
Reference 269
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Satellite radio160
– enabling or unsubscribing 
from a channel160
– favorites162
– selecting channel161
– storing channel161
– timeshift162
– Traffic Jump163
Saving fuel126
Screen, refer to iDrive 
controls16
Screw thread for tow 
fitting241
SDARS, refer to Satellite 
radio160
Seat adjustment
– electric44
– mechanical43
Seat and mirror memory48
Seat belt reminder, refer to 
"Fasten safety belts" 
reminder49
Seat heating47
Seats43
– adjusting electrically44
– adjusting the seats43
– heating47
– memory, refer to Seat and 
mirror memory48
– saving a setting, refer to Seat 
and mirror memory48
– sitting safely42
Securing cargo121,122
Securing the vehicle
– from inside30
– from outside27
Selecting a detour150
Selecting distance for active 
cruise control70
Selecting new scale for 
navigation147
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic58
Selector lever lock, refer to 
Changing selector lever 
positions, shiftlock58Selector lever positions60
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic58
Service, refer to Roadside 
Assistance238
Service car, refer to Roadside 
Assistance238
Service data in the remote 
control227
Service Interval Display, refer 
to Condition Based Service 
CBS227
Service Request201
Service requirements80
Service status
202
Settings
– changing on the Control 
Display87
– clock, 12h/24h format83
– DVD168
– language87
Settings and information79
Settings for the map view147
Setting times, refer to 
Preselecting switch-on 
times110
Shifting62
– 7-gear Sports automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch61
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic59
– manual transmission57
Shift into a drive position, refer 
to selector lever 
positions60
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, 
refer to Changing selector 
lever positions58
Shift paddles on the steering 
wheel62
Short commands for the voice 
activation system251
Short route in navigation, refer 
to Selecting route144Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer166
– CD player166
Side airbags98
Side windows, refer to 
Windows35
Signal horn, refer to 
Horn10,11
Sitting safely42
– with airbags42
– with head restraint42
– with safety belts42
Ski bag120
Ski bag for Convertible, refer 
to Through-loading opening 
with integrated transport 
bag121
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to 
Glass roof, electric37
Slot for remote control55
Smokers' package, refer to 
Ashtray117
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing195
– use184
Snap-in adapter, refer to 
Center armrest storage 
compartment115
Socket, Onboard Diagnosis 
OBD228
Socket, refer to Connecting 
electrical appliances118
SOS, refer to Sending an 
Emergency Request
238
Sound, adjusting during audio 
playback, refer to Tone 
control154
Sound output for 
entertainment on/off154
Spare fuses237
Special destinations139
Special destinations, 
displaying140
Speed
– Run-flat tires93
– with winter tires221 

Everything from A to Z
270 Speed limit86
Speed limit warning, refer to 
Speed limit86
Speedometer12
Speed reading, refer to 
Speedometer12
Speed Volume155
Split screen, refer to Control 
Display, switching on/off19
Split screen content, refer to 
Display for split screen 
content, selecting20
Sport program with 7-gear 
Sports automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch61
Sports automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch60
– driving dynamics control62
– Kick-down61
– Launch Control64
– manually unlocking parking 
lock63
– neutral61
– reverse gear61
Spray nozzles, refer to 
Cleaning windshield and 
headlamps66
Stability control, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems89
Start/stop button55
– starting the engine56
– switching off the engine56
Starting, refer to Starting the 
engine56
Starting assistance, refer to 
Jump-starting239
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting239
Starting the engine
– start/stop button55
Start menu17State/province, for 
navigation135
Station, selecting
– radio157
Status of this Owner's Manual 
at time of printing5
Steam jet229,230
Steering wheel51
– adjustment51
– buttons on steering 
wheel11
– heating51
– lock55
– locking with Comfort 
Access34
– shift paddles62
Steering wheel buttons, refer 
to Shift paddles62
Steering with variable ratio, 
refer to Active steering
96
Steptronic, refer to Automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic58
Storage232
Storage compartments116
Storage nets120
Stored trip, calling up143
Storing a destination in the 
address book137
Storing music172
Storing seat positions, refer to 
Seat and mirror memory48
Storing tires221
Stowage, refer to Storage 
compartments116
Street, entering, 
navigation136
Summer tires, refer to Wheels 
and tires208
Surround155
SVCD167
SW, waveband157
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching off
– engine56Switching off the engine
– start/stop button55
Switching on
– audio154
– CD changer154
– CD player154
– radio154
Switching the cooling function 
on and off108
Switch-on times of parked car 
ventilation, preselecting110
Symbols4
– status information19
T
Tachometer75
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid31
Tail lamp
– replacing bulb235
Tail lamp, refer to Tail 
lamps235
Tail lamps235
– replacing bulb235,236
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities250
Technical data246
– dimensions247
Technical modifications, refer 
to For your own safety5
Telephone184
– installation location, refer to 
Center armrest115
– refer to separate Owner's 
Manual
– voice commands192
TeleService199
TeleService Diagnosis200
TeleService Help200
Temperature
– automatic climate 
control107
– changing unit of measure80
– coolant, refer to Coolant 
temperature76 

Reference 271
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Temperature display
– outside temperature75
– outside temperature 
warning75
– setting the units80
Tempomat, refer to Cruise 
control66
Tensioning straps, refer to 
Securing cargo130
The individual vehicle5
Third brake lamp, refer to 
Center brake lamp235
Through-loading opening with 
integrated transport 
bag121
Through-loading system118
Tilt alarm sensor33
Tilt function, passenger side 
mirror50
Timer, refer to Preselecting 
switch-on times110
Tire inflation pressure208
– loss93,94
Tire pressure monitoring, 
refer to Flat Tire Monitor92
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM94
– resetting the system95
– system limitations94
– warning lamp95
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor93
Tire Quality Grading218Tires
– age218,220
– air loss95
– breaking in126
– changing, refer to Changing 
wheels236
– condition219
– damage219
– inflation pressure208
– labels218
– minimum tread depth219
– new wheels and tires220
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Flat Tire Monitor92
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM94
– puncture93
– replacing220
– size218
– storage221
– tread depth219
– wear indicators, refer to 
Minimum tread depth219
– wheel/tire combination, refer 
to Correct wheels and 
tires220
– winter tires221
TMC station, refer to Traffic 
bulletins148
Tone
– control154
– middle setting156
Tools, refer to Onboard 
vehicle tool kit233
Top, refer to Retractable 
hardtop38
Top 50 of music 
collection174
Torque, refer to Engine 
data246
Tow bar242
Tow fitting241
– screw thread241Tow fittings for tow-starting 
and towing away241
Towing241
– car with automatic 
transmission241
– methods242
– with 7-gear Sports 
automatic transmission with 
double clutch242
Towing and tow-starting241
Town/city, for navigation135
Tow rope242
Tow-starting241,243
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor94
Track
– selecting on CD165
Traction control, refer to 
Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC89
Traffic bulletins
– categories149
Traffic bulletins, filtering149
Traffic bulletins for 
navigation148
– display in map view149
– during destination 
guidance150
Traffic jam
– displaying traffic 
bulletins148
Transmission
– 7-gear Sports automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch60
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic58
– idle position61
– Launch Control64
– manually unlocking parking 
lock63
– manual transmission57
– overriding selector lever lock 
for automatic transmission 
with Steptronic59
– reverse gear61 

Everything from A to Z
272 Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector 
lever position58
– refer to P Park58
Transporting children 
safely52
Transport securing devices, 
refer to Securing cargo130
Tread depth, refer to Minimum 
tire tread219
Trip, deleting143
Trip, storing143
Trip computer, refer to 
Displays on the Control 
Display77
Trip-distance counter, refer to 
Trip odometer75
Triple turn signal activation65
Trip odometer75
Trips, changing143
Trunk lid31
– Comfort Access34
– emergency release32
– locking or unlocking 
separately31
– opening from inside31
– opening from outside31
– remote control28
Turning circle, refer to 
Dimensions247
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp12
Turn signals64
– triple turn signal65
Tying down loads, refer to 
Cargo loading130
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR218
Units
– average fuel 
consumption80
Units of measure
– temperature80
Universal garage door opener, 
refer to Integrated universal 
remote control111Universal mobile phone 
preparation package, refer 
to separate Owner's Manual
Unlatching, refer to 
Unlocking33
Unlocking
– from inside31
– from outside27
– setting unlocking 
characteristics28
– trunk lid34
– without remote control, refer 
to Comfort Access33
Updating the navigation 
data134
USB audio interface178
V
VCD167
Vehicle
– battery237
– breaking in126
– cargo loading129
– Identification Number, refer 
to Engine compartment223
– measurements, refer to 
Dimensions247
– parking56
– weight249
Vehicle jack236
Vehicle storage232
Ventilation109
– draft-free109
– in the rear109
Ventilation, refer to 
Climate106
Ventilation while at a 
standstill110
Vents, refer to Ventilation109
Video menu167
Video playback167
Voice, refer to Destination 
guidance through voice 
instructions146
Voice commands
– overview22
– short commands251
– telephone192Voice instructions from 
navigation system146
– repeating146
– switching on/off146
– volume146
Voice phone book193
Volume154
– audio sources154
– fuel tank, refer to 
Capacities250
– mobile phone187
– voice instructions146
Volume balance, tone 
setting155
W
Warning and indicator 
lamps13
Warning messages, refer to 
Check Control84
Warning triangle239
Washer fluid66
– content of the reservoir66
Washer fluid reservoir66
Waste tray, refer to 
Ashtray117
Water on roads, refer to 
Driving through water128
Water penetration229,230
Waveband with the radio157
Wear indicators in tires, refer 
to Minimum tread depth219
Weights249
Welcome lamps101
Wheel/tire combination, refer 
to Correct wheels and 
tires220
Wheelbase, refer to 
Dimensions247
Wheels, new220
Wheels and tires208
Width, refer to 
Dimensions247
Wind deflector40 

Reference 273
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Windows35
– convenient operation28
– convenient operation with 
Comfort Access34
– opening, closing36
– pinch protection system36
Windows, indicator on Control 
Display16
Windshield
– cleaning66
Windshield wash65
– filling capacity, reservoir250
– nozzles66
– reservoir for washer fluid66
– washer fluid66
Windshield wiper blades, 
changing233
Windshield wipers, refer to 
Wiper system65
Winter tires221
– setting speed limit86
– storage221
Wiper blade replacement233
Wiper system65
Word-matching principle for 
navigation143
Work in the engine 
compartment222
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to 
Onboard vehicle tool kit233
X
xDrive90
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulb234
Y
Your individual vehicle
– settings, refer to Personal 
Profile26