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More the lever to the required position: Right turn signal: Right-hand parking
light (ignition switched off).
Left turn signal: Left-hand parking light
(ignition switched off).
Main beam switched on: Control lamp
lit up on the instrument panel.
Headlight flasher: lit up when the lever is
pushed. Control lamp lit up.
L ev
er all the way down to switch it off.
››› in Turn signal and main beam head-
light lever on page 93
››› page 93 Hazard warning lights
Fig. 22
1
2
3
4 Switched on, for example:
●
When approaching a traffic jam
● In an emergency
● The vehicle has broken down
● When towing or being towed
››› in Hazard warning lights on
page 95
››› page 95 Interior lights
Fig. 23
KnobFunction
Switches interior lights off.
Switches interior lights on.
KnobFunction
Switches door contact control on (central po-
sition).
The interior lights come on automatically
when the vehicle is unlocked, a door is
opened or the key is removed from the igni-
tion.
The lights go off a few seconds after all the
doors are closed, the vehicle is locked or the
ignition is switched on.
Turning the reading light on and off
›››
page 96 Windscreen wipers and rear window
wipers
Fig. 24
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The essentialsMore the lever to the required position:
0
Windscreen wiper off.
1
Windscreen wipers interval wipe.
Using the control
››› Fig. 24 A adjust the
interval (vehicles without rain sensor), or
the sensitivity of the rain sensor.
2 Slow wipe.
3
Continuous wipe.
4
Short wipe. Brief press, short clean. Hold
the lever down for more time to increase
the wipe frequency.
5
Automatic wipe. The windscreen washer
function is activated by pushing the lever
forwards, and simultaneously the wind-
screen wipers start.
6
Interval wipe for rear window. The wiper
will wipe the window approximately every
six seconds.
7
The rear window wash function is activa-
ted by pressing the lever, and the rear wip-
er starts simultaneously.
››› in Front windscreen wipers on
page 97
››› page 97
››› page 193 Multi-function display (MFA)*
Controlling the information system Fig. 25
Managed from the windscreen wiper lever
››› Fig. 25 .
Pr e
ss to select and confirm ››› Fig. 25
Press up or down to view the submenu
››› Fig. 25
››› in Multi-function display (MFI)* on
page 66
››› page 65 Memory displays
1
: Current memory
1 2 2
: Total memory
● Driv in
g speed
● Journey duration
● Average speed
● Distance
● Operating range
● Average fuel consumption
● Current fuel consumption
● Outside temperature indicator
● Speed warning
Cruise control Operating the cruise control system
(CCS)* Fig. 26
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● Switching on the CCS: Move switch
››› Fig. 26 1 to
. The system is on. If no
s
peed has been programmed, the system will
not control it.
● Activating the CCS: Press button ››› Fig. 26
2 in the
area. The current speed is
memori
sed and controlled.
● Temporarily switching off the CCS: Move
switch ››› Fig. 26
1 to
or push the
br ak
e. The cruise control system is switched
off temporarily. ●
Reactivating the CCS: Press button
››› Fig. 26 2 in
. The memorised speed
i
s saved and controlled again.
● Increasing stored speed during CCS regula-
tion: press button 2 in
. The vehicle ac-
c
elerates until the new stored speed.
● Reducing stored speed during CCS regula-
tion: press button 2 in
to lower the
s
peed by 1 km/h (1 mph). Speed is reduced
until reaching the new stored speed. ●
Switching off the CCS: Move switch
››› Fig. 26 1 to
. The system is disconnec-
t
ed and the memorised speed is deleted.
››› in Description on page 150
››› page 150 17
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Warning lamps On the instrument panel Fig. 27
Sym-
bolMeaning of control and warning lampsFurther in-formation
Engine fault (petrol engine)›››
page
58
Glow plug system (diesel en-
gines)
If lit up:
glow plug system ac-
tive
If flashing: engine fault
››› page
58
Soot accumulation in the die-
sel engine particulate filter›››
page
59
Sym-
bolMeaning of control and warning lampsFurther in-formation
Red:
Engine oil pressure
›››
page
59Yellow:
If flashing: engine oil sensor
faulty
If it remains lit: insufficient
engine oil
Bulb defective›››
page
59
Sym-
bolMeaning of control and warning lampsFurther in-formation
Level of liquid for washing
windows too low›››
page
59
Rear fog light switched on›››
page
59
Seat belt warning lamp*›››
page
35
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
*›››
page
59 18
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The essentialsSym-
bolMeaning of control and warning lampsFurther in-formation
If flashing:
the Electronic Sta-
bility Control (ESC) is working
or the ASR is working
If it remains lit: ESC or ASR
faulty››› page
60
››› page
60
Brake fluid required or
serious fault in brake system›››
page
61
Handbrake on›››
page
126
Cruise speed activated
(Cruise control)›››
page
61
Tyre pressure›››
page
61
Selector lever lock (automatic
gearbox)›››
page
62
Fuel level / reserve›››
page
62
Doors open›››
page
62
Rear lid open›››
page
62
Airbag or belt tensioner sys-
tem fault or airbag disabled›››
page
42
Main beam switched on›››
page
62
Start-Stop system switched
off›››
page
142
Sym-
bolMeaning of control and warning lampsFurther in-formation
Electro-hydraulic steering›››
page
62
Fault in the emission control
system›››
page
63
Coolant level / coolant tem-
perature›››
page
63
Alternator fault›››
page
63
If it stays lit:
ASR switched off
››› page
60
››› page
60
Turn signals in operation›››
page
63
SAFEElectronic immobiliser
››› page
64
››› page
79
››› in Overview of the warning lamps
on page 57
››› page 57 Gear lever
Manual gearbox Fig. 28
The position of the gears is indicated on the
gearbox lever
››› Fig. 28 .
● Pr e
ss the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
● Move the gearbox lever to the required po-
sition.
● Release the clutch.
Selecting reverse gear
● Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
● With the gearbox lever in neutral, push it
upwards, move it to the left as far as it will go
and then forwards to select reverse ››› Fig. 28
R .
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● Release the clutch.
››› in Driving with a manual gearbox on
page 128
››› page 128 Automatic gearbox*
Fig. 29
Parking lock
Reverse gear
Neutral (idling)
Drive (forward)
Sport programme: drive (forward)
Tiptronic mode: pull the lever forwards
(
+
) to go up a gear or backwards ( –
) to
go do
wn a gear.
››› in Driving a car with an automatic
gearbox on page 131
››› page 129
››› page 192 P
R
N
D
S
+/–
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Air conditioning How does Climatronic* work? Fig. 30
Blower level indicator
Air recirculation display:
AUTO
indicator (automatic operation)
D emi
sting indicator
A/C indicator (cooling connected)
Interior temperature indicator selected
Air flow direction indicator
Fan speed increase
Reducing blower speed and switching off
Climatronic.
Interior temperature increase
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Interior temperature decrease
AUTO button – Automatic adjustment of
temperature, ventilation and air distribu-
tion
Button
– Windscreen demisting func-
tion.
The air drawn in is directed at the
windscreen. The air recirculation mode
will be switched off as soon as the de-
misting function is switched on. At tem-
peratures over +3 °C (+37 °F) the cooling
system is switched on automatically in or-
der to dehumidify the air.
button – Air distribution to windscreen
11 12
13
14 Button
– Air distribution to the upper
body
B
utton
– Air distribution to footwell
button – Manual air recirculation
mode
A/C button – To switch on the air condi-
tioning.
››› in Controls on page 121
››› page 121 15
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How does the manual air conditioning* work? Fig. 31
Temperature
Blower
Air distribution
– Air distribution towards the wind-
s c
reen in order to demist.
A B
C
– Air distribution to upper body.
– Air di
s
tribution to footwell
– Air distribution to the windscreen
and the footwell.
Air recirculation
D A/C: Switching the cooling system on
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