
Engine start, refer to Starting
the engine 65 
Engine start, Starting aid  267 
Engine stop  66 
Engine temperature  76 
Entering/exiting 
vehicle, assis‐
tance, steering wheel 60 
Equalizer 170 
Equipment, interior  132 
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC  98 
Exchanging wheels/tires 250 
Exhaust system 144 
Exterior mirror, automatic dim‐ ming feature, dimmable exte‐
rior mirrors 59 
Exterior mirrors 58 
External devices 190 
External start 267 
External temperature dis‐ play  76 
External temperature warn‐ ing 76 
Eyes for securing cargo 147 
F
Fader 170 
Failure message, refer to Check Control 82 
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm  44 
Fan, refer to Air volume  126 
Fault displays, refer to Check Control 82 
Filler neck for engine oil  255 
Fine wood, care 273 
First aid kit  267 
Fitting for towing, refer to Tow fitting  269 
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 91 
Flat tire, warning lamp  92 
Flat tire, wheel change  264 
Flooding  145 
Floor carpet, care 273 
Floor mats, care 273 
FM/AM station  172  Folding table in the rear 
136 
Fold-out position, windshield wipers 72 
Foot brake  145 
Front airbags  88 
Front fog lamps  87 
Front 
fog lamps, front, bulb re‐
placement 262 
Front lamps 261 
Front passenger airbags, au‐ tomatic deactivation  89 
Front passenger airbags, indi‐ cator lamp  90 
Front passenger seat, adjust‐ ing 50 
Front seats, adjusting  48 
Fuel cap 242 
Fuel consumption, current 76 
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 78 
Fuel filler flap  242 
Fuel gauge  75 
Fuel quality  243 
Fuel, tank capacity  279 
Fuse 265 
G
Garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote
control 132 
Gas station recommenda‐ tion 161 
Gear change, automatic trans‐ mission 73 
General driving notes 144 
Gentleman function 50 
Glass sunroof, powered 46 
Glove compartment 138 
GPS navigation, refer to Navi‐ gation system  152 
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 278 
Gross weight, permissible for trailer towing  278  H
Hand brake, refer to Parking
brake 66 
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code  133 
Hazard warning flashers 266 
HDC Hill Descent Control  99 
HD Radio  173 
Head airbags  88 
Headlamp control, auto‐ matic 85 
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture 84 
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture via remote control 37 
Headlamp flasher  70 
Headlamp glass  261 
Headlamps  261 
Headlamps, care  272 
Headlamp washer system 70 
Headliner 18 
Headphones, rear entertain‐ ment 202, 207 
Head restraints 48 
Head restraints, front 54 
Head restraints, rear 55 
Head-up Display  123 
Head-up Display, care  273 
Heavy cargo, stowing 147 
Height, seats  48 
Height 
with roof-mounted aer‐
ial, vehicle 276 
High-beam Assistant  86 
High beams  70 
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant  86 
Hill Descent Control HDC  99 
Hills 146 
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 98 
Hints 6 
Holder for beverages 140 
Homepage  6 
Hood 253 
Horn 12 
Hotel function, trunk lid  41 
Hot exhaust system 144 
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House number, entering for
navigation  153 
Hydroplaning  145 
I
Ice warning, refer to External temperature warning 76 
Icy roads, refer to External temperature warning 76 
Identification marks, tires  248 
Identification number, refer to Engine compartment  253 
iDrive 19 
Ignition key, refer to Remote control 32 
Ignition off 65 
Ignition on 65 
Indication of a flat tire  92 
Indicator and warning mes‐ sages 14 
Indicator lamps  14 
Individual air distribution  125 
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 33 
Inflation pressure, tires 244 
Info display, refer to Com‐ puter 77 
Information on the navigation data  166 
Initialization, Integral Active Steering 101 
Initializing, 
Tire Pressure Mon‐
itor TPM 92 
Instrument cluster  14, 75 
Instrument cluster, electronic displays  16 
Instrument lighting 87 
Integral Active Steering  101 
Integrated key  32 
Integrated universal remote control 132 
Intensity, AUTO program  126 
Interactive map  156 
Interior equipment 132 
Interior lamps 87 
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 36  Interior motion sensor 44 
Interior rearview mirror 
59 
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature  59 
Intermediate 
destinations 158 
Internet page  6 
Intersection, entering for navi‐ gation  153 
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 81 
iPod/iPhone 191 
J
Jacking points for the vehicle jack 264 
Jack, refer to Vehicle jack  264 
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion 73 
K
Key/remote control 32 
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 42 
Key Memory, refer to Personal Profile 33 
Kickdown, automatic trans‐ mission 73 
Knee airbag  88 
L
Lamp replacement  260 
Lamp replacement, front  261 
Lamp replacement, rear  263 
Lamps 84 
Lamps and bulbs  260 
Lane departure warning 94 
Lane margin, warning  94 
Language on Control Dis‐ play  81 
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 147 
LATCH child restraint fixing system 62 
Leather, care 272  LEDs, light-emitting di‐
odes 261 
Length, vehicle 277 
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 24 
License plate lamp, bulb re‐ placement 263 
Light-alloy wheels, care 272 
Light control 85 
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 261 
Lighter, front 134 
Lighter, rear 134 
Lighting  84 
Lighting 
via remote control  36 
Light switch 84 
Load 147 
Loading  146 
Lock, door 38 
Locking/unlocking from in‐ side 39 
Locking/unlocking via door lock 38 
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 36 
Locking, automatic  39 
Locking, central 35 
Locking via trunk lid  40 
Lock, power window 45 
Locks, doors, and win‐ dows 64 
Low beams 84 
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant  86 
Lower back support 49 
Lug bolt lock  264 
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack  148 
Lumbar support 49 
M
Maintenance 258 
Maintenance require‐ ments 258 
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 81 
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Parking lamps, bulb replace‐
ment 262 
Parking with Auto Hold  68 
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 59 
Pathway lines, backup cam‐ era 116 
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 113 
Pedestrian detection, refer to Night Vision  120 
People detection, refer to Night Vision  120 
Permissible axle load  278 
Personal information 223 
Personal Profile 33 
Phone 212 
Pinch 
protection system, glass
sunroof  47 
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 45 
Plastic, care 273 
PlugIn 239 
Position, storing 154 
Postal code, entering in navi‐ gation  152 
Power failure 265 
Power sunroof, glass 46 
Power windows  44 
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 244 
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 33 
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 23 
Protective function, glass sun‐ roof 47 
Protective function, win‐ dows 45 
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 19 
R
Radiator fluid  256 
Radio 172 
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 32  Radio ready state 
65 
Rain sensor 71 
Random 180 
Random playback  180 
RDS 173 
Reading out loud  230 
Rear automatic climate con‐ trol 129 
Rear axle steering 101 
Rear cooler 135 
Rear entertainment 199, 204 
Rear lamps 263 
Rear seats, adjusting  51 
Rear seats, basic position  52 
Rear sockets 135 
Rear source, selecting for rear entertainment 201, 206 
Rearview mirror  58 
Rear window defroster 127 
Recirculated-air mode 126 
Recommended tire brands 250 
Refueling 242 
Remaining range  75 
Reminders 229 
Remote control/key 32 
Remote control, audio 198 
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 37 
Remote control, rear enter‐ tainment 200 
Remote 
control, universal  132 
Replacement fuse 265 
Replacing parts  260 
Replacing wheels/tires 250 
Reporting safety defects  8 
RES button 107 
Reserve warning, refer to Range 75 
Resetting, Tire Pressure Mon‐ itor TPM 92 
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 127 
Retaining straps, securing cargo 147 
Retreaded tires  250 
Roadside Assistance 235 
Roadside parking lamps  85 Roller sunblinds 45 
Roll stabilization, refer to
Adaptive Drive  100 
Roll stabilization, refer to Dy‐ namic Drive 100 
Roof load capacity  278 
Roof-mounted luggage rack 148 
Rope for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 269 
Route 160 
Route criteria, route 159 
Route, displaying  160 
Routes, avoiding  160 
Route 
section, bypassing  161 
RSC Runflat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 251 
Rubber components, care 272 
Run-flat tires 251 
S
Safe braking  145 
Safety 7 
Safety belt reminder  54 
Safety belts  53 
Safety belts, care  273 
Safety switch, windows 45 
Safety systems, airbags  88 
Satellite radio  174 
Saving fuel 148 
Scale, changing during navi‐ gation  162 
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play  19 
Screwdriver  260 
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting  270 
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 53 
Seat heating, front  50 
Seat heating, rear  53 
Seating position for chil‐ dren 61 
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 57 
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Seats 48 
Seats, rear, adjusting  51 
Seat ventilation, front  51 
Seat ventilation, rear  53 
Selection list in instrument cluster 77 
Selector lever, automatic transmission 73 
Self-leveling suspension, air suspension 101 
Self-leveling suspension, mal‐ function 102 
Sensors, care  273 
Service and warranty 7 
Service requirements, CBS Condition Based Serv‐
ice 258 
Service requirements, dis‐ play  81 
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 267 
Settings on Control Dis‐ play  80 
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 57 
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 72 
Short commands 280 
Shoulder support 49 
Side airbags  88 
Side View  118 
Signaling, horn 12 
Signals when unlocking 37 
Sitting safely  48 
Size 276 
Ski bag  136 
Slide/tilt glass roof  46 
Smallest turning circle 277 
Smoker's package  134 
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone 221 
Snow chains  251 
Socket 134 
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 258 
Software applications, iPhone 238 
Software update 197  Spare fuse 265 
Special destinations, naviga‐ tion 155 
Specified engine oil types 256 
Speed, average  78 
Speed limit, setting  79 
Speedometer 14 
Split screen 23 
Split 
screen map settings  163 
Spoken instructions, naviga‐ tion 161 
SPORT+ program, Dynamic Driving Control 103 
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 103 
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 74 
Stability control systems  98 
Start/Stop button  65 
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 33 
Starting aid  267 
Starting the engine  65 
State/province, selecting for navigation  152 
Stations, stored 178 
Station, storing  172 
Status display, tires  91 
Status information, iDrive 22 
Status of Owner's Manual 6 
Steering, Integral Active Steering 101 
Steering wheel, adjusting  60 
Steering wheel heating 60 
Steering wheel memory 57 
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 72 
Stopping the engine  66 
Storage compartments 138 
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 138 
Storage, tires 251 
Storing the vehicle 273 
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 153 
Summer tires, tread 249  Supplementary text mes‐
sage 83 
Surround View 115 
Suspension settings 102 
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 102 
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 131 
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12 
Symbols 6 
T
Tachometer 76 
Tail and brake lamps  263 
Tailgate  39 
Tailgate, automatic  40 
Tailgate 
via remote control  37 
Tail lamps  263 
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 263 
Tasks 229 
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7 
Technical data 276 
TeleService  234 
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 126 
Temperature display, external temperature 76 
Temperature, engine oil  76 
Tempomat, refer to Active Cruise Control 105 
Terminal, starting aid  268 
Text messages 226 
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 83 
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 43 
Theft protection, lug bolts 264 
Theft protection, refer to Cen‐ tral locking system  35 
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision 120 
Thigh support 48 
Tilt alarm sensor 44 
Tilt, seats 48 
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Time of arrival 79 
Tire damage 
249 
Tire identification marks  248 
Tire inflation pressure 244 
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 91 
Tires, changing 250 
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 244 
Tires, run-flat tires 251 
Tire tread 249 
Toll roads, route 160 
Tone 170 
Tool kit 260 
Tools 260 
Top View 119 
Total vehicle weight 278 
Tow fitting 269 
Towing 268 
Town/city, navigation 152 
Tow-starting 268 
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 91 
Traction control 99 
TRACTION 
program, Dynamic
Driving Control 102 
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion 163 
Traffic situation/gray card  164 
Transmission, automatic 72 
Transporting children safely 61 
Tread, tires 249 
Treble, tone 170 
Trip computer 79 
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 70 
Trip odometer 77 
Trunk lid 39 
Trunk lid, automatic  40 
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 42 
Trunk lid, hotel function 41 
Trunk lid, manual opera‐ tion 40 
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 37 
Turning circle 277  Turning circle lines, backup
camera 116 
Turn signals, front, bulb re‐ placement 261 
Turn signals, operation 70 
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 263 
U
Unintentional alarm  44 
Units of measure 81 
Universal remote control 132 
Unlock button, automatic transmission 73 
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 39 
Unlocking/locking via door lock 38 
Unlocking/locking 
with remote
control 36 
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline  6 
Updating software  197 
Upholstery care 272 
USB audio interface 191 
USB interface 138 
V
Vanity mirror 60 
Variable steering, Integral Ac‐ tive Steering 101 
Vehicle battery  265 
Vehicle battery, replacing  265 
Vehicle, breaking in  144 
Vehicle care 272 
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification number
in the engine compart‐
ment 253 
Vehicle jack  264 
Vehicle paint  272 
Vehicle storage  273 
Vehicle wash 271 
Ventilation  128 
Ventilation, refer to Parked-car ventilation 130  Version of the navigation
data  166 
Video playback  181 
Video playback, iPhone  193 
Video playback, snap-in adapter  193 
Voice activation, mobile phone 219 
Voice activation, short com‐ mands 280 
Voice activation system  25 
Volume, setting  170 
W
Warning lamps  14 
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 82 
Warning triangle  267 
Washer fluid 72 
Washer fluid reservoir, ca‐ pacity  279 
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 72 
Washer system 70 
Washing, vehicle 271 
Water on roads 145 
Weather Band 174 
Weights 278 
Welcome lamps 84 
Wheel base, vehicle 277 
Wheel change 264 
Wheels, changing 250 
Wheels, everything on wheels and tires 244 
Wheels, 
Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 91 
Width with mirrors, vehi‐ cle 276 
Window defroster, rear 127 
Windows, powered 44 
Windshield, climate con‐ trol 145 
Windshield washer fluid 72 
Windshield washer noz‐ zles 72 
Windshield washer system  70 
Windshield wiper 70 
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Windshield wipers, fold-out
position 72 
Winter storage, care 273 
Winter 
tires, suitable tires  251 
Winter tires, tread  249 
Wiper blades, replacing  260 
Wiper fluid  72 
Wiper system 70 
Wood, care 273 
Word match concept, naviga‐ tion 24 
Wrench  260 
X
xDrive 99 
Xenon headlamps, bulb re‐ placement 261 
Y
Your individual vehicle  6 
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