CD
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®
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®
®
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Door handle
Power locking sw it ch
Memory buttons (dr iver's seat)
Button for side ass ist
A ir outlets
L ight switch
Control lever for :
- T urn signal and high beam
@ Multifunction steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag
- Audio/video, telephone, navi-
gation and vo ice recogni tion
buttons
- Rocker switches for tiptroni c
opera tion ........... .... .
® ISET I button .... .... ... .... .
@ Instrument cluster .. ...... . .
@ Reset button for trip odometer
@ Sw itches for:
- Windshield wiper/washer
- Trip computer ..... ... ... . .
@ Ignition lock .............. .
(8) Adjustable steering column
@ Con trol lever for :
- Cruise contro l ......... ... .
- adaptive cruise control ..... .
@ Instrument lighting .... .. .. .
@ Release lever for the engine
hood .. .. .. .. ........... .. .
@ Data L ink Connector for On
Board Diag nostics (OBD II) . .. .
@ Switch for unlocking the trunk
lid .. .. .. ...... ..... ...... .
@ Adjuste r control fo r outside m ir-
r ors .. .. .. .. ........... .. .
@ Power window switches ... .. .
@ Rad io-Display1l or MMI-Display
36
57
100
43
44
141
86
11
10
12
49
25
71
71
80
90
46
206
30
39
46
40
l) T he image in t he d is pl ay will app ea r e ither in mu lt ipl e
col ors or in a singl e co lor , de pen din g o n th e vehicl e
e q ui pment. T he m ulti co lo r im age w ill b e used i n this
O w ner's M anual becau se bo th mu lt i co lo r and sin gle
c o lor ver sio ns are almost iden tic al.
In strument s and control s 9
@) Depending on options:
- Rad io system
- CD changer
Emergency flasher
G love compartment (lockab le)
Front passenger's airbag .....
Depend ing o n options, sw itches
for:
- drive select .. .. .......... .
- Electronic Stabilization Con-
trol . ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... .
- Rear window sun shade .. .. .
@ Deluxe automat ic cl imate con-
trol ...... .. .... .......... .
@) Depending on options, selecto r
lever or shift lever for :
- Manual transmission ...... .
- Automatic transmission .... .
@ Ashtray with cigarette lighter
@ Depend ing on options:
- MMI contro l console or
- drive select .. .... ........ .
- Electronic Stab ilizat ion Con-
45
60
141
104
180
48
67
82
82
58
104
trol button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
- Power switch for rear window sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
@ I START ENG IN E STOPI button 74
@) Electromec hanical pa rking
brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
(D Tips
-Some of the equipment o r feat ures
show n in the genera l ill ustration may be
standard equ ipment on your vehicle or
may be optional eq uipment depending
on your model. Always as k your author
ized Aud i dea ler if you have a question
about your vehicle.
- Operat ion of the Multi Med ia Interface
(MMI) is described in a separate manual.
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the
outside (increased security, for ex
amp le when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switc h illu
minate when all the doors are closed and
locked.
- You can unlock and open the doors from the
i nside by pul ling on the door hand le .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat
ed , the doors automatically un lock .
_& WARNING
- The power locking switch works with the
ignition off and automatically locks the
entire vehicle when it is actuated .
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switch is inopera
t ive.
- locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehi
cle, which puts lives at risk . Do not leave
anyone behind in the veh icle, especially
children .
@ Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto lock)
¢page 32. You can un lock the vehicle
aga in using the opening function in the
powe r locking system switch~-
Setting power locking
In the radio/MM!*, you can set which doors
the centrol locking system will unlock .
~ Select: I CAR I function button > Central lock
ing .
Or
~ Select: ~IC_A_R~I funct ion button> Car systems *
control button > Vehicle settings > (C entral
locking )* .
Sin gle door unlocki ng /Unl ock door s* -
you
can specify which doors u nlock when you open
the vehicle .
- Se lecting
off / All and pressing the Ii button
on the remote control key unlocks the entire
vehicle.
Opening and clo sin g 3 7
- Select ing o n/Dri ver and pressing the~ but
ton on the remote control key once u nlocks
only the driver's door . In vehicles w ith a con
ven ience key*, only the door whose handle
you pull w ill unlock . If you press the @! but
ton tw ice, the entire vehicle will u nlock . If
you press the [@] button, t he e ntire ve hicle
w ill always lock .
Luggage comp. lock /Lock e xterio r trunk han
dl e -
If you select On , you can no longer open
the luggage compartment us ing the rear lid
hand le ¢
page 39, fig. 28 . In this case, the
r ear lid can be opened with the
l""I bu tton on
the maste r key ¢
poge 35, fig. 22 or with the
l"" I* button in the driver's door ¢ page 39,
fig .
27 .
Ton e when lo cking -if you select On, a tone
will sound when yo u loc k the vehicle .
Auto Lock /Lock when dri ving -if you select
On, the enti re ve hicle w ill lock automatica lly
when the speed reaches 9 mph (15 km/h).
Emergency locking
Fi g. 25 Drive r's doo r: lock cylinde r
Fig. 26 Fro nt passenger 's doo r: emergency lock
If the central lock ing system malfunct ions,
you must unlock/lock the doors separate ly us
ing t he emergency key or the mechanical key .
IJJJ,
Rear lid
Opening/closing rear lid
Fig . 27 Driver"s door: remote rear lid release
Fig. 28 Rear lid: hand le
Op en ing th e rea r lid
.,. Press the button -c:s on the remote contro l
master key for at least one second. The rear
lid unlocks and opens slightly. Or
.,. Pull the release button
-c:s in the driver's
door
q fig. 2 7. Or
.,. Press the handle on the rear lid
¢ fig . 28.
C losi ng th e re ar lid
.,. Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the in
side and allow it to drop gently to close it
¢,&. .
A WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. Otherwise it could open sudden ly
when the veh icle is moving.
- To help prevent po isonous exhaust gas
from being d rawn into the vehicle, al
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv ing. Never transport objec ts larger than
those which fit comp letely into the lug -
Openin g an d clos ing 39
gage area, because then the rear lid can
not be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es
pecia lly with the rear lid left open. A
child could craw l into the car through the
luggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unable to
get out. To reduce the risk of personal in
jury, never let ch ildren play in or around
your veh icle. Always keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
- Always ensure that no one is within
range of the rear lid when it is moving, in
particular close to the hinges -fingers or
hands can be pinched .
@ Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rea r lid can
be opened separately by pressing the but
ton
-c:s on the master key . When you close
the rear lid aga in, it locks automat ica lly.
Trunk escape handle
In case of an emergency, the luggage com
partment lid can be opened from the inside
using the trunk escape handle .
Fig. 29 Trunk escape handle: view from inside the
closed rear lid
To open lu ggage compartment lid
.,. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
¢fig. 29.
The trunk escape hand le inside the luggage
compartment lid is made of fluorescen t ma te-
rial to glow in the dark. .,..
40 Opening and clo sing
WARNING
The trunk escape handle is to be used only
in an emergency .
(D Tips
The emergency re lease leve r shou ld never
be used as a h andle for closing the lug
gage compartment lid.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can operate the window regulator
for the driver's door with the left switch and the window regulator for the passenger 's
door with the right switch .
Fig. 30 Dr iver 's doo r: con trols
The power window sw itches have a tw o-posi
tion function :
Opening the windows
• Pr ess the sw itch to the fir st stop and hold it
until the w indow reaches t he des ired pos i
t io n.
• Press the sw itch br iefly to the
s e cond stop
to automa tically open the window .
Closing the windows
• Pull th e switch to the first stop and hold it
unt il the w indow rea ches t he des ired pos i
t ion.
• Pull the switch briefly to the
s econd stop to
automatica lly close the window .
A WARNING
--W hen you leave your ve hicle -even if on-
ly br iefly- always remove t he ignition
key . Th is app lies pa rticularly when chil
d ren remai n in the vehicle. Otherwise t he
chi ldren could sta rt the eng ine o r ope r
a te ele ctric al eq uipment (e.g . power w in
dows). The power w indows are function
a l until the dr iver's door or passen ger's
door has been opened .
- Pay close attention w hen closing the win
dows to p revent pinching of hands o r
limbs.
- W hen locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be u noccupied since t he
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency .
(D Tips
-When you o pen the doors, the windows
automatically lowe r abo ut 10 mm.
- After the ignition has been switched off,
the windows can st ill be opene d or
closed for about 10 mi nutes. The win
dow regu lators are not sw itched until
the driver's or passenger's door is
opened.
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the panoramic tilting sun
roof can be opened and closed with the me
chanical key or the emergency key .
Fig. 3 1 Key turns fo r openin g and clos ing
Convenience opening feature
"' 0 0 6 .. a,
• Use the emergency key or pull the me chani-
cal key o ut o f the maste r key ~
page 34 . ....
Parking system (rear,
with rear view camera)
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with parking system (rear, with rear
view camera)
Fig. 108 Parking mode 1: reverse parking
Fig. 109 Parking mode 2: parallel park ing
Vehicles with the parking system are equipped
with a
rear view camera in addition to the
acoustic parking system.
You can choose between two modes to assist
you with parking. For example, you can use "parking mode
l" when parking in a parking
space or garage
q fig. 108. When you want to
park parallel to the edge of the street, select
"parking mode 2"
qfig. 109.
The rear acoustic park assist system is inte
grated in the rear of the vehicle and the rear
view camera is integrated in the rear lid
qpage 110.
A WARNING
-The rear view camera has blind spots, in
wh ich objects cannot be detected. Be es
pecially careful to check for small chil
dren and animals before backing up.
Small chi ldren and anima ls will not al
ways be detected by the sensors . Park assist 109
General Information
Applies
to vehicles: with parking system (rear, with rear
view camera)
Fig. 110 Covered area(!) and uncovered area@of th e
r ear v iew camera
0
Fig. 111 Trunk lid: Locat ion of the rear view camera
Senso rs in the bumper
Sensors are located in the rear bumpers. If
these detect an obstacle, audible signals warn
you. The range at which the sensors begin to
measure is approximately:
To the side
2 ft (0.60 m)
Center rear 5.2 ft (l.60 m)
Distance warning when reversing starts when
an obstacle is detected in the range of the
parking assist system . As the distance de
creases, the time interval between the audible
tones becomes shorter .
When the distance is less than 1ft (0.30 m),
the tone becomes continuous. At th is point
you should stop backing up.
If the distance to an obstacle stays the same,
the volume of the distance signa l chime is
gradually reduced after about 4 seconds (does ..,_
204 Fuel suppl y and filli ng your fu el t ank
Refuelling
Fig. 155 Rig ht rea r veh icle s ide: Open ing t he fuel fille r
fl ap
Fig. 156 Fu el fi ller fla p w ith attached fuel c ap
When activating the central lock ing, the fuel
fi ller flap is automatically un locked or loc ked.
Refue l the vehicle with the ig nition turned
off .
Tak ing th e fuel cap off
~ Turnoff the ignition .
~ Press the left side of the fuel filler flap to
open it
c::> fig. 155 -arrow- .
~ Unscrew fuel cap counter-clockwise and
hang it on the fuel filler flap~
fig. 156.
Refu elling proc edure
~ Insert the fuel no zzle from the gasoline
pump into the fuel filler nec k as far as it will
go .
~ Select a medium refuelling ra te so that the
nozzle swi tches off a utomatica lly when the
tank is full.
Putting the fuel cap back on
~ After filling your tank , tw ist the fuel cap
clockwise as far as it w ill go .
~ Close the fuel fil le r flap. T
o avoid fuel spill ing or evaporating from the
fuel tank always close fuel cap properly and
completely .
A WARNING
-Im proper refueling or handling of fuel can
cause fire, explosion and severe burns.
- Fue l is highly flammable and can cause
severe burns and other injur ies.
- Failure to shut the engine off while refu
eling and/or to insert the pump noz zle
fully into the fuel filler neck could cause fuel to spray out of filler neck or to over
f low . Fuel spray and overflowing fuel can
cause a fire .
- Never use a cellular telephone while re
fueling . The electromagnet ic rad iat io n
can cause sparks that can ignite fuel va
pors a nd cause a fire .
- Never get back into your vehicle wh ile re
fue ling.
If in exceptional circumstances
you mus t get back in your vehi cle while
ref ueling, make ce rtain that you close
the door and touch meta l to discharge
static electricity before touching the fill
er nozzle again . Static e lectr icity can
cause sparks that can ignite fuel vapors re leased during refueling .
- Never smoke or have an open f lame any
where in or near your veh icle when refu
eling or filling a portable fue l conta iner .
- For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not travel with a portable
fue l conta iner in your vehicle . The con
tainer, fu ll o r empty may leak and could
cause a fire, especially in a crash .
- If, u nder exceptional c ircumstances, you
must transport a portable fuel conta iner,
p lease observe t he follow ing:
- Never fill a portable f uel container
whi le it is anywhere in or on the vehicle
(for example, in the luggage compart
ment, or on the trunk). Static electrici
ty can build up while filling and can ig
ni te f uel vapors causing a fire .
- Always place a portab le fue l conta iner
on the ground before fi lling.
28 0 Index
Wheel bo lts
Winter tires 239
237
T ire serv ice life . ...... ..... .... .. .. . 232
Tool ki t ... ...... ..... ...... .. .. .. . 243
Torn or frayed sa fety belts 132
Towing Front eyelet .............. .... .... 258
Rear eye let ... ... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. . 258
Tow tr uck procedures .... .. .. .. .. .. . 257
TPMS Tire pressure monitor ing system .. .. . 241
T rail er towing . ... ...... ... .. .. .... . 193
Operating instructions . .... .. .. .. .. . 193
Tec hnic al requiremen ts . . . . . . . . 193 , 194
T ips ............ ............. ... . 195
Transm 1ss 1on .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 82
6-spe ed manual transmission . . . . . . . . . 82
T ransm iss ion malfun ct ion (ind icator light) 88
Tr anspor t Can ada . ... .. .... .. .. .. .. . 127
Travel mode .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 45
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) ...... .. ... 232
Trip compute r
Fuel consump tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mileage .............. ........ ... .. 25
Single-tr ip memory ........ .... ..... 25
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip odometer ...... ........... .. .. .. 12
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment . . . 63, 125
Trunk escape handle . ....... .. .. .. .. .. 39
T runk lid
refer to Re ar lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
T u rn signa ls .. ...... ....... .. .. .. .. .. 44
Warn ing/indicato r lights ... .. .. .. ... . 23
u
Unfasten ing safety belts
Unid irect iona l tires .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. .
Uniform tire quality grading ... .... .. .
Un lock ing 134
222
236
Rear lid .. .. ...... ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. 39
Unlock ing/ locking
at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
by remote cont ro l ... ..... .. .. .. .. .. 35
wit h the central locking switch .. .. .... 36
with the convenience key ... .. .. .... .. 36 Use of jumper cables
.. .. ..... .... . .. 256
V
Vale t pa rking .. .. .. ... ... .... ... .... . 42
Vanity mirrors . .. .. .......... ...... .. 48
Vehicle car e/cl eaning .... ... .. ..... .... . .. 196
Vehicle electri cal system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle iden tifica tion label .... .... .. .. 261
Vehicle Identification Number (V IN) .. .. 261
Vehicle jack . ...... ................ . 247
Vehicle key . .. .. .. ... .. .... .... .... . 33
Vehicle lite ratu re ........ ....... .... .. 5
Vehicle shut -down . ................ . 190
Vehicle tool kit .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 243
Ventilation . .. .. .. ...... ....... .... . 67
Vinyl Cleaning ...... ....... ........... . 199
w
Warning/ind ica tor lights . . . . . . . . . . 10, 13
Airb ag sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Anti -lock braking sy stem (ABS) ........ 19
Brake system .. ....... ........... .. 15
E lectromechanical pa rking brake ...... 16
El ectronic power con tro l .... .... .. .. . 20
El ec tronic Stabi liz ation Con tro l (ESC) .. . 18
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) .. .. . 20
Safety be lt . ... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. . 16
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Tu rn signals . .. .. ... ...... .... .. .. . 23
Warranty coverages .. .... .... ... .. .. 26 4
Washer reservo ir .. ................ . 220
Wea r indicator .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 232
We ights .. .. .. .. .. ....... ...... .... 261
Wha t happens if you wear your safety belt
too loose? ........ ..... ........... . 133
What happens to unbe lted occupants? . . 130
What impai rs d riving safety? ...... .... 120
What should I do after changing a
whee l? ........ ... ..... ........... . 229
What s hou ld I do after replacing whee ls? 229
Whee l bolts
T o rque .... .. .. .. ... .......... .... 239