
Towing a trailer
Towing a trailer
Technical requirements Your vehicle is designed primarily for transporting persons and luggage. It can,
however, also be used for towing a trailer - provided certain technical equipment
is fitted.
If your vehicle has been
factory-fitted with a towing device or has a towing device
from
ŠKODA Original Accessories, the towing device satisfies all technical and le-
gal requirements.
Your vehicle is fitted with a 13-pin power socket for the electrical connection be-
tween the vehicle and trailer. If the trailer which you wish to tow has a 7-pin con-
nector , you can use a suitable adapter from ŠKODA Original Accessories.
This work must be carried out in accordance with the manufacturer's specifica-
tions if a towing device is retrofitted.
Authorised ŠKODA Service Partners can provide detailed information about retro-
fitting a towing device and for any necessary modifications to the cooling system. WARNING
We recommend that you have the towing device from ŠKODA Original Acces-
sories installed by an authorised
ŠKODA Service Partner. He is familiar with all
the relevant details relating to retrofitting such equipment. There is a risk of
an accident if the towing device is not properly fitted!
General Maintenance Trailer load
The permissible trailer load must on no account be exceeded.
You can negotiate appropriately steeper inclines and descents if you do not make
full use of the permissible trailer load.
The trailer loads specified only apply for
altitudes up to 1000 metres above mean
sea level. The fact that the engine power output drops with increasing height due
to a lowering of air pressure and thus the ability to climb, means that the towed
weight must be reduced by 10 % for every further increase of 1 000 metres in height above sea level. The towed weight is the weight of the (laden) vehicle and
the (laden) trailer together. One should take this into account before driving up to
higher altitudes.
The trailer and drawbar load information on the type plate of the towing device
are merely test data for the towing device The data relating to your vehicle,
which is often less than this test data, can be found in your vehicle registration
documents.
Distribution of the load
Distribute the load in the trailer in such a way that any heavy items are located as
close as possible to the axle. Secure the items to prevent them slipping.
Tyre pressure
Correct the tyre inflation pressure on your vehicle for that of
“fully laden”
⇒ page 201. The inflation pressure of the tyres fitted to the trailer adjust in ac-
cordance with the manufacturer's recommendation.
Exterior mirrors
You have to have additional exterior mirrors fitted if you are not able to see the
traffic behind the trailer with the standard rear-view mirrors. Both exterior mirrors
should be attached to folding arms. Adjust the mirrors so that they provide you
with an adequate field of view to the rear.
Headlights
Before starting off with a hitched trailer, also check the setting of the headlights.
Alter the setting as necessary with the aid of the headlight beam adjuster
⇒ page 50.
Detachable ball head
The ball head is detachable on vehicles with towing device and can be obtained
from ŠKODA Original Accessories. It is stowed together with separate fitting in-
structions in the spare wheel well in the luggage compartment of the vehicle. Note
● We recommend that you also have your vehicle inspected between service in-
tervals if you tow a trailer frequently.
● The handbrake on the towing vehicle must be put on when coupling and de-
coupling the trailer. 178
Towing a trailer

A new layer of a high-quality hard wax polish can be applied to the clean body-
work after it has dried thoroughly. Even if you use a wax preserver regularly we
still recommend that you treat the paintwork of the vehicle at least twice a year
with hard wax.
CAUTION
Never apply wax to the windows.
Polishing Polishing is only necessary if the paintwork of your vehicle has become unattrac-
tive and if it is no longer possible to achieve a gloss with wax preservers.
You must treat the paintwork with a wax preserver if the polish you use does not
contain any preserving elements ⇒
page 181.
We recommend using a preservative from ŠKODA Original Accessories. CAUTION
● You must not treat mat painted parts or plastic with polishing products or hard
wax.
● Do not polish the paintwork of the vehicle in a dusty environment, otherwise
the paintwork can be scratched.
Chrome parts First clean the chrome parts with a damp cloth and then polish them with a soft,
dry cloth. If this method does not completely clean chrome parts, use a specific
chrome care product.
CAUTION
Do not polish the chrome parts in a dusty environment, otherwise they can be
scratched.
Paint damage Slight damage to paintwork such as scratches, scuffs or traces of chip damage
must be touched up immediately with paint (Škoda painting pen)
before any cor-
rosion can result. You can of course have this work carried out by authorised
ŠKODA Service Partners. The authorised ŠKODA Service Partners have a range of matching
touch-up pens
or spray cans available in the colour of your vehicle.
The paint number of the original paintwork of your vehicle is indicated on the ve-
hicle data sticker ⇒
page 229.
Any corrosion which has already have formed must be removed thoroughly. Apply
a corrosion protection primer and then the paint to the affected point. You can of
course have this work carried out by authorised ŠKODA Service Partners.
Plastic parts External plastic parts are cleaned by normal washing. Plastic parts and synthetic
leather can also be treated with special solvent-free plastic cleaning agents if a
damp cloth is not sufficient. Paint care products are not suitable for plastic parts. CAUTION
Solvent-free cleaners attack the material and can damage it.
Windows Only use a plastic ice scraper for removing snow and ice from the windows and
mirrors. You should not move the ice scraper forward and backward but in one di-
rection on the window which you are cleaning in order to avoid any damage to the
surface of the glass.
You can best remove residues of rubber, oil, grease, wax or silicone by using a
special window cleaner or a special silicone remover.
You should also clean the windows regularly from the inside.
Do not use window leathers which you have used to polish the vehicle body to dry
off the windows. Residues of preservatives in the window leather can dirty the
window and reduce visibility.
Do not affix any stickers over the inside of the rear window to avoid damage to
the heating wires of the rear window heater . CAUTION
● Never remove snow or ice from the glass parts with warm or hot water - risk of
formation of cracks in the glass!
● When removing snow or ice from the windows and mirror lenses make sure
not to damage the paintwork of the vehicle. 182
Taking care of your vehicle and cleaning the vehicle

Fuse assignment in the dash panel
Fig. 180 Schematic representation of
the fuse carrier in the dash panel
Certain electrical components are only standard on certain vehicle model versions
or only suppliable as optional equipment for certain models. No. Power consumer
1 Heating of the gearbox ventilation (diesel engine)
Control unit for automatic gearbox DQ200 2 Towing device
3 Towing device
4 Instrument cluster, windshield wiper lever, turn signal light lever
5 Air blower for heating, radiator fan, air conditioning system, Climatron-
ic 6 Rear window wiper
7 Phone
8 Towing device
9 Central control unit - Interior lighting
Rear fog light
10 Rain sensor, light switch, diagnostic socket
11 Left side cornering lights
12 Right side cornering lights
13 Radio, changer for mobile navigation
14 Towing device
15 Light switch
16 Heated windscreen washer nozzles
17 Control unit for headlamp beam adjustment and headlight swivel No. Power consumer
18 Diagnostic socket, engine control unit, brake sensor
19 Control unit for ABS, ESP, switch for tyre air pressure control, control
unit for parking aid, switch for Offroad mode, start/stop button 20 Switch and control unit for airbag
21 WIV, parking light, dimming mirrors, pressure sensor, telephone prein-
stallation, air mass meter
22 Instrument cluster, control unit for electromechanical power steering,
Haldex 23 Central locking system and bonnet lid
24 Rear power window
25 Rear window heater
Rear window heater, Auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating and ventila-
tion)
26 Power socket in the luggage compartment
27 Electric sliding/tilting roof, electric sun screen
28 Fuel pump relay, control unit for fuel pump, injection valves
29 Front power window
30 front and rear lighter
31 Headlight cleaning system
32 Front seat heating, regulator for seat heating
33 Heating, Air conditioning, Climatronic
34 Alarm, spare horn
35 Control unit for automatic gearbox DQ200
36 DVD player
For power consumers, e.g. the car stereo, which can be operated with the ignition
switched off as long as the ignition key is not withdrawn.
Electrically adjustable seats are protected by
automatic circuit breakers, which
switch on again automatically after a few seconds after the overload has been
eliminated. 222
Fuses and light bulbs

Dimensions
Dimensions (mm)
Length 4223
Width 1793
Width including exterior mirror 1956
Height 1691 (1671
a)
) Clearance 180 (155
a)
) Wheel base 2578
Track gauge front/rear 1541/1537
a)
GreenLine
Other information Angle (in degree)
Front embankment angle 19 (17.1
a)
) Rear embankment angle 26.7 (25.2
a)
) Ramp angle 19.4 (17.2
a)
) Slope angle (°)/
climbing ability (%) 1.2 ltr./77 kW TSI 24/45
1.4 ltr./90 kW TSI 27/50
1.8 ltr./118 (112) kW TSI 29/55
1.6 ltr./77 kW TDI CR 29/55
2.0 ltr./81 kW TDI CR - M5 29/55
2.0 ltr./81 kW TDI CR - M6 4x4 31/60
2.0 ltr./103 kW TDI CR 31/60
2.0 ltr./103 kW TDI CR - Green tec 29/55
2.0 ltr./125 kW TDI CR 31/60
a)
GreenLine 230
Technical data

Closing the panoramic sliding roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Cockpit General view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . . . . . 167
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Coolant level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Coolant quantity Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Coolant temperature/coolant level Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cornering lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cruise control Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cup holder front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
D
Dash panel insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Daylight driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
De-icing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Defrosting windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Diesel engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Diesel particle filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Door Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
DVD-preinstallation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
EEDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Electrically adjustable exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Electronic stability programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Electronic stability programme (ESP) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Emergency wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Engine compartment Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Engine electronics Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163, 166 ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Exhaust gas Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Exhaust gas inspection Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exterior mirror heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
F
Fastening elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
First-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fixing net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fog lights with the function CORNER . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Folding seat backrest of the front passenger seat . .62
Folding seats forwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Saving energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fuel reserve Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Full wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
G
Gearbox mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 241
Index Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Breakdown assistance Technical data

General view
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
GSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
H Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hazard warning light system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Headlights Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Headlight cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heated windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Auxiliary heating (auxiliary heating) . . . . . . . . . . 95
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
I
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior light Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Interior monitor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
JJacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
K Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
L Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Leather care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Light automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Lights converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Liquid in windshield washer fluid reservoir Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 33 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 70
Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Luggage compartment - variable loading floor 74, 75
M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 51 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
MDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118, 119 Connection with the hands-free system . . . . . . 120
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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Note holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
O Off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Off-road driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 168, 171
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Open door Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Opening and closing of the sun screen . . . . . . . . . . 42
Opening and tilting of the panoramic sliding roof 42
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 242
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Operation in winter
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 191
P Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Panoramic sliding roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Parking aid Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Parking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 102
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Petrol engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Button in the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Button in the front passenger door and in therear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
with central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
R Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Rear-view mirror
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rear interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Rear window Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Recommendation for changing gears . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Removing seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
S
Safe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety information Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Safety wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Seat belt height adjuster Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Selector lever lock Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Service reminder indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting temperature Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Stabilisation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
START-STOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 after fuel tank has run empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Static separation net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Steering active driver-steering recommendation . . . . . . . 155
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Storage compartment Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Switch off Anti-spin regulation (ASR) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 243
Index Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Breakdown assistance Technical data

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Tailgate Lighting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The first 1 500 km . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Traction control system (TCS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Tyre inflation pressure Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Tyre repair kit Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tyres Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
U Underbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
unlock Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 33
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Uphill Start Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
V Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Ventilation Auxiliary ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
W
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 210
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Windscreen Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windscreen heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Windshield wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Winter tyres
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Wiper blades Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
X Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 244
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