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Instruments and Controls 59
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 60
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 60
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . 60
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Windscreen Wiper/Washer . . . . . 61
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . 62
Outside Temperature . . . . . . . . . . 63
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Power Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mileometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rev Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Control Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Engine Coolant TemperatureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Airbag and Safety Belt Tensioner Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Airbag On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 70
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 70
Service Vehicle Soon Light . . . . 71
Brake and Clutch System
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Gear Shifting Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Variable Effort Steering Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . 72
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Traction Control System (TCS) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . 73
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 73
Auto Stop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Immobiliser Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Main-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . 74
Tail lamp Indicator Light . . . . . . . . 74
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Bonnet Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Information Displays
Driver Information
Centre (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Warning Buzzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Vehicle Personalisation
Vehicle Personalisation . . . . . . . . 82
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Auto Stop Mode
h
illuminates when engine is in an
Autostop.
Stop-start system
0Starting the
Engine 0136.
Immobiliser Light
A
flashes yellow.
Fault in the immobiliser system. The
engine cannot be started.
Reduced Engine Power
Light
w
illuminates yellow.
The engine power is limited. Consult
a workshop.
Main-Beam On Light
3
illuminates blue.
Illuminated when main beam is on
and during headlight flash
0
Exterior Lamp Controls 085.
Front Fog Lamp Light
#
illuminates green. The front fog lights are on
0Front
Fog Lamps 087.
Rear Fog Lamp Light
s
illuminates yellow.
The rear fog light is on
0Rear Fog
Lamps 088.
Tail lamp Indicator Light
;
illuminates green.
The exterior lights are on
0
Exterior Lamp Controls 085.
Cruise Control Light
I
illuminates white or green.
Illuminates white
The system is on.
Illuminates green
A certain speed is stored.
Cruise control
0Cruise
Control 0148.
Bonnet Ajar Light
i
illuminates when the bonnet
is open.
Automatic engine stop/start feature
0Automatic Engine Start/Stop
Feature 0137.
Door Ajar Light
U
illuminates red.
A door or the tailgate is open.
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Vehicle Messages
Messages are indicated mainly in
the Driver Information Centre (DIC),
in some cases together with a
warning and signal buzzer.
PressSET/CLR, MENUor turn the
adjuster wheel to confirm a
message.
The vehicle messages are
displayed as code numbers.
No. Vehicle message
2 No remote detected, Press clutch
to restart
3 Coolant level low add coolant 4 A/C Off due to high engine temp
5 Steering column is locked
6 Step on brake to release park
brake
7 Turn steering wheel, Turn key Off,
Then On
8 Turn key Off, Then On
–repeat
breath test
9 Turn steering wheel, Start vehicle
again
11 Brakes worn
12 Vehicle overloaded
13 Compressor overheated
15 Check high mounted brake lamp
16 Check brake lamps
17 Headlight levelling malfunction
18 Left dipped beam failure
19 Check rear fog lamp
20 Check right dipped beam lamp
21 Check left position lamp
22 Check right position lamp
23 Reversing light failure
24 Number plate light failure 25 Check left front indicator lamp
26 Left rear turn indicator failure
27 Check right front indicator lamp
28 Check right rear indicator lamp
29 Check trailer brake lamp
30 Check trailer reversing lamp
31 Check left trailer indicator lamp
32 Check right trailer indicator lamp
33 Check trailer rear fog lamp
34 Check trailer rear lamp
35 Replace Battery In Remote Key
36 Stabilitrak Initialising
38 Take steering (text approval still
pending)
48 Side detection system
unavailable
49 Lane departure warning
unavailable
50 Reset bonnet
–see owner's
manual
52 Change timing belt
53 Tighten fuel cap / Electric
vehicles
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Tail lights
Tail lights are illuminated together
with dipped beam and sidelights.
Headlamp Main/
Dipped-Beam Changer
To switch from low to main beam,
push lever.
To switch to dipped beam, push
lever again or pull.
Headlight flash
To activate the headlight flash, pull
lever.
Headlamp Range
Adjustment
Manual headlight range
adjustment
To adapt headlight range to the
vehicle load to prevent dazzling:
turn thumb wheel
9to required
position.
0 : Front seats occupied
1 : All seats occupied
2 : All seats occupied and load
compartment laden
3 : Driver's seat occupied and load
compartment laden
Headlights When Driving
Abroad
The asymmetrical headlight beam
extends visibility at the edge of the
road on the front passenger side.
However, when driving in countries
where traffic drives on the opposite
side of the road, adjust the
headlights to prevent dazzling of
oncoming traffic.
Have the headlights adjusted by a
workshop.
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL)
Daytime running light increases
visibility of the vehicle during
daylight.
They are switched on automatically
when ignition is on.
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Wiper blade on the rear
window
Lift wiper arm. Push the wiper
blade, slightly angled to the wiper
arm, downwards until it disengages.
Attach the wiper blade, slightly
angled to the wiper arm, and push
until it engages.
Lower wiper arm carefully.
Bulb Replacement
Switch off the ignition and switch off
the relevant switch or close the
doors.
Only hold a new bulb at the base!
Do not touch the bulb glass with
bare hands.
Use only the same bulb type for
replacement.
Replace headlamp bulbs from within
the engine compartment.
Bulb check
After a bulb replacement switch on
the ignition, operate and check the
lights.
Headlamps and Parking
Lamps
Dipped beam and main beam
1. Unscrew the three screws.
2. Carefully withdraw theheadlight assembly from
retaining pins and remove as
shown in illustration and
remove, make sure that cable
duct remains in position.
3. Detach plug connector from bulb.
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3 Rear demist
4 Outside rear-view mirrorheater
5 Sunroof
6 Continuously Variable transmission control module
7 Mass air flow sensor
8 Auxiliary heater pump
9 Anti-lock brake system valve
10 Regulated voltage control 11 Rear view camera
12 -
13 -
14 Engine control module/ Transmission control
module
15 Fuel injection control module/Starter
16 Fuel pump motor
17 Engine control module1
18 Engine control module2
19 Injector, Ignition 20 Air conditioning system
21 Intelligent battery sensor
22 Electric steering
column lock
23 Cooling fan low
24 -
25 Outside rear-view mirror switch
26 Engine control module/ Automated manual gearbox
module
27 Canister vent solenoid
28 Brake pedal switch
29 Auxiliary occupant sensing
30 Headlight levelling motor
31 Horn
32 Front fog lamp
33 Main beam left
34 Main beam right
35 -
36 Rear wiper motor
37 Cornering lamp left 38 Washer pump motor
39 Cornering lamp right
40 -
41 -
42 Starter 2
43 In-panel bussed electric
centre
44 Automated manual gearbox
45 Starter 1
46 Anti-lock brake system pump
47 Cooling fan hi
48 Front wiper motor
49 In-panel bussed electric centre accessory/RAP
power
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Fuel (cont'd)Consumption - CO2 -
Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 73
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
G
GaugesEngine Coolant Temperature . . . 68
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Mileometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rev Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Gear Shifting Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
H
Hazard Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Headlamp Range Adjustment . . . . 86
Headlamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Main-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Main/Dipped Beam Changer . . . . 86
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Position Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Range Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Headlights When Driving
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Heated Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Heating and Ventilation
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 143
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 61
I
Identification Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Indicators Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Information Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Information on Loading the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Instrument Panel Illumination . . . 168
Interior Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 92
ISOFIX Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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L
LampsCornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . 86
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Front Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Front Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Headlamps and ParkingLamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89, 168
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Misted Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Rear Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Reversing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Side Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Taillights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . 72
Light Electronic Stability Control(ESC), Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Gear Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Traction Control
System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Variable Effort Steering . . . . . . . . . 71
Light, Auto Stop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Lighting
Centre Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Airbag and Safety Belt
Tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Bonnet Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Brake and Clutch System . . . . . . . 71
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Fog Lamp, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . . . 72
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Main-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Main/Dipped Beam Changer . . . . 86
Reduced Engine Power . . . . . . . . 74
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Lights (cont'd)
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Tail lamp Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Tyre Pressure Monitoring
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor . . . . . . 72
Lights, Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Load Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
LoadCompartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Loading the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Locks Central Locking System . . . . . . . . 22
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 73
M
Main-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Maintenance Air Conditioning Regular
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Maintenance Schedule Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . 70
Manual Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Memorised Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Messages
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80