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Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Use the hooks for hanging only light item s of clothing and ensure that there
are no heavy or sharp-edge d objects in the pockets.
The maximum permissable load of the hooks is 2 kg.
Do not use clothes hangers for hanging up items of clothing otherwise this
will interfere with the protection offered by the head airbag*.
Side compartments*Fig. 116 Luggage compartment: Side compartment - left / right.– You can open the compartment by turning the locks in the direction of arrow
fig. 116 .
On some vehicles the battery is located in the left compartment page 222. This
compartment is marked by the symbol
and can be opened by turning the locks e.g
with a coin or using a flat screwdriver.
In the right compartment fig. 116 is located the CD changer*, the TV tuner* and the
first-aid box.
Lockable side compartment* (Combi)Fig. 117 Luggage compartment: Lockable side compartment– Open the compartment by pulling at the handle in direction of arrow fig. 117 .
The CD changer*, the TV Tuner* are housed in this compartment.
You can also house the first-aid box * and the warning triangle* in this compartment.Non-lockable side compartment (Combi)The cover of the side compartment can be removed and thus the luggage compart-
ment can be enlarged.
– Grasp the cover on the top part and carefully remove it in direction of arrow fig. 118 .
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 118 Non-lockable side compart-
ment
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Communication
144Button
Action
Radio, traffic information
CD / CD changer / MP3
Navigation
press briefly
Switch off/on tone / activation and deactivation of the voice control
a)
press button for a
long period of time
switch off/on*
turn upwards
Increase volume
turn downwards
Decrease volume
press briefly
Changing to the next stored radio station
Changing to the next stored traffic information Interrupting the traffic report
Changing to the next title
press button for a
long time
Interruption of the traffic report
fast forward
press briefly
Changing to the previously stored radio station
Changing to the previously stored traffic information
Interrupting the traffic report
Changing to the previous title
press button for a
long time
Interruption of the traffic report
fast rewind
Changing the audio source
press briefly
Calling up the main menu
press button for a long time
press briefly
Interruption of the traffic report
without function
press button for a
long period of time
turn upwards
Display of the station list scroll upwards
Interruption of the traffic reports
Changing to the previous title
without
function
turn downwards
Display of the station list
scroll downwards
Interruption of the traffic report
Changing to the next title
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Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
In order to enable the music playback via Bluetooth
®, it is necessary to first connect
the device to be connected with the hands-free system in the menu Phone -
Bluetooth - Media player .
The music playback process is performed on the connected device.
Note
The device to be connected must support the Bluetooth
® profile A2DP, see Owner's
manual of the device to be connected.
MultimediaInputs AUX-IN* and MDI*The input AUX-IN is located below the armrest* of the front seats and is marked with
.
The input MDI is located in the storage compartment on the front passenger side.
The inputs AUX-IN and MDI connect the ex ternal audio sources (e.g. iPod or MP3
player) and play back music fr om these devices via your radio* or navigation system*
installed in the factory.
The description of the operation can be found in the relevant Owner's Manual of your
radio* or your navigation*.Note
The loudspeakers in the vehicle are matched to a power output of the radio and
navigation system of 4x 20°W.
For the equipment sound system*, the loudspeakers are matched to a power
output of the amplifier of 4x40°W + 6x20 W.
CD changer*The CD changer for the radio and navigation system is located in the right side
compartment of the luggage compartment.Loading a CD– Touch the button fig. 146 and guide the CD (compact disc) into the CD-case
. The CD is automatically loaded onto the next free position in the CD-changer.
The LED in the correspondin g button stops flashing.Loading all CDs– Hold the button pressed and guide all CDs one after the other into the CD-case
. The LEDs in the buttons are no longer flashing.Loading a CD to one definite position– Briefly touch the button . The LEDs in the buttons light up at the memory spaces, which are already assigned and flash in the case of free memory spaces.
– Touch the desired button and guide the CD into the CD-case .Ejecting a CD– Briefly touch the button , in order to eject a CD. For assigned memory spaces, now the LEDs light up in the buttons .
– Touch the corresponding button . The CD is ejected.
Fig. 146 The CD changer
AC
AB
AD
AC
AB
AD
AC
AD
AD
AB
AA
AD
AD
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Ejecting all CDs
– Hold the button pressed for more than 2 seconds, in order to eject the CDs. All CDs in the CD-changer are ejected consecutively.
Note
Always guide the CD into the CD-case with the printed side pointing upwards.
Never push the CD with force into the CD-case as the insertion is performed auto-
matically.
After loading a CD into the CD-changer, yo u must wait until the LED of the corre-
sponding button lights up. Then the CD -case is free to load the next CD.
If you have selected a position, on which a CD is already located, this CD will be
ejected. Take out the ejected CD and load the desired CD.
AA
AB
AD
AB
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Index277
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General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
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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