Emergencies
● Make sure the selector lever is in the N
po-
s ition.
● The
vehicle must not be towed faster than
50 km/h (30 mph).
● The v
ehicle must not be towed further than
50 km (30 miles)
. Reason: when the engine
is not running, the gearbox oil pump does
not work and the gearbox is not adequately
lubricated for higher speeds or longer distan-
ces.
If the vehicle has to be towed with a break-
down truck
, it must only be suspended at the
front wheels. Reason: the drive shafts are lo-
cated on the front wheels. If the car is towed
with the rear wheels lifted off the road (I.e.
travelling backwards), the drive shafts also
turn backwards. The planetary gears in the
aut
omatic gearbox then turn at such high
speeds that the gearbox will be severely
damaged in a short time. Note
● If it is not possible to tow the vehicle in the
normal way, or if it has to be towed further
than 50 km (30 miles), it must be transported
on a special car transporter or trailer.
● Should the power supply to the selector
lever be interrupted in position P, the selector
lever will be locked. Before the vehicle can be
recovered/manoeuvred you must manually
release the selector lever ››› page 229. Emergency locking and
unlocking
Introduction The doors, rear lid and panoramic tilting sun-
roof can be locked manually and partially
opened, for example if the key or the central
locking is damaged.
WARNING
Opening and closing doors carelessly can
cause serious injury.
● If the vehicle is locked from outside, the
doors and windows cannot be opened from
the inside.
● Never leave children or disabled people
alone in the car. They could be trapped in the
car in an emergency and will not be able to
get themselves to safety.
● Depending on the time of the year, temper-
atures inside a locked and closed vehicle can
be extremely high or extremely low resulting
in serious injuries and illness or even death,
particularly for young children. WARNING
Getting in the way of the doors and the rear
lid is dangerous and can lead to serious in-
jury.
● Open and close the doors and the rear lid
only when there is nobody in the way. CAUTION
When opening and closing in an emergency,
carefully disassemble components and then
reassemble them carefully to avoid damage
to the vehicle. Locking or unlocking the driver door
Fig. 194
Driver door lever: hidden lock cylin-
der. If the central locking system should fail to op-
erate, the driver door can still be locked and
unlocked by turning the key in the lock.
As a general rule, when the driver door is
locked all other doors are locked. When the
vehicle is unlocked manually, only the driver
door opens. Please observe the instructions
relating to the anti-theft alarm system
››› page 82 .
● Unf o
ld the vehicle key shaft ››› page 83.
»
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Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials
Index
Cooling system Checking the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Cornering lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Correct adjustment of front head restraints . . . . . 41
Correct adjustment of rear head restraints In-use and non-use positions of rear head re-straints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Correct sitting position front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 150 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
D Dangers in not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Daytime driving light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Deactivating the front passenger front airbag . . . 11
DEF (instrument panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Diesel Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Pre-heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Dipped beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Direction of rotation (tyres) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Disabling the front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 67
Display/Easy Connect control panel: cleaning . . 187
Disposal Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Distance control
see Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Door/r e
ar lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Doors Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Driver see
Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 38, 39, 40
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Engine oil temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operation via the windscreen wiper lever . . . . . 72
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Driving With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 179
Driving abroad Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 171
Driving profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 171
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
E
E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
E a
sy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 81
Economic driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 EDL
see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Effic iency
programme
Additional electrical appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Electric Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Electrical accessories see
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Electrical sockets trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Electric seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 90 Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Electro-mechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Electronic self-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Automatic gearbox Backup programme . . . . . 139
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Emergency braking warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Engine Assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Pre-heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Starting up (driver messages with the me-chanical contact) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Switching off (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 198 Closing the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Opening the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 271
Index
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
G 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine fault control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Engine management control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Longlife inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Replace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Environment Ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Environmental tip Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Environmental tips Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Environment warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
ESC Electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Multi-collision brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Exhaust gas filtration system
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Exhaust tail pipe: Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Extending the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Exterior lighting Changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Exterior mirrors adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
F Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Fault in the gearbox (warning lamp) . . . . . . . . . . 139
Faults Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Faults in the gearbox (warning lamps) . . . . . . . . 139
Faulty bulbs Changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Filling the fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Folding down the back seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Four wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Front Assist City Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . 165
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
on-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
see also Front Assist Monitoring system . . . . . 161 Fr
ont Assist monitoring system
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
on-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Front Assist Monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 City Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . 165
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Front Assist Monitoring System switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Front headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Front passenger front airbag Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front seats Manually adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 195 Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Fuel tank cap Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fuel tank flap Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Full-LED headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 231 Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
272
Index
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sun visor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Switch Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Switching off using inertia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Switching off (engine) With the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Switching the ignition on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Switching the lights off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Switching the lights on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Symbols See "Lamps" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
System Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
System Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Systems ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Front Assist monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Tiredness detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
T Tailboard for transporting long items . . . . . . . . . 118
Tailgate locking time extension see Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 90
T ec
hnical data
roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Top-up quantities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Temperature display Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 74 Things to note
natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 lap times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tiptronic (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . 132, 135
Tiredness detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tire Mobility Set Check after 10 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Do not use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Inflating a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Top-up quantities Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 61
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Top Tether System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Tow-away protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Tow-starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Towing Retrofitting a towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 243
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 224
Towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Trailer connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
electrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
hitching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Transporting items
fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Transporting objects net bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
tailboard for transporting long items . . . . . . . 118
Trim parts: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Trims: Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 69
Turn signal convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 95
Two-way radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Tyre Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Useful life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tyre mobility set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Sealing a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tyre Mobility System See tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Tyre monitoring systems Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tyre profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tyre repair set See tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
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