Working in the engine compartment
Particular care is required when carrying out any work in the en-
gine compartment!
There is a risk of injuries, scalding, accidents and fire when working in the en-
gine compartment, e.g. inspecting and replenishing oil and other fluids. For this
reason, it is essential to comply with the warning instructions stated below and
with the general applicable rules of safety. The engine compartment of your car
is a hazardous area ⇒
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WARNING
● Never open the bonnet if you see that steam or coolant is flowing out of
the engine compartment - risk of scalding! Wait long enough until the steam
or coolant has stopped escaping.
● Switch off the engine and pull out the ignition key.
● Apply the handbrake firmly.
● If your vehicle is fitted with a manual gearbox, move the gearshift lever in-
to Neutral, or if it is fitted with automatic gearbox, move the selector lever in-
to position
P.
● Allow the engine to cool down.
● Keep children clear of the engine compartment.
● Do not touch any hot engine parts - risk of burns!
● Never spill oil and other fluids over the hot engine. Such fluids (e.g. the an-
tifreeze contained in the coolant) may ignite!
● Avoid short circuits in the electrical system - particularly on the battery.
● Never place your hand into the radiator fan as long as the engine is still
warm. The fan might suddenly start running!
● Never open the cap of the coolant expansion reservoir so long as the en-
gine is still warm. The cooling system is pressurized!
● Cover over the cap of the reservoir with a large cloth when opening it as
protection for your face, hands and arms from hot steam or hot coolant.
● Do not let objects, such as e.g cleaning cloth or tools lie in the engine com-
partment. WARNING (Continued)
● If you wish to work under the vehicle, you must secure the vehicle from
rolling away and support it with suitable supporting blocks: the car jack is not
sufficient for this - risk of injury!
● In cases where it be necessary to carry out inspection work when the en-
gine is running there is an additional risk from rotating parts (e.g. the V-ribbed
belt, alternator, radiator fan) and from the high-voltage ignition system.
Please observe in addition the following:
–Never touch the electrical cables of the ignition system.
– Absolutely avoid any jewellery, loose items of clothing or long hair from
getting into the rotating parts of the engine - Hazard! Therefore remove
any jewellery beforehand, tie up your hair and wear tight fitting clothing.
● Please also comply with the warning instructions stated below when car-
rying out any essential work on the fuel system or on the electrical system:
–Always separate the car battery from the electrical system.
– Do not smoke.
– Never carry out any work close to naked flames.
– Always keep a working fire extinguisher at hand. CAUTION
When replenishing fluids in the engine, always ensure that the fluids are on no ac-
count mixed up. This may result in major operating problems and also vehicle
damage! 190
Inspecting and Replenishing
Index
A
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Active driver-steering recommendation . . . . . . . . 155
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 68, 129 electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Head airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Alternator Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Antilock brake system (ABS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Assigning the remote control key to the memory buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Automatic driving lamp control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Automatic gearbox
Emergency programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Automatic gearbox DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Automatic rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Automatic seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
B Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 196 change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Belt Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Brake Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Bulbs Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Button for the central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Button in the driver's door
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
C Car jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208, 212
Car state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Child safety seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Use of child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Climatronic Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning) . . . . . . . . . 92
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 240
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