Driver assistance systems
The
warning lamp on the general instru-
ment
panel starts flashing when the system
is working.
The
stability (ESC) system includes the fol-
lowing systems:
● Anti-lock brake system (ABS),
● Traction control system (TCS),
● Electronic differential lock (EDL),
● Hydraulic brake assist system (HBA),
● Hill hold control (HHC).
The ESC system cannot be switched on. The
››› Fig. 95 button can only be used to
sw it
ch off the TCS system. The warning
lamp lights up on the general instrument
panel if the TCS system is switched off.
The ASR should be switched on at all times.
Only under certain circumstances should the
system be switched off, e.g.
● driving with chains,
● driving in deep snow or on very soft surfa-
ces,
● During the “swinging movement” required
to remove a stuck vehicle
Switch the ASR back on as soon as possible. Brake assist system (HBA)*
The HBA system is activated when you press
down on the brake pedal suddenly. It increa-
ses braking power, helping to reduce braking
distances. To reduce braking distance as
much as possible, keep the brake pedal
pressed down firmly until the vehicle comes
to a standstill.
With the help of this system, the ABS is acti-
vated more quickly and more efficiently.
The brake assist function is deactivated auto-
matically when the brake pedal is released.
Hill hold control (HHC)*
The HHC system makes it easier to start the
vehicle on hills. The system maintains the
brake pressure created by pressing down on
the brake pedal for 2 seconds after it has
been released. Your foot can be removed
from the brake pedal and you can use the ac-
celerator pedal and move away on a hill with-
out having to use the handbrake. The brake
pressure drops as the accelerator pedal is
pressed. If the vehicle cannot be started, it
will start to move backwards after 2 seconds.
The HHC is activated on gradients of over
5%, if the driver door is closed. It only works
for starting on hills, moving both forward and
in reverse. It is not activated during start-up
down hill.
Anti-lock system (ABS) The ABS system prevents the wheels locking
during braking. This helps the driver keep
control of the vehicle.
The driver is made aware of ABS assistance
by the pulsating of the brake pedal
and a
characteristic noise.
Keep the brake pedal pressed down while the
ABS is working. The ABS will switch off when
the brake pedal is released. Never brake in-
termittently while the ABS is working!
Traction control system (ASR) If the wheels start to slip, the TCS adapts the
engine speed to the driving conditions. Par-
ticularly in unfavourable conditions, the TCS
helps starting, accelerating and hill starts.
The TCS
1)
warning lamp on the general
dash panel flashes when the system is work-
ing. 1)
Valid for vehicles not fitted with the stability con-
trol system (ESC). 109
Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
Operation
Electronic differential lock If one of the wheels starts to skid, the EDL
brakes that wheel, transmitting the driving
force to the other wheels. This increases ve-
hicle stability and improves driving stability.
To prevent the disc brake of the braking
wheel from overheating, the EDL cuts out au-
tomatically if subjected to excessive loads.
The vehicle will continue to function normally
without EDL. The EDL will switch on again au-
tomatically when the brake has cooled down.
Parking aid* Functioning Fig. 96
Parking aid: range of the sensors. Ultrasound sensors are used so that the park-
ing aid system can calculate the distance be- tween the rear bumper and an obstacle. The
sensors are located in the rear bumper.
Sensor range
The warning begins at a distance of 160 cm
from the obstacle (zone
A
››› Fig. 96 ). As the
o b
stacle is approached, the audible warning
sounds with increasing frequency.
Within a distance of approximately 30 cm
(zone B ), a warning tone will sound continu-
ously. Danger zone. Stop reversing immedi-
ately!
In vehicles factory-fitted with certain audio or
radio-navigation system models, the dis-
tance from the obstacle is displayed graphi-
cally on the screen. See the audio or naviga-
tion system Instruction Manual.
In vehicles factory-fitted with a towing sys-
tem, the rear area at which the system starts
to indicate the obstacle is extended by
around 5 centimetres. The length of the vehi-
cle can be extended by a detachable towing
bracket.
In vehicles factory-fitted with towing equip-
ment, the sensors are deactivated when tow-
ing a trailer or caravan.
Switching the parking aid system on and off
Parking aid is switched on when the ignition
is on and reverse gear engaged. This is con-
firmed by a short audible warning. Parking aid is switched off when reverse gear
is released. WARNING
● Parking aid does not free the driver from re-
sponsibility when parking or performing sim-
ilar manoeuvres. Pay special attention to
small children or animals, as the parking aid
sensors may not always be able to detect
them.
● Before reversing or parking, make sure
there are no small obstacles, e.g. rocks, nar-
row pillars, towing brackets, etc. in front or
behind the vehicle. These obstacles may not
always be detected by the parking aid device.
● The surface of certain objects may not re-
flect the signals of the parking aid sensors.
Therefore, people wearing clothing of this
kind may not be detected by the parking aid
system.
● Outside noise may interfere with the park-
ing aid system. Under certain unfavourable
circumstances, certain objects or people may
not be detected. Note
● If a constant sound at a higher frequency is
emitted for 3 seconds each time the system is
switched on, there is a fault in the system.
Please take the vehicle to a specialised tech-
nical service to repair this fault. 110
Index
Disconnect the airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Display service interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Disposal Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Door childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Drink holder Drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7, 8
Driv in
g
driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Economically/with Respect for the Environ- ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Emission values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Driving abroad Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Driving Economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Driving the vehicle with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Driving with Respect for the Environment . . . . . 106
E EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Electric window opening and closing button on driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
switch on driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
switch on rear door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Electric windows
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
roll-back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Roll-back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Electric window switch operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Emergency jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
repairing of tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Emission values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Engine run-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Equipments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 extend boot lock limit
see boot hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
F Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Filling with fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Front fog light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
see fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
unleaded petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fuel: saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Fuses changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
G Gauge coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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