CareVehicle equipmentThis chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it also
describes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
Car washes
Notes Steam jets or high-pressure washers
When using steam jets or high-pressure
washers, hold them a sufficient distance away
and use a maximum temperature of
140 ℉/60 ℃.
Holding them too close or using excessively
high pressures or temperatures can cause
damage or preliminary damage that may then lead to long-term damage.
Follow the operating instructions for the high-
pressure washer.◀
Do not direct steam or high-pressure washers toward the decorative labels applied by themanufacturer; otherwise, damage may result.
Cleaning sensors/cameras with high-
pressure washers
When using high-pressure washers, do not
spray the exterior sensors and cameras, for
Park Distance Control or the backup camera,
for instance, for extended periods of time and
only from a distance of at least 12 in/30 cm.◀
Regularly remove foreign bodies, such as
leaves, from the area below the windshield
when the hood is open.Wash your vehicle frequently, particularly in
winter.
Intense soiling and road salt can damage the
vehicle.
Washing in automatic car washes Give preference to cloth car washes or those
that use soft brushes in order to avoid paint damage.
Notes Note the following:▷Make sure that the wheels and tires are not
damaged by the transport mechanisms.▷Fold in the exterior mirrors; otherwise, they
may be damaged, depending on the width
of the vehicle.▷Deactivate the rain sensor, refer to
page 63, to avoid unintentional wiper acti‐
vation.▷Move the rear window wiper to its resting
position, deactivate it, and protect it
against damage. Ask the car wash operator
about any necessary protective measures.▷Remove additional attachments, for in‐
stance a spoiler or telephone antenna, if
there is a risk that these may be damaged.
Guide rails in car washes
Avoid car washes with guide rails higher
than 4 in/10 cm; otherwise, the vehicle body
could be damaged.◀
Before driving into a car wash The vehicle is able to roll if the following steps
are taken.
Automatic transmission
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Ensure that the floor mats are securely fas‐
tened again when they are returned after being
removed, such as for cleaning.◀
Floor mats can be removed from the passen‐
ger compartment for cleaning.
When returning the floor mats, secure them
again to prevent slipping.
If the floor carpets are very dirty, clean with a
microfiber cloth and water or a textile cleaner.
To prevent matting of the carpet, rub back and
forth in the direction of travel only.
Sensors/cameras
To clean sensors or cameras, use a cloth mois‐
tened with a small amount of glass cleaner.
Displays/screens
Clean the displays with an anti-static micro‐
fiber cloth.
Cleaning displays
Do not use chemical or household
cleansers.
Keep all fluids and moisture away from the
unit.
Otherwise, they could affect or damage surfa‐
ces or electrical components.
Avoid pressing too hard when cleaning and do
not use abrasive materials; otherwise, damage
can result.◀
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Everything from A to Z
IndexA ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 97
Accident, refer to Emergency Request, initiating 257
Acoustic signal, refer to Check Control 80
Activated charcoal filter with automatic climate con‐
trol 111
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 96
Adaptive Light Control 84
Additional telephone 196
Additives, coolant 246
Additives, engine oil 245
After washing vehicle 264
Airbags 88
Airbags, indicator/warning light 91
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated air mode 110
Air conditioning mode– Automatic climate con‐
trol 108– Ventilation 111
Air distribution
– Automatic 109– Manual 109
Air drying, refer to Cooling
function 110
Air flow rate 110
Airing, refer to Ventila‐ tion 111
Air pressure, refer to Tire in‐ flation pressure 232
Air supply
– Automatic climate con‐
trol 108– Ventilation 111Air vents– Refer to Ventilation 111
Alarm system 39
Alarm system
– Avoiding unintentional
alarms 40– Ending an alarm 39– Interior motion sensor 40– Tilt alarm sensor 40
All around the headliner 17
ALL program 110
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 240
All-wheel drive, refer to xDrive 99
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 114
AM/FM station 166
Announcement, navigation, refer to Spoken instruc‐
tions 155
Antifreeze, coolant 246
Antifreeze, washer fluid 65
Antilock Brake System, ABS 97
Anti-slip control, refer to Dy‐ namic Stability Control
DSC 97
Anti-theft protection 32
Appointments 214
Approved axle loads, refer to Weights 270
Approved engine oils 245
Approved gross vehicle weight, refer to
Weights 270
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest 124
Arrival time, refer to Com‐ puter 74
Ashtray 117
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐
tance 258
Assistance with driving off, refer to Drive-off assis‐
tant 100
Assistance with starting en‐ gine, refer to Jump-start‐
ing 258
Audio device, external 124
Audio playback 175
Audio playback, Blue‐ tooth 187
Automatic– Air distribution 109– Air flow rate 109
Automatic car wash 263
Automatic climate control
– Automatic air distribu‐
tion 109
Automatic, cruise control 101
Automatic Curb Monitor 49
Automatic Engine Start/Stop Function 59
Automatic headlamp con‐ trol 83, 84
Automatic recirculated air control 110
Automatic transmission with Steptronic 65, 68
Automatic transmission with
Steptronic
– Interlock 65– Kickdown 66, 68– Overriding selector lever
lock 67
AUTO program with auto‐
matic climate control 109
AUX-IN port 124, 184
Average fuel consumption 73
Average fuel consumption
– Setting the units 75
Average speed 73
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Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐line quality 230
Odometer 71
Office 209
Oil additives 245
Oil consumption 243
Oil level 243
Oil, refer to Engine oil 243
Oil types, alternative 245
Oil types, approved 245
Old batteries, disposal 255
Onboard Diagnostics OBD 248
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 18
Onboard vehicle tool kit 249
Opening and closing– Comfort Access 37– From the inside 35– From the outside 32– Using the door lock 34– Using the remote control 32
Operating concept, iDrive 18
Outside-air mode
– Automatic climate con‐
trol 110
Outside air, refer to Recircu‐
lated air mode 110
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 72
P Paint, vehicle 264
Pairing, mobile phone 197
Panic mode 33
Panoramic glass sunroof
– Convenient operation 32– Initializing 43– Opening, closing 42– Pinch protection 42– Power failure 43– Remote control 32– Tilting 42
Park Distance Control
PDC 103
Parked-car ventilation 111
Parked vehicle, condensa‐
tion 132
Parking aid, refer to Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 103
Parking assistant, refer to Park Distance Control
PDC 103
Parking brake, refer to Hand‐ brake 61
Parking lamps 83
Parking lamps/low beams 83
Parking lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 252
Passenger airbags, deactivat‐ ing 89
Passenger side mirror, tilt‐ ing 49
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 103
Performance Control 99
Personal information 209
Personal Profile 30
Pinch protection– Panoramic glass sunroof 42– Windows 41
Plastic, care 265
Pollen
– Refer to Microfilter/acti‐
vated-charcoal filter with
automatic climate con‐
trol 111
Poor road operation 132
Position, storing 146
Postal code, entering in navi‐ gation 145
Power windows
– Safety switch 41
Power windows, opening and
closing 40
Power windows, refer to Win‐ dows 40
Prescribed engine oils, refer to Approved engine oils 245
Pressure, tires 232
Pressure warning, tires 91
Profile depth, refer to Mini‐ mum tread depth 238
Profile, tires 238
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 22
Protection function, refer to
Pinch protection– Panoramic glass sunroof 42
Protective function, refer to
Pinch protection
– Windows 41
Push-and-turn switch, refer to
Controller 19
R Radiator fluid, refer to Cool‐ ant 246
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control with
integrated key 30
Radio ready state 57
Radio ready state, switched off 58
Radio ready state, switched
on 57
Radio setting, refer to Radio ready state 57
Rain sensor 63
Random 175
Random playback 175
Range 73
RDS 167
Reading lamps 87
Reading out loud 216
Rear lamps, refer to Tail lamps 253
Rear seat backrest
– Foldable 118
Rear seats
– Adjusting the backrest
tilt 118– Adjusting the head re‐
straints 48– Folding down 118– Folding down the back‐
rests 118
Rear socket 117
Rearview camera, clean‐
ing 107
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Sensors, care 266
Service and warranty 7
Service data in the remote control 247
Service interval display, refer to Condition Based Service
CBS 247
Service interval display, refer to Service requirements 78
Service requirements 78
Service requirements, CBS Condition Based Serv‐
ice 247
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 258
Services, remote 225
Servotronic 100
Settings– Changing on the Control
Display 77– Language 77
Settings and information 74
Settings, configuring, refer to Personal Profile 30
Settings, DVD 177
Setting the clock, 12h/24h format 76
Shifting
– Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 66
Shifting, automatic transmis‐
sion with Steptronic 69
Shift lever
– Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 66
Shift paddles 69
Shift paddles on the steering wheel 67
Short commands, voice acti‐ vation 272
Side airbags 88
Side windows, refer to Win‐ dows 40
Size, refer to Dimensions 270
Ski bag, refer to Ski and snowboard bag 122
Slide/tilt glass roof, refer to
Panoramic glass sunroof 41
Slot for remote control 57
Smokers' package, refer to Ashtray 117
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone 207
Snap-in adapter, refer to Storage compartment of
center armrest 124
Snow chains 241
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nosis 248
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical devices 117
Software applications, iPhone 224
Software part number 196
Software update 191
SOS, refer to Emergency Re‐ quest, initiating 257
Sound output 166, 174
Spare fuse 256
Special destinations, naviga‐ tion 147
Special equipment, series equipment 6
Speed, average 73
Speed limit 81
Speed limit, setting 82
Speedometer 14
Speed, with winter tires 240
Split screen 22
Split screen map set‐ tings 157
Spoken instructions, naviga‐ tion 155
Sport program, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic 66, 69
Spray nozzles, refer to Clean‐ ing the windshield and head‐
lamps 64
Spray nozzles, refer to Wind‐ shield washer nozzles 64
Stability control systems 97 Start/Stop button 57
Start/Stop button, starting the engine 58
Start/Stop button, switching off the engine 59
Starting the engine 58
Start problems, refer to Jump-starting 258
State/province, selecting for navigation 144
Stations, stored 172
Station, storing 166
Status information, iDrive 21
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steam jets 263
Steering wheel 51
Steering wheel– Shift paddles 67
Steering wheel, adjusting 51
Steering wheel lock 57
Steptronic, refer to Automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic 65
Steptronic, refer to Sport pro‐ gram and manual mode M/
S 69
Stopping, engine 59
Storage compartment nets 124
Storage compart‐ ments 123, 124
Storage, tires 240
Storing the seat position, re‐ fer to Seat and mirror mem‐
ory 48
Storing the vehicle 266
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 145
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires 232
Summer tires, tread 238
Switches, refer to Cockpit 12
Switching off, engine 59
Switching off, vehicle 59
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 112
Symbols 6
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Uniform Tire Quality Grading/ UTQG 237
Unintentional alarms, avoid‐ ing 40
Units– Average fuel consump‐
tion 75– Temperature 75
Units of measure, changing
on Control Display 75
Universal Garage Door Opener 113
Universal remote control 113
Unlocking
– From the outside 32– Setting the unlocking char‐
acteristics 32– Tailgate 37– Without remote control, re‐
fer to Comfort Access 37
Unlocking, from the inside 35
Unlocking, hood 242
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 6
Update, software 191
Upholstery care 264
USB audio interface 185
USB interface 123
V
Vacuum cleaner, connecting, refer to Connecting electri‐
cal devices 117
Vehicle
– Identification number 196
Vehicle battery, chang‐
ing 255
Vehicle, breaking in 130
Vehicle care 264
Vehicle care, refer to Care 263
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification num‐
ber in the engine compart‐
ment 242
Vehicle jack 255
Vehicle paint 264
Vehicle storage 266
Vehicle, switching off 59
Vehicle wash 263
Ventilation– Draft-free 111
Ventilation, refer to Parked-
car ventilation 111
Version of the navigation data 142
Video playback 176
Voice activation
– Navigation 150
Voice activation, mobile
phone 205
Voice activation, short com‐ mands 272
Voice activation system 25
Volume, setting 164
W Warning and indicator lamps 15
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 80
Warning signal volumes 165
Warning triangle 258
Washer/wiper system 62
Washer/wiper system, rain sensor 63
Washer/wiper system, washer fluid 65
Washer/wiper system, wind‐ shield washer nozzles 64
Washer fluid 65
Washer fluid reservoir 65
Washing, vehicle 263
Waste tray, refer to Ash‐ tray 117
Water on roads, refer to Driv‐ ing through water 131
Weights 270
Welcome lamps 83
Wheelbase, refer to Dimen‐
sions 270
Wheel change 254
Wheels and tires 232
Wheels, changing 239
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 91
Wheels, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 93
Width, refer to Dimen‐ sions 270
Window, Convenient opera‐ tion 32
Windows– Safety switch 41
Windows, defrosting and de‐
fogging
– Automatic climate con‐
trol 110
Windows, pinch protec‐
tion 41
Windshield, cleaning 64
Windshield, defrosting, refer to Defrosting windows 110
Windshield wash 62
Windshield washer fluid 65
Windshield wash, rear win‐ dow 64
Windshield wash, reservoir for washer fluid 65
Windshield wash, washer fluid 65
Windshield wash, washer nozzles 64
Windshield wiper blades, changing 249
Windshield wiper, refer to Washer/wiper system 62
Winter storage, care 266
Winter tires, setting the speed limit 82
Winter tires, suitable tires 240
Winter tires, tread 238
Wiper blades, changing 249
Wiper fluid 65
Wood, care 265
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