
16Steering wheel heating  5817Adjust the steering wheel   5818Open the trunk lid  3619Unlocking the hood
All around the center console
1Headliner  152Control Display   163Glove compartment   1764Ventilation  1635Hazard warning system   240Central locking system  366Radio/CD/Multimedia, see user's manual
for Navigation, Entertainment and Commu‐
nication7Automatic climate control   1608Controller with buttons  169Parking brake  67Auto Hold  6810PDC Park Distance Control   145
Top View   149
Rearview camera   147
Parking assistant   153Side View  151HDC Hill Descent Control   128Seite 14At a glanceCockpit14
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6.Turn the controller to set the hours and
press the controller.7.Turn the controller to set the minutes and
press the controller.
Status information
Status field The following information is displayed in the
status field at the top right:
▷Time.▷Current entertainment source.▷Sound output, on/off.▷Wireless network reception strength.▷Telephone status.▷Traffic bulletin reception.
Status field symbols
The symbols are grouped as follows.
Radio symbols
SymbolMeaning HD Radio™ is switched on. Satellite radio is switched on.
Telephone symbols
SymbolMeaning Incoming or outgoing call. Missed call. Wireless network reception
strength Symbol flashes: searching
for network. Wireless network is not available. Bluetooth is switched on. Roaming is active.SymbolMeaning Text message was received. Check the SIM card. SIM card is blocked. SIM card is missing. Enter the PIN.
Entertainment symbols
SymbolMeaning CD/DVD player. Music collection. Gracenote® database. AUX-IN port. Rear AUX-IN port on the left. Rear AUX-IN port on the right.
Additional symbols
SymbolMeaning Spoken instructions are switched
off.
Split screen
General information Additional information can be displayed on the
right side of the split screen, e.g., information
from the computer.
In the divided screen view, the so-called split
screen, this information remains visible even when you change to another menu.
Switching the split screen on and off
1.  Press the button.
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Driver's side
Note Close the glove compartment again im‐
mediately
Close the glove compartment immediately af‐
ter use while driving; otherwise, injury may oc‐
cur during accidents.◀
Opening
Pull the handle.
ClosingFold up the cover.
Center armrest
Front A storage compartment is located in the center
armrest between the front seats.
Opening
Press the button.
Locking the storage compartment
The storage compartment in the armrest can
be locked with an integrated key to separately
secure the trunk lid, refer to page  38, for exam‐
ple.
After the storage compartment is locked, the
remote control can be handed out without the
integrated key, refer to page  30, for instance at
a hotel.
This prevents access to the storage compart‐
ment and to the cargo area.
Connection for an external audio
device
.
Description, see user's manual
for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication.
Rear The center armrest contains a storage com‐
partment.
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OOBD Onboard Diagnosis  232 
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis  232 
Obstacle marking, rearview camera  149 
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐ line quality  202 
Odometer  87 
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication 
Oil  226  
Oil, adding  227 
Oil additives  227 
Oil change  228 
Oil change interval, service requirements  88 
Oil filler neck  227 
Oil types, alternative  227 
Oil types, approved  227 
Old batteries, disposal  239 
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display  16 
Onboard vehicle tool kit  233 
Opening/closing the trunk lid with no-touch activation  40 
Opening and closing  30 
Opening and closing, from in‐ side  36 
Opening and closing via door lock  35 
Opening and closing, with re‐ mote control  34 
Operating concept, iDrive  16 
Optional equipment, standard equipment  6 
Outside air, refer to Auto‐ matic recirculated-air con‐
trol  162  
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature  87 
Overtaking prohibitions  90 P
Paint, vehicle  247 
Parallel parking assistant  153 
Park Distance Control PDC  145 
Parked-car ventilation  165 
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion  187 
Parking aid, refer to PDC  145 
Parking assistant  153 
Parking brake  67 
Parking lamps  96 
Parking with Auto Hold  68 
Particulate filter  185 
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward  57 
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era  148  
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol  145  
Pedestrian detection, refer to Night Vision  117 
Pedestrian warning with city braking function  115 
People detection, refer to Night Vision  117 
Permissible axle load  253 
Personal Profile  31 
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof  46 
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows  44 
Plastic, care  248 
Power failure  238 
Power sunroof, glass  45 
Power windows  43 
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure  207 
Pressure warning FTM, tires  107 
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file  31 
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive  21 Protective function, glass
sunroof  46 
Protective function, win‐ dows  44 
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller  16 
Q Queuing Assistant, see Con‐ gestion Assistant  139 
R Radiator fluid  229 
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control  30 
Radio ready state  64 
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication 
Rain sensor  71 
Rear automatic climate con‐ trol  164  
Rear axle steering  130 
Rear lamps  236 
Rear socket  171 
Rearview mirror  56 
Rear window defroster  162 
Recirculated-air mode  162 
Recommended tire brands  221 
Refueling  200 
Remaining range  87 
Remote control/key  30 
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion  35 
Remote control, univer‐ sal  167  
Replacement fuse  239 
Replacing parts  233 
Replacing wheels/tires  220 
Reporting safety defects  9 
RES button  136 
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Steptronic, automatic trans‐mission  73 
Stopping the engine  65 
Storage compartment, re‐ mote control  179 
Storage compartments  176 
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions  176 
Storage, tires  221 
Storing the vehicle  249 
Summer tires, tread  219 
Supplementary text mes‐ sage  85 
Surround View  147 
Suspension settings  130 
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control  130 
Switch, refer to Cockpit  12 
Symbols  6 
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control  162 
T Tachometer  86 
Tail and brake lamps  236 
Tailgate  36 
Tailgate, automatic  37 
Tailgate opening/closing with no-touch activation  40 
Tailgate via remote con‐ trol  34 
Tail lamps  236 
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment  236 
Technical changes, refer to Safety  7 
Technical data  252 
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication 
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control  161 
Temperature display, external temperature  87 
Temperature, engine oil  86 Tempomat, refer to Active
Cruise Control  133 
Terminal, starting aid  242 
Text message, supplemen‐ tary  85 
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system  42 
Theft protection, refer to Central locking system  33 
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision  117 
Through-loading system  173 
Tilt alarm sensor  43 
Time of arrival  93 
Tire damage  219 
Tire identification marks  218 
Tire inflation pressure  207 
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM  107 
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM  104 
Tires, changing  220 
Tires, everything on wheels and tires  207 
Tires, run-flat tires  222 
Tire tread  219 
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication 
Tools  233 
Top View  149 
Total vehicle weight  253 
Touchpad  18 
Tow fitting  244 
Towing  243 
Tow-starting  243 
Tow truck  244 
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor  104  
Traction control  127 
Transmission, automatic  73 
Transmission, manual  73 
Transporting children safely  59 
Tread, tires  219 
Trip computer  93 Triple turn signal activa‐
tion  70 
Trip odometer  87 
Truck for tow-starting/ towing  244 
Trunk lid  36 
Trunk lid, automatic  37 
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing  39 
Trunk lid, hotel function  38 
Trunk lid opening/closing with no-touch activation  40 
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol  34 
Turning circle  253 
Turning circle lines, rearview camera  148 
Turn signals, operation  70 
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement  236 
U
Unintentional alarm  43 
Units of measure  94 
Universal remote control  167 
Unlock button, automatic transmission  74 
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side  36 
Unlocking/locking via door lock  35 
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control  34 
Unlocking, settings  41 
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline  7 
Upholstery care  248 
USB interface  172 
V
Variable steering, Integral Ac‐ tive Steering  130 
Vehicle battery  238 Seite 266ReferenceEverything from A to Z266
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