Replacing the battery
The remote control for Comfort Access con‐
tains a battery that will need to be replaced
from time to time.1.Take the integrated key out of the remote
control, refer to page 30.2.Remove the cover.3.Insert a battery of the same type with the
positive side facing upwards.4.Press on the cover to close it.
Return used battery to a recycling center
or to your service center.
Alarm system The conceptThe vehicle alarm system responds to:
▷Opening of a door, the hood or the trunk
lid.▷Movements inside the vehicle. Interior mo‐
tion sensor, refer to page 40.▷When the car's inclination changes, for in‐
stance if an attempt is made to jack it up
and steal the wheels or to raise it prior to
towing away.▷Interruptions in battery voltage.
The alarm system signals unauthorized entry
attempts for a short time by means of:
▷By sounding an acoustic alarm.▷By switching on the hazard warning sys‐
tem.▷By flashing the high beams.
Arming and disarming the alarm
system
When you lock or unlock the vehicle, either
with the remote control or via Comfort Access,
the alarm system is armed or disarmed at the
same time.
Trunk lid and armed alarm systemThe trunk lid can be opened using the remote
control, even if the alarm system is armed.
Press the button on the remote control for
approx. one second.
Note the opening height of the trunk lid
During opening, the trunk lid pivots back
and up. Ensure that there is sufficient clear‐
ance when the trunk lid opens; otherwise,
damage may result.◀
After the lid is closed, it is locked and moni‐
tored again by the alarm system.
Panic mode
You can trigger the alarm system if you find
yourself in a dangerous situation.
Press the button on the remote control for
at least three seconds.
To switch off the alarm: press any button.
Switching off the alarm
▷Unlock the vehicle using the remote con‐
trol, refer to page 32.▷Insert the remote control all the way into
the ignition lock.▷With Comfort Access: if you are carrying
the remote control with you, pull on the
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Tire inflation pressure– Loss 95
Tire pressure monitoring, re‐
fer to FTM 92
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 94
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM
– Resetting the system 95– Warning light 96
Tire Quality Grading 230
Tires, changing 232
Tires, flat tire 247
Tire size 229
Tires, pressure loss 96
Tires, run-flat tires 232
Tires, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 94
Tire tread 231
Toll roads, route 149
Tone 160
Tool kit, refer to Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 243
Tools, refer to Onboard vehi‐ cle tool kit 243
Towing 251
Town/city, navigation 141
Tow-starting 251
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 94
Traction control 100
TRACTION program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 101
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion 153
Transmission
– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion with dual clutch 65– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 63– Manual transmission 63– Unlocking transmission lock
manually, for 7-gear auto‐
matic transmission 69
Transmission lock, unlocking
manually 69
Transmission lock, unlocking
manually, with 7-gear auto‐
matic transmission 69
Transmission positions– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 66– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 63
Transporting children
safely 53
Tread depth, tires 231
Tread, tires 231
Treble, tone 160
Trip-distance counter, refer to Trip odometer 71
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 60
Trip odometer 71
Trips, planning 147
Trunk lid 36
Trunk lid
– Comfort Access 38– Emergency unlocking 37– Opening from the inside 36– Opening from the out‐
side 36– Remote control 33
Turning circle, refer to Dimen‐
sions 262
Turn signal
– Indicator/warning lamp 14
Turn signals 60
Turn signals
– Bulb replacement, front 245– Triple turn signal activa‐
tion 60
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/ UTQG 230
Unintentional alarms 40
Units
– Average fuel consump‐
tion 76– Temperature 76
Units of measure, changing
on Control Display 76
Universal remote control 114
Unlocking– From the inside 36– From the outside 32– Hood 236– Setting the unlocking char‐
acteristics 32– Trunk lid 38– Without remote control, re‐
fer to Comfort Access 37
Updates made after the edito‐
rial deadline 6
Update, software 187
Upholstery care 257
USB audio interface 181
USB interface 122
V
Vacuum cleaner, connecting, refer to Connecting electri‐
cal devices 118
Vehicle
– Battery replacement 247– Breaking in 128– Cargo 262– Dimensions, refer to Dimen‐
sions 262– Identification number 192– Identification number, refer
to Engine compartment 235– Weight 262
Vehicle battery 247
Vehicle care 256
Vehicle care, refer to Care 255
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle jack 247
Vehicle paint 256
Vehicle storage 258
Vehicle, switching off 57
Vehicle wash 255
Ventilation 109, 112
Ventilation
– Draft-free 109, 112– Refer to Climate control 107
Vents, refer to Air vents 107
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