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132 Climate Controls
{Warning
Do not attach any objects to the
slats of the air vents. Risk of
damage and injury in case of an
accident.
Fixed Air Vents
Additional air vents are located
beneath the windscreen and door
windows and in the foot wells.
These are fixed and cannot be
adjusted.
Maintenance
Air Intake
The air intake in front of the
windscreen in the engine
compartment must be kept clear to
allow air intake. Remove any
leaves, dirt or snow.
Passenger Compartment
Air Filter
Cabin air filtration
The particle filter cleans the cabin
air from solid particulates such as
pollen, dust, soot from the air. The
filter should be replaced as part of
routine scheduled maintenance.
Caution
More frequent maintenance of the
air filter is required if the driving
circumstances are dusty roads,
air pollution areas, and frequent
unpaved roads. It makes the filter
efficiency to be decreased and
the bronchus to be bad effected.
Air Conditioning Regular
Operation
In order to ensure continuously
efficient performance, cooling must
be operated for a few minutes once
a month, irrespective of the weather
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Service and
Maintenance
General Information
Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Recommended Fluids,
Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
General Information
Service Information
In order to ensure economical and
safe vehicle operation and to
maintain the value of your vehicle, it
is of vital importance that all
maintenance work is carried out at
the proper intervals as specified.
The detailed, up-to-date service
schedule for your vehicle is
available at the workshop.
Service display
0Service
Display 068.
European service intervals
Maintenance of your vehicle is
required every 25000 km or after
1 year, whichever occurs first,
unless otherwise indicated in the
service display.
A shorter service interval can be
valid for severe driving behaviour,
e.g. for taxis and police vehicles. The European service intervals are
valid for the following countries :
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Greenland, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta,
Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, United Kingdom.
Service display
0Service
Display 068.
International service intervals
Maintenance of your vehicle is
required every 15000 km or after
1 year, whichever occurs first,
unless otherwise indicated in the
service display.
The international service intervals
are valid for the countries which are
not listed in the European service
intervals.
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European service schedule
Required engine oil qualityAll European countries with European service interval
Engine oil quality Petrol engines (including CNG, LPG, E85)
dexos 1
dexos 2
V
In case dexos quality is unavailable you may use max. 1 litre engine oil quality ACEA C3 for topping up once between
each oil change.
Engine oil viscosity grades
All European countries with European service interval
Ambient temperature Petrol
down to -25 °C SAE 5W-30 or SAE 5W-40
below -25 °C SAE 0W-30 or SAE 0W-40
International service schedule
Required engine oil quality
All countries with international service interval
Engine oil quality Petrol engines (including CNG, LPG, E85)
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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