▷ Display additional information about
the Check Control message in the
Integrated Owner's Manual.▷ "Service request"
Contact your service center.▷ "Roadside Assistance"
Contact Roadside Assistance.
Hiding Check Control messages
Press the onboard computer button on the
turn signal lever.
▷Some Check Control messages are dis‐
played continuously and are not cleared
until the malfunction is eliminated. If sev‐
eral malfunctions occur at once, the mes‐
sages are displayed consecutively.
These messages can be hidden for approx.
8 seconds. After this time, they are dis‐
played again automatically.▷Other Check Control messages are hidden
automatically after approx. 20 seconds.
They are stored and can be displayed
again later.
Displaying stored Check Control
messages
1."Vehicle Info"2."Vehicle status"3. "Check Control"4.Select the text message.Messages after trip completion
Special messages that are displayed during
driving are displayed again after the ignition is
switched off.
Fuel gauge The vehicle inclination may
cause the display to vary.
US models: the arrow beside the
fuel pump symbol shows which
side of the vehicle the fuel filler
flap is on.
Hints on refueling, refer to page 162.
Tachometer
Always avoid engine speeds in the red warning
field. In this range, the fuel supply is inter‐
rupted to protect the engine.
Coolant temperature If the coolant along with the engine becomes
too hot, a Check Control message is displayed.
Check the coolant level, refer to page 180.
Odometer and trip odometer▷Odometer, arrow 1.▷Trip odometer, arrow 2.
Resetting the trip odometer Press the knob.
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▷When the ignition is switched on, the trip
odometer is reset.
External temperature
External temperature warning If the indicator drops to
+37 ℉/+3 ℃ or lower, a signal
sounds.
A Check Control message is displayed.
There is an increased risk of ice on roads.
Ice on roads
Even at temperatures above
+37 ℉/+3 ℃, there can be a risk of ice on
roads.
Therefore, drive carefully on bridges and
shaded roads, for example, to avoid the in‐
creased risk of an accident.◀
Time The time is displayed in the in‐
strument cluster.
Setting the time on the Control
Display, refer to page 87.
Date The date is displayed in the in‐
strument cluster.
Set the date on the Control Dis‐
play, refer to page 88.
Range
After the reserve range is
reached:▷A Check Control message is
displayed briefly.▷The remaining range is
shown on the onboard com‐
puter.▷When a dynamic driving style is used, such
as when cornering quickly, operation of the
engine is not always ensured.
The Check Control message appears continu‐
ously below a range of approx. 30 miles/50 km.
Refuel promptly
Refuel no later than at a range of
30 miles/50 km, or operation of the engine is
not ensured and damage may occur.◀
Current fuel consumption Displays the current fuel con‐
sumption. You can check
whether you are currently driv‐
ing in an efficient and environ‐
mentally-friendly manner.
Displaying the current fuel
consumption
1."Settings"2."Info display"3."Additional indicators"
The bar display for the current fuel consump‐
tion is displayed in the instrument cluster.
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Minimum tread, tires 172
Mirror 56
Mirror memory 55
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 149
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlamp 184
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 59
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 14
N Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 53
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 54
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 201
New wheels and tires 172
No Passing Information 83
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 197
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 181
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 181
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 121
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐ line quality 164
Odometer 80
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 177
Oil, adding 178 Oil additives 178
Oil change 179
Oil change interval, service requirements 82
Oil filler neck 178
Oil types, alternative 179
Oil types, approved 178
Old batteries, disposal 190
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 18
Onboard vehicle tool kit 183
Opening and closing 34
Opening and closing, from in‐ side 40
Opening and closing via door lock 39
Opening and closing, with re‐ mote control 38
Operating concept, iDrive 18
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Auto‐ matic recirculated-air con‐
trol 131
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 80
P Paint, vehicle 200
Parallel parking assistant 122
Park Distance Control PDC 117
Parked-car ventilation 132
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 150
Parking aid, refer to PDC 117
Parking assistant 122
Parking brake 67
Parking lamps 90
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 56
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 121
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 117 Pedestrian warning with city
braking function 107
Personal Profile 35
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 46
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 45
Plastic, care 201
Power failure 190
Power sunroof, glass 46
Power windows 45
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 166
Pressure warning, tires 101
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 35
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 24
Protective function, glass sunroof 46
Protective function, win‐ dows 45
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 18, 19
R Radiator fluid 180
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 34
Radio ready state 64
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 69
Rear lamps 188
Rear socket 139
Rearview camera 119
Rearview mirror 56
Rear window de‐ froster 128, 131
Recirculated-air filter 132
Recirculated-air mode 128, 131
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Supplementary text mes‐sages 79
Switch for Dynamic Driv‐ ing 112
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 133
Switch, refer to Cockpit 14
Symbols 6
Symbols in the status field 23
T Tachometer 80
Tailgate 40
Tailgate via remote con‐ trol 38
Tail lamps 188
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 206
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 128, 130
Temperature display, external temperature 81
Terminal, starting aid 195
Text messages, supplemen‐ tary 79
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 43
Theft protection, refer to Central locking system 37
Thigh support 50
Through-loading system 140
Tilt alarm sensor 44
Time of arrival 86
Tire damage 172
Tire identification marks 170
Tire inflation pressure 166
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 101
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 98
Tires, changing 172 Tires, everything on wheels
and tires 166
Tires, run-flat tires 174
Tire tread 171
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tools 183
Total vehicle weight 206
Touchpad 21
Tow fitting 197
Towing 196
Tow-starting 196
Tow truck 197
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 98
Traction control 112
TRACTION program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 112
Transmission, automatic 71
Transmission, manual 71
Transporting children safely 59
Tread, tires 171
Trip computer 87
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 68
Trip odometer 80
Truck for tow-starting/ towing 197
Trunk lid 40
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 41
Trunk lid, hotel function 41
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 38
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 121
Turn signals, operation 68
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 188
U
Unintentional alarm 44
Units of measure 88 Universal remote control 134
Unlock button, automatic transmission 72
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 40
Unlocking/locking via door lock 39
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 38
Unlocking, settings 42
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 6
Upholstery care 201
USB interface 139
V
Variable sport steering 112
Vehicle battery 190
Vehicle battery, replac‐ ing 190
Vehicle, breaking in 148
Vehicle care 200
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification num‐
ber in the engine compart‐
ment 175
Vehicle jack 190
Vehicle paint 200
Vehicle storage 202
Vehicle wash 199
Ventilation 132
Ventilation, refer to Parked- car ventilation 132
Voice activation system 26
W Warning indicators 78
Warning lamps 78
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 78
Warning triangle 194
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