirror heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
FFirst-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Fixing net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 253 Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Fog lights with the function CORNER . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Folding the rear seats forwards (Combi) . . . . . . . . 85
Folding the seat backrest forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Front headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fuel reserve Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
GGearbox mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
General view Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
GSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 152HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Headlamp range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Headlights
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Heating Auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating) . . . . . . . . 117
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
IIgnition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Interior light Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Interior lighting front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
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Index281
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Parking aid
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
parking aid Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Petrol engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Power socket in the luggage compartment . . . . . 100
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Button in the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Button in the front passenger door and in the rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
with central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 104
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear light unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Rear light unit (Combi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Rear window
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear-view mirror Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Recommendation for changing gears . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Synchronisation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Replacing the wiper blade fo r rear window (Combi) 76
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
SSafe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Safety information Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165, 168 Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Seat heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Selector lever lock Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Selector lever-emergency unl ocking (DSG) . . . . 140
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setting the top position of the lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Steering active driver-steering recommendation . . . 189
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Storage compartment Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
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