Advice
Removing tail light Fig. 217
Luggage compartment: location of
the bolt securing the tail light unit. Fig. 218
Remove the rear light unit from side
panel. –
Check which of the bulbs is defective.
– Open the rear lid.
– Remove the cover by prying the flat side of
a screwdriver into the recess and remove
the cover from the opening ››› Fig. 217 1 .–
Carefully loosen the screw located behind
the cover with a screwdriver, turning it anti-
clockwise (arrows) ››› Fig. 217 2 .
– Tilt the light in the direction of the arrows
until it comes out (positions 3 and
4 ›››
Fig. 218 ).
– Remo
ve the bulb holder ››› page 238. CAUTION
Take care when removing the rear light unit to
make sure there is no damage to the paint-
work or any of its components. Note
Make sure you have a soft cloth ready to
place under the glass on the rear light unit, to
avoid any scratches. Remove the bulb holder
Fig. 219
Retaining tabs on reverse side of tail
light. –
Remove the bulb holder ››› Fig. 219 unlock-
in g the r
etaining tabs 1 .
– Raise the bulb holder.
– Change the defective bulb.
– To refit follow the steps in reverse order,
taking special care when fitting the bulb
holder. And especially that all retaining
tabs are properly secured.
– Place the light back into place and tighten
with a screwdriver. Note
In the case of LED lights, change only the turn
signal bulb. 238
Fuses and bulbs
Changing tail light bulbs (on
rear lid) Overview of tail lights Rear lights on tailgateLeft side
Side lights2x W5W LL
Fog lightsH21 W
Right side
Side lights2x W5W LL
Reverse lightP21W LL
The table corresponds to a right-hand traffic
vehicle. The position of lights may vary ac-
cording to the country.
Remove the bulb holder Fig. 220
Remove the cover from the boot lid. Fig. 221
Remove the lamp holder The rear lid must be open to change the
bulbs.
– Remove the rear lid cover in the direction
indicated ››› Fig. 220 .
– Un loc
k the retaining tabs A of the bulb
holder, following the direction of arrows 1 and
2
››› Fig. 221 . –
Remo
ve the bulb holder by turning it in the
direction of arrow 3
››› Fig. 221 .
Ch an
ging bulbs Fig. 222
Position of the bulbs in the bulb
holder –
Lightly press the defective bulb into the
bulb holder ››› Fig. 222 1 , then turn it to
the left 2 and remove it.
– Fit the new bulb, pressing it into the bulb
holder and turn it to the right as far as it
will go.
– Use a cloth to remove any fingerprints from
the glass part of the bulb.
– Check that the new bulb works properly.
– Replace the bulb holder.
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Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials
Index
Index
A
ABS see Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
A C
C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Acoustic parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Adaptive cruise control control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
messages on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
special driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 deactivating temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Additional electrical appliances (efficiency pro- gramme) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Adjusting front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Adjusting the head restraints Front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Differences between front passenger front air-bag systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
disabling the front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 28
Air pressure (tyres) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Alcantara: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
All-wheel drive Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Anti-dazzle interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Anti-dazzle rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Anti-puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 87 see also Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Anti-theft
alarm system
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Tow-away protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 85, 227
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Anti-trap function Sliding panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Anti-trap function sliding Anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Antifreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Aspects to take into account before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
ASR see Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
As s
istance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Assist systems Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Audible warnings Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Automatic car washes see Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Aut om
atic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Backup programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Launch Control Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Manual release of selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Steering wheel with gearshift paddles . . . . . . 135
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 135
Automatic gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
B Balanced (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 86, 205 Assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Charge Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Disconnecting/Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
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