Changing wheels
Hints
The vehicle equipment does not include a
spare tire.
When using run-flat tires or tire sealants, a tire
does not need to be changed immediately in
the event of pressure loss due to a flat tire.
The tools for changing wheels are available as
accessories from your service center.
Jacking points for the vehicle jack
The jacking points for the vehicle jack are lo‐
cated at the positions shown.
Vehicle battery Maintenance
The battery is maintenance-free.
The added amount of acid is sufficient for the
service life of the battery.
Your service center will be glad to advise you
on questions regarding the battery.
Battery replacement Use approved vehicle batteries only
Only use vehicle batteries that have been
approved for your vehicle by the manufacturer;
otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged and
systems or functions may not be fully availa‐
ble.◀
After a battery replacement, have the battery
registered on the vehicle by your service cen‐
ter to ensure that all comfort functions are fully
available and that any Check Control mes‐
sages of these comfort functions are no longer
displayed.
Charging the battery
Note Do not connect charging devices to the12 volt socket in the vehicle
Do not connect battery chargers to the fac‐
tory-installed 12 volt sockets in the vehicle as
this may damage the vehicle battery due to an
increased power consumption.◀
General information Make sure that the battery is always suffi‐
ciently charged to guarantee that the battery
remains usable for its full service life.
The battery may need to be charged in the fol‐
lowing cases:▷When making frequent short-distance
drives.▷If the vehicle is not used for prolonged pe‐
riods, longer than a month.
Starting aid terminals
In the vehicle, only charge the battery via the
starting aid terminals, refer to page  242, in the
engine compartment with the engine off.
Power failure After a temporary power loss, some equipment
needs to be reinitialized.
Individual settings need to be reprogrammed:
▷Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory:
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Headlamp washer system 71 
Headliner  15 
Head restraints  47 
Head restraints, front  52 
Head restraints, rear  53 
Head-up Display  96 
Head-up Display, care  249 
Heavy cargo, stowing  191 
Height, vehicle  252 
High-beam Assistant  100 
High beams  71 
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant  100 
Hill Descent Control HDC  131 
Hills  188 
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant  129 
Hints  6 
Holder for beverages  181 
Homepage  6 
Hood  224 
Horn  12 
Hotel function, trunk lid  38 
Hot exhaust system  187 
HUD Head-up Display  96 
Hydroplaning  187 
I Ice warning, see External temperature warning  87 
Icy roads, see External tem‐ perature warning  87 
Identification marks, tires  218 
Identification number, refer to Important features in the en‐
gine compartment  224 
iDrive  16 
Ignition key, refer to Remote control  30 
Ignition off  63 
Ignition on  63 
Indication of a flat tire  107 , 110  Indicator and warning
lamps  85 
Individual air distribution  164 
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile  31 
Inflation pressure, tires  209 
Inflation pressure warning FTM, tires  109 
Info display, refer to Com‐ puter  92 
Initialization, Integral Active Steering  133 
Initialize, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM  107 
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM  110 
Instrument cluster  78 
Instrument cluster, electronic displays  80 
Instrument display, multifunc‐ tional  81 
Instrument lighting  101 
Integral Active Steering  133 
Integrated key  30 
Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle  26 
Intelligent Emergency Re‐ quest  240 
Intelligent Safety  111 
Intensity, AUTO pro‐ gram  164 
Interior equipment  170 
Interior lamps  102 
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol  34 
Interior motion sensor  43 
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature  57 
Interior rearview mirror, man‐ ually dimmable  57 
Internet page  6 
Interval display, service re‐ quirements  88 J
Jacking points for the vehicle jack  238 
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion  74 
Jump-starting  241 
K
Key/remote control  30 
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access  38 
Key Memory, refer to Per‐ sonal Profile  31 
Kickdown, automatic trans‐ mission  74 
Knee airbag  103 
L Lamp replacement  233 
Lamp replacement, front  234 
Lamp replacement, rear  236 
Lamps  98 
Lamps and bulbs  233 
Lane departure warning  123 
Lane margin, warning  123 
Language on Control Dis‐ play  95 
Lashing eyes, securing cargo  191 
LATCH child restraint fixing system  60 
Launch Control  76 
Leather, care  247 
LED front fog lamps, bulb re‐ placement  236 
LED headlamps, Bulb re‐ placement  236 
LED light  236 
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes  234 
Length, vehicle  252 
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