
Equipment FunctionCommandOpen the air conditioning settings.›Climate‹Open the Head-up Display.›head up display‹Enable the rear.›Allow rear control‹
Vehicle information
Computer  
FunctionCommandOpen the computer.›Onboard info‹Open the trip computer.›Trip computer‹
Vehicle 
FunctionCommandOpen the vehicle information.›Vehicle info‹Open the vehicle status.›Vehicle status‹
Navigation
General information  
FunctionCommandNavigation menu.›Navigation‹Open the destination entry.›Enter address‹Enter the address.›Enter address‹Enter the town/city.›City‹Enter the country.›State‹Enter the postal code.›Postal Code‹Open destination guidance.›Guidance‹Seite 323Short commands for voice activation systemReference323
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Everything from A to Z
Index0-9 3rd row seats  51 
A ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem  105 
ACC Active Cruise Con‐ trol  111  
Access to 3rd row seats  51 
Accident, refer to Emergency Request, initiating  307 
Acoustic signal, refer to Check Control  85 
Activated-charcoal filter  135 
Active Cruise Control ACC  111 
Active cruise control, indica‐ tor lamp  115 
Active Cruise Control, radar sensor  115 
Active Cruise Control, select‐ ing the distance  113 
Active Cruise Control, warn‐ ing lamps  115 
Active seat  54 
Active seat ventilation  53 
Active steering  110 
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display  104 
Adaptive Drive  109 
Adaptive fixing system  150 
Adaptive Light Control  91 
Additional telephone  236 
Additives, coolant  292 
Additives, engine oil  291 
After washing vehicle  313 
Airbags  95 
Airbags, indicator/warning light  97 Air circulation, refer to Recir‐
culated air mode  133 
Air distribution, auto‐ matic  131, 136  
Air distribution, manual  133 
Air drying, refer to Cooling function  133 
Air flow rate  132 
Air flow rate, blower, refer to Air volume  136 
Airing, refer to Ventila‐ tion  134 
Air pressure, refer to Tire in‐ flation pressure  275 
Air vents  130 
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion  134 
Alarm system  42 
Alarm system– Avoiding unintentional
alarms  43– Ending an alarm  43– Interior motion sensor  43– Tilt alarm sensor 43
All around the headliner  17 
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires  286 
All-wheel drive, refer to xDrive  107 
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter  140 
AM/FM station  192 
Announcement, navigation, refer to Spoken instruc‐
tions  181 
Antifreeze, coolant  292 
Antifreeze, washer fluid  75 
Antilock Brake System, ABS  105 
Anti-slip control, refer to Dy‐
namic Stability Control
DSC  105 
Anti-theft protection  32 
Appointments  254 
Approved axle loads, refer to Weights  320 
Approved engine oils  291 
Approved gross vehicle weight, refer to
Weights  320 
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest  148 
Arrival time, refer to Com‐ puter  82 
Ashtray  143 
Ashtray, front  143 
Ashtray, rear  143 
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance  308 
Assistance with driving off, refer to Drive-off assis‐
tant  109 
Assistance with starting en‐ gine, refer to Jump-start‐
ing  308  
Audio CD with rear DVD sys‐ tem  226 
Audio device, external  148 
Audio playback  201 
Audio playback, Blue‐ tooth  215 
Automatic, air distribu‐ tion  131, 136  
Automatic air distribu‐ tion  136 
Automatic, air flow rate  131 
Automatic car wash  312 
Automatic climate con‐ trol  130  Seite 330ReferenceEverything from A to Z330
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External temperature display,changing the units of meas‐
ure, changing the units of
measure on the Control Dis‐
play  88 
External temperature warn‐ ing  79 
Externel temperature dis‐ play  79 
Eyes for securing cargo  162 
F
Fader  190 
Failure messages, refer to Check Control  85 
False alarm– Avoiding unintentional
alarms  43– Ending an alarm  43
Fastening safety belts, refer
to Safety belts  54 
Fault messages, refer to Check Control  85 
Filling capacities  321 
Filter, refer to Microfilter/acti‐ vated-charcoal filter  135 
Fine wood, care  314 
First aid kit  308 
Fitting for towing  310 
Fixing system, adaptive  150 
Flashing when locking/ unlocking  33 
Flat Tire Monitor FTM  97 
Flat Tire Monitor FTM, snow chains  287 
Flat tire, run-flat tires  286 
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM  99 
Flat tire, warning lamp  98, 100  
Flat tire, wheel change  302 
Flooding, refer to Driving through water  157 
Floor carpet, care  315 
Floor mats, care  315 
FM/AM station  192 
Fog on windows, remov‐
ing  132  
Foldable rear seat back‐ rest  146 
Foot brake  157 
Footwell lamps, refer to Inte‐ rior lamps  94 
For your own safety  6 
Four-wheel drive, refer to xDrive  107 
Front airbags  95 
Front fog lamps  93 
Front fog lamps, bulb replace‐ ment  297, 300  
Front fog lamps, indicator lamp  93 
FTM Flat Tire Monitor  97 
Fuel  270 
Fuel– Refer to Average fuel con‐
sumption  82
Fuel, additives  270 
Fuel, average consump‐ tion  82 
Fuel cap  268 
Fuel cap, closing  268 
Fuel consumption display
– Average fuel consump‐
tion  82
Fuel consumption display,
current fuel consump‐
tion  80 
Fuel-efficient driving, refer to Current fuel consump‐
tion  80 
Fuel filler flap, closing  268 
Fuel filler flap, opening  268 
Fuel filler flap, unlocking in case of an electrical mal‐
function  268 
Fuel gauge  81 
Fuel, saving  164 
Fuel tank capacity, refer to Filling capacities  321 
Fuel tank contents, refer to Filling capacities  321 
Fuel tank, refer to Filling ca‐
pacities  321 
Fuse  305 
G
Garage door opener, refer to Universal Garage Door
Opener  139 
Gasoline  270 
Gasoline gauge, refer to Fuel gauge  81 
Gasoline quality  270 
Gas station recommenda‐ tion  181 
Gear change, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic  77 
Gear change, via shift pad‐ dles  77 
General driving notes  156 
Glass sunroof, closing  47 
Glass sunroof, electric– Convenient operation  33– Remote control 33
Glass sunroof, initializing  48 
Glass sunroof, opening  47 
Glass sunroof, pinch protec‐ tion  47 
Glass sunroof, power fail‐ ure  48 
Glass sunroof, refer to Panor‐ amic glass sunroof  45 
Glass sunroof, tilting  47 
Glove compartment  147 
Glove compartment, light‐ ing  147  
GPS navigation, refer to Navi‐ gation system  168 
Gross vehicle weight, refer to Weights  320 
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking brake  69 
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Manual air distribution 133 
Manual mode, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic  77 
Manual operation– Door lock  34– Driver's door  34
Manual operation, fuel filler
flap  268 
Manual operation of upper tailgate  36 
Manual operation, Side View  127 
Manual operation, Top View  125 
Map, destination entry  175 
Map display in black and white  184 
Map in split screen  183 
Map view  181 
Marking on approved tires  286 
Master key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key  30 
Maximum cooling  133 
Maximum speed, winter tires  286 
Medical kit, refer to First aid kit  308  
Memory, refer to Seat and mirror memory  57 
Menus, operating, iDrive  18 
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept  19 
Message list, traffic bulle‐ tins  183 
Messages  252 
Microfilter  135 
Minimum tread, tires  284 
Mirror
– Mirror memory, refer to Seat
and mirror memory  57
Mirrors 58 
Mirrors
– Automatic Curb Monitor  58
Mirrors, folding in and out  59 
Mirrors, heating  59 
Mirrors, interior mirror  59 
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle  157 
Mobile phone, installation lo‐ cation, refer to Center arm‐
rest  148 
Mobile phone, refer to Tele‐ phone  236 
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety  6 
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play  19 
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems  61 
MP3 player  212 
Multimedia  200 
Music collection  207 
Music search  208 
Music, storing  207 
N
Navigation  168 
Navigation data  168 
Navigation data, updat‐ ing  168  
Navigation system– Destination entry by
voice  176
Neck restraints, refer to Head
restraints  55 
Nets, refer to Storage com‐ partments  148 
Neutral cleaner, care  314 
New wheels and tires  285 
Notes  6, 255  
Nozzles of automatic climate control  130 
Nozzles, refer to Ventila‐ tion  134 
O OBD Onboard Diagnos‐ tics  294 
OBD socket, refer to Socket
for OBD Onboard Diagno‐
sis  294  
Octane number, refer to Fuel quality  270 
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐ line quality  270 
Odometer  80 
Office  249 
Oil additives  291 
Oil consumption  290 
Oil level  290 
Oil, refer to Engine oil  290 
Oil types, alternative  291 
Oil types, approved  291 
Old batteries, disposal  305 
Onboard Diagnostics OBD  294 
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display  19 
Onboard vehicle tool kit  295 
Opening and closing– Comfort Access  40– From the inside 35– From the outside  32– Using the door lock  34– Using the remote control  32
Opening height, adjust‐
ing  37, 38  
Operating concept, iDrive  18 
Outside-air mode, automatic climate control  133 
Outside air, refer to Recircu‐ lated air mode  133 
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature  80 
P Paint, vehicle  313 
Pairing, mobile phone  237 
Panic mode  33 
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Settings on the Control Dis‐play, changing  87 
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion with Steptronic  77 
Shift paddles  77 
Short commands, voice acti‐ vation  322 
Side airbags  95 
Side View  126 
Side windows, refer to Win‐ dows  43 
Size, refer to Dimensions  318 
Ski bag  151 
Slide/tilt glass roof, refer to Glass sunroof  46 
Slide/tilt glass roof, refer to Panoramic glass sunroof  45 
Slot for remote control  67 
Smokers' package, refer to Ashtray  143 
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone  247 
Snap-in adapter, refer to Storage compartment of
center armrest  148 
Snow chains  287 
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nosis  294 
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical devices  143 
Software applications, iPhone  265 
Software part number  236 
Software update  218 
Soot particulate filter, refer to Diesel particulate filter  157 
SOS, refer to Emergency Re‐ quest, initiating  307 
Sound output  192, 200  
Spare fuse  305 
Special destinations, naviga‐ tion  173 
Special equipment, series equipment  6 
Speed, average  81 
Speed limit  86 Speed limit, setting  86 
Speedometer  14 
Speed, with winter tires  286 
Split screen  22 
Split screen map set‐ tings  183 
Spoken instructions, naviga‐ tion  181 
Sport program, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic  77 
Spray nozzles, refer to Clean‐ ing the windshield and head‐
lamps  74 
Spray nozzles, refer to Wind‐ shield washer nozzles  74 
Stability control systems  105 
Start/Stop button  67 
Start/Stop button, starting the engine  68 
Start/Stop button, switching off the engine  69 
Starting the engine  68 
Start problems, refer to Jump-starting  308 
State/province, selecting for navigation  170 
Stations, stored  198 
Station, storing  192 
Status information, iDrive  22 
Status of Owner's Manual  6 
Steam jets  312 
Steering wheel  60 
Steering wheel, adjusting  60 
Steering wheel, easy entry/ exit  60 
Steering wheel lock  67 
Steering with variable transla‐ tion, refer to Active steer‐
ing  110  
Steptronic, refer to Sport pro‐ gram and manual mode M/
S  77  
Stopping, engine  69 
Storage compartment nets  148 Storage compart‐
ments  147, 148  
Storage, tires  286 
Storing the seat position, re‐ fer to Seat and mirror mem‐
ory  57 
Storing the vehicle  315 
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion  171 
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires  275 
Summer tires, tread  284 
Sunblinds, roller sun‐ blinds  45 
Surround View  122 
Switches, refer to Cockpit  12 
Switching off, engine  69 
Switching off, vehicle  69 
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation  137 
Symbols  6 
T Tachometer  80 
Tailgate– Comfort Access  41– Remote control 33
Tailgate, adjusting the open‐
ing height  37, 38  
Tailgate, automatic opera‐ tion  38 
Tail lamps  297, 300  
Tank gauge, refer to Fuel gauge  81 
Tasks  255 
Technical changes, refer to Safety  6 
Technical data  318 
Telephone  236 
Telephone, adjusting the vol‐ ume  240 
Telephone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest  148 
TeleService  261 
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Temperature, adjusting in up‐per body region  132 
Temperature, coolant, refer to Coolant temperature  80 
Temperature display– External temperature  79– External temperature warn‐
ing  79
Temperature display, setting
the units  88 
Temperature, engine oil  80 
Temperature, setting with au‐ tomatic climate con‐
trol  132 , 136  
Temperature warning  79 
Text messages  252 
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system  42 
Thigh support adjustment  49 
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp  298, 301  
Seats, 3rd row seats   51 
Tilting the passenger side mirror  58 
Time, setting  87 
Tire age  283 
Tire identification marks  283 
Tire inflation pressure  275 
Tire inflation pressure, check‐ ing  275  
Tire pressure monitor, refer to Flat Tire Monitor  97 
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM  99 
Tire Quality Grading  283 
Tires
– Inflation pressure  275
Tires, breaking in 156 
Tires, changing  285 
Tires, condition  284 
Tires, damage  284 
Tire size  283 
Tires, minimum tread  284 
Tires, retreaded tires  286 
Tires, run-flat tires  286 
Tires, storage  286 
Tire tread  284 
Toll roads, route  179 
Tone  190 
Tool kit, refer to Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit  295 
Tools, refer to Onboard vehi‐ cle tool kit  295 
Top View  124 
Tow bar  310 
Tow fitting  310 
Towing  309 
Town/city, navigation  171 
Tow rope  310 
Tow-starting  309, 311  
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor  99 
Traction control  106 
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion  183 
Transmission, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic  75 
Transmission positions, auto‐ matic transmission with
Steptronic  75 
Transporting children safely  61 
Treble, tone  190 
Trip computer, refer to Dis‐ plays on the Control Dis‐
play  82 
Trip-distance counter, refer to Trip odometer  80 
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion  73 
Trip odometer  80 
Trips, planning  177 
Trunk lid, refer to Tailgate  38 
Turning circle, refer to Dimen‐ sions  318 
Turning lamps, refer to Adap‐ tive Light Control  91 
Turn signal, indicator lamp  14 
Turn signals  72 
Turn signals, triple turn signal activation  73 U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/ UTQG  283 
Unintentional alarms, avoid‐ ing  43 
Units, average fuel consump‐ tion  88 
Units, temperature  88 
Universal Garage Door Opener  139 
Universal remote control  139 
Unlocking– From the outside  32– Setting the unlocking char‐
acteristics  32– Tailgate 41– Without remote control, re‐
fer to Comfort Access  40
Unlocking, from the inside  35 
Unlocking, hood  289 
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline  6 
Update, software  218 
Upholstery care  313 
Upper tailgate  36 
Upper tailgate, automatic op‐ eration  37 
Upper tailgate, closing  36 
Upper tailgate, emergency operation, refer to Opening
manually  36 
Upper tailgate, opening from the inside  36 
Upper tailgate, opening from the outside  36 
Upper tailgate, opening man‐ ually  36 
USB audio interface  212 
USB interface  147 
V
Vacuum cleaner, connecting, refer to Connecting electri‐
cal devices  143 
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Vehicle– Identification number 236– Identification number, refer
to Engine compartment  288
Vehicle battery, chang‐
ing  304  
Vehicle, breaking in  156 
Vehicle care  313 
Vehicle care, refer to Care  312 
Vehicle equipment  6 
Vehicle jack  302 
Vehicle paint  313 
Vehicle storage  315 
Vehicle, switching off  69 
Vehicle wash  312 
Ventilation  134 
Ventilation, 3rd row seats  135 
Ventilation, automatic climate control in rear  137 
Ventilation, draft-free  134 
Ventilation, in rear  135 
Ventilation, refer to Parked-
car ventilation  137 
Vents of automatic climate control  130 
Version of the navigation data  168 
Video playback  202 
Voice activation
– Navigation  176
Voice activation, mobile
phone  245 
Voice activation, short com‐ mands  322 
Voice activation system  25 
Volume, setting  190 
W Warning and indicator lamps  15 
Warning messages, refer to Check Control  85 
Warning signal volumes  191 
Warning triangle  308 
Washer/wiper system  73 
Washer/wiper system, rain sensor  74 
Washer/wiper system, washer fluid  75 
Washer/wiper system, wind‐ shield washer nozzles  74 
Washer fluid  75 
Washer fluid reservoir  75 
Washing, vehicle  312 
Waste tray, refer to Ash‐ tray  143 
Water on roads, refer to Driv‐ ing through water  157 
Weights  320 
Welcome lamps  90 
Wheelbase, refer to Dimen‐ sions  318 
Wheel change  302 
Wheels and tires  275 
Wheels, changing  285 
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM  97 
Wheels, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM  99 
Width, refer to Dimen‐ sions  318 
Window, convenient opera‐ tion  33 
Windows– Safety switch  44
Windows, defrosting and de‐
fogging, automatic climate
control  132 
Windows, pinch protec‐ tion  44 
Windshield, cleaning  74 
Windshield, defrosting, refer to Defrosting windows  132 
Windshield wash  73 
Windshield washer fluid  75 
Windshield wash, rear win‐ dow  74 
Windshield wash, reservoir for washer fluid  75 
Windshield wash, washer fluid  75 
Windshield wash, washer
nozzles  74 
Windshield wiper blades, changing  295 
Windshield wiper, refer to Washer/wiper system  73 
Winter diesel  271 
Winter storage, care  315 
Winter tires, setting the speed limit  86 
Winter tires, suitable tires  286 
Winter tires, tread  284 
Wiper blades, changing  295 
Wiper fluid  75 
Wood, care  314 
Word match concept, naviga‐ tion  24 
Working in the engine com‐ partment  289 
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to Onboard vehicle tool kit  295 
X xDrive  107 
Xenon headlamps  296, 299  
Y Your individual vehicle– Settings, refer to Personal
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