Airbag system
in the direction of the collision. The belt ten-
sioner works in combination with the airbag
system. The belt tensioner will not be trig-
gered in the event of the vehicle overturning
if the side airbags are not deployed.
If the belt tensioner is triggered, a fine dust is
produced. This is normal and it is not an indi-
cation of fire in the vehicle.
Belt tension limiter
The belt tension limiter reduces the force of
the seat belt on the body in the event of an
accident. Note
The relevant safety requirements must be ob-
served when the vehicle is dismantled or sys-
tem components are removed. These require-
ments are known to specialised workshops
››› page 17. Service and disposal of belt
tensioners
If you work on the belt tensioners or remove
and install other parts of the vehicle when
performing other repair work, the seat belt
may be damaged. The consequence may be
that, in the event of an accident, the belt ten-
sioners function incorrectly or not at all. So that the effectiveness of the belt tensioner
is not reduced and that removed parts do not
cause any injuries or environmental pollu-
tion, regulations must be observed. These re-
quirements are known to specialised work-
shops.
WARNING
Improper handling and homemade repairs of
seat belts, automatic belt retainers and ten-
sion devices increase the risk of sustaining
severe or fatal injuries. The belt tensioner
may fail to trigger or may trigger in the wrong
circumstances.
● Never attempt to repair, adjust or remove or
install parts of the belt tensioners or seat
belts. Any work must be performed by a spe-
cialised workshop only ››› page 118.
● Belt tensioners and automatic belt retain-
ers cannot be repaired and must be replaced. For the sake of the environment
Airbag modules and belt tensioners may con-
tain perchlorate. Observe the legal require-
ments for their disposal. Airbag system
Brief introduction Introduction Front airbags have been installed for both
driver and passenger. The front airbags can
also protect the chest and head of driver and
passenger if the seats, seat belts head re-
straints and, for the driver, the steering
wheel are correctly adjusted and used. Air-
bags are considered as additional safety
equipment. An airbag cannot replace the
seat belt, which must be worn at all times,
even in front seats where front airbags have
been installed.
The airbag can protect vehicle occupants in
the event of an accidents, cushioning the
movement of the occupants in the direction
of the collision in frontal and side accidents.
Deployed airbags fill with a propellant gas.
This causes the airbag covers to break and
the airbags to deploy extremely quickly in
their entire deployment space within frac-
tions of a second. When an occupant with the
seat belt properly fastened puts pressure on
the inflated airbag, the propellant gas es-
capes to absorb the force of the impact and
slow the movement. This reduces the risk of
severe or fatal injuries. Airbag deployment
does not mean that other types of injury such
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17Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
Index
Parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 106
Safety Assist (City Safety Assist function) . . . . 110
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
TC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Traction control system (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Traction Control (TC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
T Tank flap close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
TC see Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Technical data Axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Manufacturer identification plate . . . . . . . . . . 197
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Vehicle data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Technical information Type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Technical specifications Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Temperature display
Liquid coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Driving advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Things to note Disconnecting the vehicle's battery . . . . . . . . . 38
Long parking times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 106
Removing the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Water underneath the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Tightening torque Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
TIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Tips for driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Before starting out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tire Mobility Set Check after 10 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Do not use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Inflating a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Sealing a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Tools See Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 183 Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Front towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Special notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 184
Tow bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Tow starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Traction control system (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Traction Control (TC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Trailer coupling
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Transporting Transporting a load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Transporting a load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Transporting objects Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Driving with the rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 79
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Treadwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Turn signal convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Two-way radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Tyre load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Tyre mobility set Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Tyre Mobility System See tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Tyre monitoring lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Tyre pressure Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162, 199
Tyre repair set See tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . . 169
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Unfastening seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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