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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Mobile phone, installation 
location, refer to Center 
armrest 115
Mobile phone, refer to  Telephone 188
Modifications, te chnical, refer 
to For your own safety 5
Monitor, refer to iDrive 20
Monitoring system for tire  pressures, refer to Flat Tire 
Monitor 91
Multi-channel playback 156
Multifunctional steering  wheel, refer to Buttons on 
the steering wheel 13
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/ headlamp flasher 71
– refer to Wiper system 71
Music collection 172
– backing up 176
– deleting 176
– random sequence 175
– restoring 176
Music interface for 
smartphones 178
Music search 174
My Info 205
N
Navigation
– starting destination 
guidance after entering a 
destination 136
– storing current position 136
– voice activation 140
Navigation announcements,  refer to Switching voice 
instructions on/off 145
Navigation data 132 Navigation system
132
– address book 136
– bypassing a route  section 144
– continuing destination 
guidance 143
– destination entry 134
– dynamic destination 
guidance 149
– entering a destination by  voice 140
– entering a destination  manually 134
– frequently asked 
questions 151
– gas station 
recommendations 145
– planning a trip 141
– route list 144
– selecting destination via  map 139
– selecting route criteria 143
– special destinations 137
– starting destination  guidance 143
– terminating destination  guidance 143
– traffic bulletins 147
– voice instructions 145
– volume adjustment 145
Neck support, refer to Head 
restraints 52
Nets, refer to Storage  compartments 116
Neutral 67
New tires 230
Next Service indicator, refer to 
Condition Based Service 
CBS 237
North-facing map 145
Notes 208
O
OBD socket, refer to Socket 
for Onboard Diagnosis 238
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel 
specifications 221
Odometer 75
Office 201
– current office 201
– what to do if…. 209
Oil, refer to Engine oil 233
Oil consumption 233
Oil level 233
Old batteries, refer to 
Disposal 249
Onboard vehicle tool kit 243
Opening and closing
– comfort access 40
– from inside 37
– from outside 34
– using the door lock 36
– using the remote control 34
Options, selecting for  navigation 143
Orientation menu, refer to 
Start menu 21
Outlets, refer to  Ventilation 109
Outside temperature  display 75
– changing unit of measure 80
– in computer 80
Outside temperature  warning 75
Overriding selector lever  lock 66
Overview
– radio operation 154
P
Paintwork care240
Park assistant, refer to Park 
Distance Control 88
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Reference
Park Distance Control PDC
88
Parked car ventilation 110
– preselecting switch-on  times 110
– switching on and off 
directly 110
Parking
– vehicle 63
Parking aid, refer to Park  Distance Control PDC 88
Parking brake 63
– indicator lamp 63
Parking lamps/low beams 100
– replacing bulbs 245
Parts and accessories, refer to  Vehicle equipment 5
Passenger side mirror tilt  function 56
Pathway lighting 101
Personal information, refer to  Office 201
Personal Profile 32
Phone numbers
– dialing 194
Phone reception level, refer to 
Status information 23
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 44
– windows 43
Playing music 174
Polish 241
Pollen, refer to Microfilter/ activated-charcoal filter 109
Power windows 42
Power windows, refer to  Windows 42
Pressure, tires 223
Pressure monitoring of tires,  refer to Flat Tire Monitor 91
Pressure monitoring of tires, 
refer to Tire Pressure 
Monitor TPM 92
Programmable buttons on the 
steering wheel 13 Programmable memory 
keys 25
Protection function, refer to  Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 44
– windows 43
Providing medical assistance,  refer to First aid pouch 251
Puncture
– flat tire monitor 91
R
Radio
– controls154
– HD radio 159
– satellite radio 161
– selecting waveband 157
– storing stations 158
– switching on/off 154
– tone control 155
– volume 155
Radio position, refer to Radio  readiness 61
Radio readiness 61
– switched off 62
– switched on 61
Rain sensor 72
Random sequence
– CD player 167
– external devices 180
– music collection 175
Reading aloud 209
Reading lamps 105
Rear lamps, refer to Tail  lamps 246
Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints 52
– folding down backrests 117
Rearview mirror, refer to 
Mirrors 55
Rear window defroster 109
Reception
– quality 158
– radio station 158 Recirculated air mode
108
Recirculation of air, refer to 
Recirculated air mode 108
Redialing 196
Reflectors, refer to Tail 
lamps 246
Refueling 220
Releasing
– hood 233
Remaining distance, refer to  Computer 78
Remaining distance, refer to  Cruising range 77
Reminders 208
Remote control 32
– battery renewal 41
– comfort access 40
– garage door opener 111
– malfunctions 35,41
– removing from the ignition  lock 61
– service data 237
– trunk lid 35
Remote control key, refer to  Integrated key/remote 
control 32
Re plac
ement fuses, refer to 
Fuses 249
Replacement remote  control 32
Replacing bulbs, refer to 
Lamps and bulbs 243
Replacing tires, refer to New  wheels and tires 230
Reporting safety defects 7
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel  gauge 76
Reservoir for washer  systems 73
Reset, refer to Resetting tone 
settings 156
Restraint systems, refer to  Safety belts 54
Restraint systems for  children 58
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Retreaded tires 230
Reverse
– CD player 168
Reverse gear 67
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic 65
– manual transmission 64
Road map 145
Roadside  Assistance 213,251
Roadside parking lamps 102
– replacing bulbs 245
Roadworthiness test, refer to  Service requirements 80
Rollover protection system,  Convertible 99
– resetting 99
Roof load capacity 259
Roof-mounted luggage 
rack 129
Rope, refer to Tow-starting,  towing away 254
Rotary/pushbutton control,  refer to Controller 20
Route 143,144
– bypassing sections 144
– changing 143,144
– changing criteria 143
– displaying streets or towns/ cities 144
– map view 145
– selecting 143
Route instructions, refer to  Destination guidance 
through voice 
instructions 145
Route map, refer to Map 
view 145
Route section, changing 144
Route selection 143
RSC Runflat System  Component, refer to 
Run-flat tires 231
Runflat System Component  RSC, refer to Run-flat 
tires 231 Run-flat tires
231
– flat tire 92
– inflation pressure 223
– new tires 230
– remaining driving distance, 
refer to Indication of a flat 
tire 92
– tire replacement 230
– winter tires 231
Runflat tyres, refer to Run-flat  tires 231
S
Safety-belt height 
adjustment 55
Safety belts 54
– damage 55
– indicator lamp 55
– reminder 55
– sitting safely 49
Safety systems
– airbags 97
– antilock brake system  ABS 89
– dynamic stability control  DSC 89
– rollover protection system, 
Convertible 99
– safety belts 54
Safety tires, re fer to Run-flat 
tires 231
Satellite radio 161
– activating or deactivating 
channels 161
– favorites 163
– selecting channels 162
– storing channels 162
– time shift 163
– traffic jump 165
Saving fuel 124
Screen, refer to iDrive 20
Screw thread for tow 
fitting 253
SDARS, refer to satellite  radio 161 Seat and mirror memory
54
Seat belt reminder, refer to 
"Fasten safety belts" 
reminder 55
Seats 50
– heating 54
– sitting safely 49
Securing cargo 119,120
Selecting a station
– radio 157
Selecting new scale for 
navigation 146
Selector lever, automatic  transmission with 
Steptronic 64
Selector lever positions 67
Service, refer to Roadside  Assistance 251
Service car, refer to Roadside 
Assistance 251
Service data in remote  control 237
Service Interval Display, refer  to Condition Based Service 
CBS 237
Service Request 215
Service requirements 80
Service status 216
Settings
–  clock, 
12h/24h format 83
– date format 84
– DVD 169
– language 87
Settings for the map view 146
Setting times, refer to  Preselecting switch-on 
times 110
Setting tone during audio  operation, refer to Tone 
control 155
Shifting 68
– 7-gear Sport automatic  transmission with double 
clutch 68
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Shifting gears with automatic 
transmission with 
Steptronic 65
Shift into a drive position, refer  to selector lever 
positions 67
Shiftlock, refer to Changing  selector lever positions 64
Shift paddles on the steering  wheel 68
Short commands for the voice 
activation system 260
Short route in navigation, refer  to Selecting route 143
Side airbags 97
Side windows, refer to 
Windows 42
Signal horn, refer to Horn 12
Sitting safely 49
– airbags 49
– safety belts 49
Ski bag 118
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to  Glass roof, electric 43
Slot for remote control 61
Smokers' package, refer to  Ashtray 116,117
Snap-in adapter 188
– inserting/removing 199
Snap-in adapter, refer to  Center armrest 115
Snow chains 231
Socket, refer to Connecting  electrical appliances 117
Socket for Onboard Diagnosis  OBD 238
Software update 184
Spare fuses 249
Special destinations 137
Special destinations, 
displaying 139
Special oils, refer to Approved  engine oils 235
Specified engine oils, refer to  Approved engine oils 235Speed
– for winter tires
231
Speed limit warning, refer to  Speed limit 86
Speedo, refer to 
Speedometer 14
Speedometer 14
Speed Volume 156
Split screen content, refer to  Selecting the display for the 
split screen content 24
Sport automatic transmission  with double clutch 66
– driving dynamics control 69
– kickdown 68
– launch control 70
– manually unlocking parking  lock 69
– n eu
tral 67
– reverse gear 67
Sport program, automatic  transmission with 
Steptronic 65
Sport program with 7-gear  Sport automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch 68
Stability control, refer to 
Driving stability control 
systems 89
Start/Stop button 61
– starting the engine 62
– switching off the engine 63
Starting, refer to Starting the 
engine 62
Starting assistance, refer to  Jump starting 251
Starting the engine
– start/stop button 61
Start menu 21
State/province, for  navigation 134
Status information on the 
Control Display 23
Status of this Owner's Manual  at time of printing 5Steam jet
239
Steering wheel 57
– adjustment 57
– buttons on steering  wheel 13
– heating 57
– shift paddles 68
Steering wheel buttons, refer 
to Shift paddles 68
Steering with variable ratio,  refer to Active steering 96
Steptronic, refer to Automatic  transmission with 
Steptronic 64
Storage 242
Storage compartment 
package 116
Storage compartments 116
Stored trip, calling up 142
Storing
– seat position, refer to Seat  and mirror memory 54
Storing a destination in the  address book 136
Storing music 172
Storing tires 231
Stowage, refer to Storage  compartments 116
Street, entering,  navigation 135
Suitable mobile phones 188
Summer tires, refer to Wheels  and tires 223
Surround 156
SVCD 168
SW , wav
eband 157
Switches, refer to Cockpit 12
Switching off
– engine 63
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button 61
Switching on
– audio 154
– CD player 154
– radio 154
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Switching the air conditioning 
on and off 109
Switching the entertainment  audio output on/off 154
Switch-on times of parked car 
ventilation, preselecting 110
Symbols 4
– status information 23
T
Tachometer76
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid 37
Tail lamp, refer to Tail 
lamps 246
– replacing bulb 247
Tail lamps 246
– replacing bulb 247
Tank contents, refer to 
Capacities 259
Tasks 207
Technical data 258
– dimensions 258
Technical modifications 5
Telephone 188
– hands-free system 197
– phone book 195
– received calls 196
– redialing 196
– voice commands 197
Telephone, installation 
location, refer to Center 
armrest 115
TeleService 213
Teleservice Diagnosis 214
Temperature display
– outside temperature 75
– outside temperature  warning 75
– setting the units 80
Tempomat, refer to Cruise  control 73
Text message 205
Thigh support 50
Third brake lamp, refer to  Center brake lamp 247Three-point safety belt
54
Through-loading system 117
Tilt alarm sensor 39
Tilt function, passenger side  mirror 56
Timer, refer to Preselecting  switch-on times 110
Tire inflation pressure 223
– loss 92,93
Tire pressure monitoring,  refer to Flat Tire Monitor 91
Tire Pressure Monitor  TPM 92
– resetting the system 93
– system limitations 93
– warning lamp 94
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire  Monitor 92
Tire Quality Grading 228
Tires
– age 228,230
– air loss 94
– bre a
king in 124
– changing, refer to Changing  wheels 248
– condition 229
– damage 229
– inflation pressure 223
– labels 228
– minimum tread depth 229
– new tires 230
– pressure monitoring, refer to  Flat Tire Monitor 91
– pressure monitoring, refer to 
Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM 92
– puncture 92
– retreaded 230
– run-flat tires 231
– size 228
– wear indicators, refer to  Minimum tread depth 229
– winter tires 231
TMC station, refer to Traffic  bulletins 147 Tone
– control
155
– middle setting 156
Tools, refer to Onboard  vehicle tool kit 243
Top 50 in music  collection 175
Tow bar 253
Tow fitting 252
Tow fittings for tow-starting  and towing away 252
Towing 252
– car with automatic  transmission 252
– methods 253
– with 7-gear Sport automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch 253
Towing and tow-starting 252
Town/city, for navigation 134
Tow rope 254
Tow-starting 252
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure  Monitor 92
Track
– selecting on CD 166
Traction control, refer to  Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC 89
Traffic bulletins
– categories 149
Traffic bulletins, filtering 149
Traffic bulletins for  navigation 147
– during destination  guidance 149
Traffic bulletins in navigation
– screen display in the map  view 148
Traf fic co
ngestion
– displaying traffic  bulletins 147
– refer to Route, bypassing 
segments 144
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W
Warning and indicator 
lamps 15
Warning messages, refer to 
Check Control 84
Warning triangle 251
Washer fluid 72
Washer fluid filler neck 73
Waste tray, refer to  Ashtray 116
Water on roads, refer to  Driving through water 126
Water penetration 239
Waveband on radio 157
Wear indicators in tires, refer 
to Minimum tread depth 229
Weights 259
Welcome lamps 101
Wheelbase, refer to  Dimensions 258
Wheels, new 230
Wheels and tires 223
Width, refer to  Dimensions 258
Wind deflector 47
Windows 42
– convenient opening and 
closing 34
– convenient opening and  closing with Comfort 
Access 40
– opening, closing 42
– pinch protection system 43
Window washer system 71
Windshield
– cleaning 72
– defrosting and removing  condensation 109
Windshield wash
– filling capacity, reservoir 259Windshield wash
er reservoir, 
refer to Washer fluid filler 
neck 73
Windshield wa sher system
– spray nozzles 72
– washer fluid 73
Windshield wiper blades,  changing 243
Windshield wipers, refer to  Wiper system 71
Winter tires 231
– setting speed limit 86
– storage 231
Wiper blade replacement 243
Wiper system 71
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to 
Onboard vehicle tool kit 243
X
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulb244
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