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Reference 279
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Temperature
– automatic climate 
control103
– changing unit of measure76
– coolant, refer to Coolant 
temperature72
Temperature display
– outside temperature71
– outside temperature 
warning71
– setting the units76
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control62
Tensioning straps, refer to 
Securing cargo126
The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp243
Through-loading system114
Through-loading system, 
refer to Expanding the cargo 
area115
Tilt alarm sensor34
Tilt function, passenger side 
mirror49
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
switch-on times106
Tire inflation pressure208
– loss89,90
Tire pressure monitoring, 
refer to Flat Tire Monitor88
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM89
– resetting the system90
– system limitations89
– warning lamp91
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor89
Tire Quality Grading221Tires
– age221,223
– air loss91
– breaking in122
– changing, refer to Changing 
wheels244
– condition222
– damage222
– inflation pressure208
– labels221
– minimum tread depth222
– new wheels and tires223
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Flat Tire Monitor88
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM89
– puncture89
– replacing223
– size221
– storage
224
– tread depth222
– wear indicators, refer to 
Minimum tread depth222
– wheel/tire combination, refer 
to Correct wheels and 
tires223
– winter tires224
TMC station, refer to Traffic 
bulletins144
Tone
– control150
– middle setting152
Tools, refer to Onboard 
vehicle tool kit237
Top 50 of music 
collection170
Torque, refer to Engine 
data254
Tow bar249
Tow fitting249
– screw thread249
Tow fittings for tow-starting 
and towing away249
Towing248
– car with automatic 
transmission248
– methods249
Towing and tow-starting248Town/city, for navigation131
Tow rope250
Tow-starting248,250
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor89
Track
– selecting on CD162
Traction control, refer to 
Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC85
Traffic bulletins
– categories145
Traffic bulletins, filtering145
Traffic bulletins for 
navigation144
– display in map view145
– during destination 
guidance146
Traffic jam
– displaying traffic 
bulletins144
Transmission
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic57
– manual transmission57
– overriding selector lever lock 
for automatic transmission 
with Steptronic60
Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector 
lever position58
– refer to P Park58
Transporting children 
safely51
Transport securing devices, 
refer to Securing cargo126
Tread depth, refer to Minimum 
tire tread222
Trip, deleting139
Trip, storing139
Trip computer, refer to 
Displays on the Control 
Display74
Trip-distance counter, refer to 
Trip odometer71
Triple turn signal activation60
Trip odometer71
Trips, changing139
Trunk, refer to Cargo area115 
     
        
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280 Trunk lid31
– Comfort Access35
– emergency release32
– locking or unlocking 
separately32
– opening from inside31
– opening from outside31
– remote control28
Turning circle, refer to 
Dimensions255
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp12
Turn signals60
– replacing bulbs241
– triple turn signal60
Tying down loads, refer to 
Cargo loading126
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR221
Units
– average fuel 
consumption76
Units of measure
– temperature76
Universal garage door opener, 
refer to Integrated universal 
remote control107
Universal mobile phone 
preparation package, refer 
to separate Owner's Manual
Unlatching, refer to 
Unlocking34
Unlocking
– from inside30
– from outside27
– setting unlocking 
characteristics28
– tailgate35
– trunk lid35
– without remote control, refer 
to Comfort Access34
Updating the navigation 
data130
USB audio interface174
V
VCD163
Vehicle
– battery244
– breaking in122
– cargo loading125
– Identification Number, refer 
to Engine compartment226
– measurements, refer to 
Dimensions255
– parking56
– weight257
Vehicle jack244
Vehicle storage236
Ventilation105
– draft-free105
– in the rear105
Ventilation, refer to 
Climate102
Ventilation while at a 
standstill106
Vents, refer to Ventilation105
Video menu164
Video playback163
Voice, refer to Destination 
guidance through voice 
instructions142
Voice commands
– overview22
– short commands259
– telephone189
Voice instructions from 
navigation system142
– repeating142
– switching on/off142
– volume142
Voice phone book190
Volume150
– audio sources150
– fuel tank, refer to 
Capacities258
– mobile phone183
– voice instructions142
Volume balance, tone 
setting152
W
Warning and indicator 
lamps13
Warning messages, refer to 
Check Control80
Warning triangle247
Washer fluid62
– content of the reservoir62
Washer fluid reservoir62
Waste tray, refer to 
Ashtray112
Water on roads, refer to 
Driving through water124
Water penetration233,234
Waveband with the radio153
Wear indicators in tires, refer 
to Minimum tread depth222
Weights257
Welcome lamps97
Wheel/tire combination, refer 
to Correct wheels and 
tires223
Wheelbase, refer to 
Dimensions255
Wheels, new223
Wheels and tires208
Width, refer to 
Dimensions255
Windows36
– convenient operation28
– opening, closing36
– pinch protection system37
– rear window33
– safety switch37
Windows, indicator on Control 
Display16
Windshield
– cleaning61
Windshield wash61
– filling capacity, reservoir258
– nozzles62
– rear window62
– reservoir for washer fluid62
– washer fluid62
Windshield wiper blades, 
changing237 
     
        
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Reference 281
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Windshield wipers, refer to 
Wiper system61
Winter diesel204
Winter tires224
– setting speed limit82
– storage224
Wiper blade replacement237
Wiper system61
Word-matching principle for 
navigation139
Work in the engine 
compartment225
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to 
Onboard vehicle tool kit237
X
xDrive86
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulb238
Y
Your individual vehicle
– settings, refer to Personal 
Profile26