
Advice
Removing stains
Remove fresh water-based
stains such as cof-
f
ee, tea, juices, blood, etc. with an absorbent
cloth or kitchen roll. Use the special deter-
gent to clean dried-on stains.
Remove fresh
fat-based stains such as but-
ter
, mayonnaise, chocolate, etc. with an ab-
sorbent cloth or paper towel or use the spe-
cial detergent if the stain has not yet soaked
through the surface.
Use a grease-dissolving product to treat
dried-in, fat-based stains.
Treat less common stains such as ball-pen
and other inks, felt-tip pens, nail polish,
emulsion paint, shoe cream etc. with a spe-
cial leather stain remover.
Leather care
The leather should be treated regularly
(about twice a year) with a leather-care prod-
uct.
Apply the protective product very sparingly.
Dry the leather with a soft, dry cloth. CAUTION
● Avoid exposing leather to direct sunlight
for long periods so that it does not lose its
colour. If the car is left for a prolonged period
outdoors, cover the leather so that it does
not lose its colour. ●
Sharp-edged objects on clothing, such as
zips, rivets or belts can leave permanent
scratches and rough marks on the surface of
the leather.
● Use of a mechanical steering wheel lock
can damage the leather surface of the steer-
ing wheel. Note
● Use a suitable impregnating cream with ul-
tra-violet protection at regular intervals and
after cleaning. The cream will nourish and
moisturise the leather, keep it supple and
able to breathe. In addition, it will also help
to protect the surface of the leather.
● Clean the leather every 2 to 3 months and
remove fresh dirt as necessary.
● Preserve the colour of the leather. A special
coloured cream for leather will renew the col-
our of more heavily worn areas as required.
● Leather is a natural material with specific
properties. During vehicle use, the appear-
ance of parts of the leather covers may
change; folds or wrinkles may appear as a re-
sult of their use. Seat belts
Keep the seat belts clean!
Wash soiled seat belts with mild, soapy wa-
ter, removing any heavier dirt with a soft
brush.Check the condition of all seat belts at regu-
lar intervals.
Very soiled belts may not retract properly.
WARNING
● The seat belts should never be removed
from the vehicle for cleaning.
● Never clean using chemical products, as
chemical detergents destroy the fabric. En-
sure that the seat belts do not come into con-
tact with corrosive fluids such as acids, etc.
● If you find any damage to the belt webbing,
belt fittings, the belt retractor or the buckle,
the belt in question must be replaced by an
Official Service.
● Make sure that the inertia reel seat belts
are completely dry before allowing them to
retract. 128

Wheels and tyres
indicators is given on the tyre sidewalls by
the letters “TWI”, triangular symbols or other
symbols.
The useful life of the tyres depends primarily
on the following factors:
Tyre pressure values
Under-inflation or over-inflation will consider-
ably reduce the useful life of the tyres and
impair the vehicle's handling. Therefore,
check the tyre pressure, including the spare
wheel, at least once a month and before any
long journey.
Inflation pressures for summer tyres are lis-
ted on a sticker inside the fuel tank flap. The
pressures for winter tyres are 0.2 bar (2.9
psi/20 kPa) above the summer values.
Always check the pressure when the tyre is
cold. Do not reduce over-pressure in warm
tyres. The tyre pressures must be altered to
suit notable changes in the load being car-
ried.
Driving style
Fast cornering, heavy acceleration and hard
braking all increase tyre wear.
Wheel balancing
The wheels on new vehicles are balanced.
Various factors encountered when driving
can cause them to become unbalanced, which results in vibration of the steering
wheel.
The wheel must be rebalanced if a new tyre is
fitted or if a tyre is repaired.
Incorrect wheel alignment
Incorrect front or rear wheel alignment cau-
ses excessive tyre wear, frequently on one
side, and also impairs vehicle safety. If tyre
wear is very irregular, contact an Official
Service.
Tyre damage
To avoid damage to tyres and wheels, only
drive over kerbs or similar obstacles slowly
and at a right angle if possible.
Check tyres and wheels regularly for damage
(punctures, cracks, blisters, deformities,
etc.). Remove any foreign objects embedded
in outside of the treads.
Unusual vibration or the car pulling to one
side may indicate that one of the tyres is
damaged.
Reduce speed immediately and
s t
op if you suspect that damage may have
occurred! Check the tyres for damage (blis-
ter
s, cracks, etc.). If no external damage is
visible, drive slowly and carefully to the near-
est Official Service and have the vehicle in-
spected. Interchanging tyres
Fig. 118
Interchanging tyres. Changing wheels around
If the wear is visibly greater on the front tyres,
they should be exchanged for the rear tyres
as shown in the diagram
››› Fig. 118 . All the
ty r
es will then last for about the same time.
To ensure that the wear is equal on all tyres
and maintain their optimum useful life, they
should be changed around every 10 000 km.
Storing tyres
When you remove the tyres, mark them in or-
der to maintain the same direction of rotation
when they are installed again.
When removed, the wheels and/or tyres
should be stored in a cool, dry and preferably
dark location. Store tyres in a vertical posi-
tion, if they are not fitted on wheel rims.
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Advice
Operation
Safety

Advice
● The temporary spare wheel is fitted
● One wheel on the axle has been changed
Basic system settings
Should the tyre pressure change or if one or
more wheels are changed or the position of
the wheel on the vehicle is changed, e.g.
changing round the front and rear wheels, or
where a warning lamp lights up when driv-
ing, the system must be adjusted as follows:
● Inflate all tyres to the prescribed pressures
››› page 144 .
● Sw it
ch the ignition on.
● Hold the
››› Fig. 120 button down for
at least 2 seconds. The warning lamp will
light up when the button is pressed . The
system memory is also deleted and a new
calibration process will begin, which is indi-
cated by an audible warning and the warning
lamp switching off.
● If the warning lamp remains lit and does
not switch off, not even once the basic set-
ting process is complete, this indicates a
fault in the system. Contact an Official Serv-
ice.
The warning lamp lights up
If the pressure on at least one tyre is signifi-
cantly lower than the pressure set by the driv-
er, the warning lamp ››› will light up.The warning lamp flashes
If the warning lamp flashes, there is a fault in
the system. Contact a specialised service to
have it fixed.
WARNING
● If the warning lamp lights up, slow down
immediately and avoid any severe braking or
steering manoeuvres. Stop and check the
tyres and their pressure as soon as possible.
● Under certain conditions (e.g. sporty driv-
ing style, driving on loose surfaces or in win-
ter) the warning lamp may take a while to
light up or m
ay remain switched off.
● Despite the tyre pressure monitoring sys-
tem, the driver remains responsible for main-
taining the correct tyre pressure. You must
therefore check the tyre pressure often. Note
● The tyre pressure monitoring system is not
a replacement for regularly checking the tyre
pressure, as it is unable to recognise an even
drop in pressure.
● The tyre pressure monitoring system is un-
able to warn of a sudden drop in tyre pres-
sure, e.g. a puncture. In this case, try to stop
the vehicle carefully with no severe braking
or steering manoeuvres.
● To ensure the tyre pressure monitoring sys-
tem works correctly, the basic setting must
be performed every 10 000 km (6000 miles)
or once a year. Winter service
Winter tyres Winter tyres will significantly improve han-
dling of the vehicle in winter road conditions.
The design of summer tyres (width, rubber
compound, tread pattern) gives less grip at
temperatures below +7 °C (45 °F), on ice and
snow. This applies particularly to vehicles
equipped with wide section tyres or high
s
peed ty
res (code letters H or V on the side-
wall).
In order to preserve the performance of the
vehicle as much as possible, winter tyres
must be fitted on all four wheels, the mini-
mum depth of the tread must be 4 mm and
the maximum age must be 4 years.
You can use winter tyres of a lower speed rat-
ing if the maximum speed limit of these tyres
will not be exceeded, even if the maximum
speed limit for the vehicle is higher. For the sake of the environment
Summer tyres should be fitted again in time,
as they give better handling on roads free of
snow and ice and at temperatures over +7 °C
(45 °F). Summer tyres have a shorter braking
distance, produce less rolling noise and do
not wear as quickly. They also reduce fuel
consumption. 148

Emergencies
on battery). Failure to comply could result in
an explosion.
●
Never use jump leads when one of the bat-
teries is frozen. Danger of explosion! Even af-
ter the battery has thawed, battery acid could
leak and cause chemical burns. If a battery
freezes, it should be replaced.
● Keep sparks, flames and lighted cigarettes
away from batteries, danger of explosion.
Failure to comply could result in an explo-
sion.
● Observe the instructions provided by the
manufacturer of the jump leads.
● Do not connect the negative cable from the
other vehicle directly to the negative terminal
of the flat battery. The gas emitted from the
battery could be ignited by sparks. Danger of
explosion.
● Do not attach the negative cable from the
other vehicle to parts of the fuel system or to
the brake line.
● The non-insulated parts of the battery
clamps must not be allowed to touch. The
jump lead attached to the positive battery
terminal must not touch metal parts of the ve-
hicle, this can cause a short circuit.
● Position the leads in such a way that they
cannot come into contact with any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
● Do not lean on the batteries. This could re-
sult in chemical burns. Note
The vehicles must not touch each other, oth-
erwise electricity could flow as soon as the
positive terminals are connected. Towing the vehicle
Introduction Vehicles with manual gearbox can be towed
using a towbar or towrope. They can also be
towed with either the front or rear wheels lif-
ted off the road.
Vehicles with automatic gearbox can be tow-
ed using a towbar or towrope. They can also
be towed with the front wheels lifted off the
road. If the vehicle is towed with the rear
wheels lifted off the road the automatic gear-
box will be damaged!
It is safer to tow a vehicle with a
towbar. A
towrope should only be used if you do not
h av
e a towbar.
Follow the instructions below when towing a
vehicle:
Notes for the driver of the towing vehicle
– Engage the clutch very gently when starting
to move or on vehicles with automatic gear-
box press the accelerator carefully. –
On vehicles with a manual gearbox, the
towrope must be taut before driving off.
Maximum towing speed is 50 km/h (31
mph).
Note
s for the driver of the towed vehicle
– The ignition should be switched on so that
the steering wheel lock is not engaged and
the turn signals, horn and windscreen wip-
ers and washers can be used.
– Put the gear lever in neutral or move the se-
lector lever to position N (automatic gear-
bo
x).
The brake servo and power steering only
work when the engine is running. Considera-
bly more effort is required on the brake pedal
and steering wheel when the engine is
switched off.
Ensure the towrope remains taut at all times
when towing. CAUTION
● Do not tow-start the engine. Risk of engine
damage! In vehicles with a catalytic convert-
er, fuel that has not been burned could reach
the catalytic converter and catch fire in it.
This could damage and destroy the catalytic
converter. You may use the battery from an-
other vehicle to help you start your engine
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Advice
Operation
Safety

Advice
Note
● One component may have more than one
fuse.
● Several components may run on a single
fuse. Fuses on the dash panel
Fig. 138
Bottom of the dash panel: fuse cov-
er. Fig. 139
Diagram of the fuse box to the
left/right of the steering wheel Only replace fuses with a fuse of the same
amperage (same colour and markings) and
size.
Identifying fuses situated below the driver-
side dash panel by coloursColourAmp rating
Purple3
Light brown5
Brown7.5
Red10
Blue15
Yellow20
White or trans-
parent25
ColourAmp rating
Green30
Orange40 Opening and closing the fuse box
●
Carefully tilt the cover in the direction indi-
cated by the arrow and remove it ››› Fig. 138.
● After changing the fuse, replace the cover
on the dash panel in the direction opposite
that is indicated by the arrow so that the cov-
er tabs fit into the slots on the dash panel.
Subsequently, press down on the cover to
close. CAUTION
● Always carefully remove the fuse box cov-
ers and refit them correctly to avoid problems
with your vehicle.
● Protect the fuse boxes when open to avoid
the entry of dust or humidity. Dirt and humid-
ity inside fuse boxes can cause damage to
the electrical system. Note
In the vehicle, there are more fuses than
those indicated in this chapter. These should
only be changed by a specialised workshop. 164

Index
Index
A
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Adjusting the seat belt height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adjustment seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 see radio reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
air conditioning air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Air conditioning air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90, 92
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Air recirculation manual air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Anti-lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Aspects to take into account before starting the
vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Assistance system ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Assistance systems ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 108
parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Audible signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Auto-check system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Automatic disconnection of electrical equip- ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 back-up programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Driving programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
manual release of the selector lever . . . . . . . . 162
parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Automatic headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
B Back-up automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Battery
automatic disconnection of electrical equip-ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
checking acid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Belt tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Bonnet closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Boot hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
retaining elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
retaining nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
see boot hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Boot hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 automatic lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 automatic lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Brake fluid checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Brakes brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Button on driver's door electric window opening and closing . . . . . . . . 60
187

Index
Multifunction display Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
N Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
O
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 see engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Oil level checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
On board computer see multi-function display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Opening and closing from the inside . . . . . . . . . . 56
Opening and closing windows electrically button on driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
switch on driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
switch on rear door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 134
P Paint see paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Parking Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Passenger see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7, 8
P ed
als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Petrol see fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Polishing paintwork
see care of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Positioning seat belts during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Preheating – warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Preventing damage to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Puncture repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
R
Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Radio reception aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
rear vision mirror exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Rear vision mirror Interior rear vision mirror with manual anti-dazzle adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Recommended gear display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Remote control key replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Roof carrier attachment points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Run-in
engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
the first 1,500 km . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Running in brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
the tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
S Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safe Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety instructions front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Safety notes Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Seat adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Seat belt warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Seat belt control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Seat belt release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Seat belt tensioner control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Seats adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Selector lever see selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Setting clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Settings exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Interior rear vision mirror with manual anti-dazzle adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
light range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sitting position for vehicle occupants . . . . . . . . . . 6
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 177
Spare changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 see speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Start-Stop description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Starting with jump leads jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Steering wheel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Storage luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 85
Summary
control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 see sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
T Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Temperature selection heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 see automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tow-away protection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Traction control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Transport roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Trip counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Tyre Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
see Tyre Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Tyre repair set see Tyre Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Tyres see Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Tyre tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Tyre tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
U
Underbody sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Unlocking central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Unlocking and locking from the inside . . . . . . . . . 56
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
V
Vehicle care door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Vehicle interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Vehicle status see Auto-check system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Voice control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
disabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
enter the number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
W Warning symbols see warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
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