
Emergencies
Towing vehicles with an automatic gearbox
Note the following for a towed vehicle:
● Make sure the gear selector lever is in the N
position.
● Do not drive faster than 50 km/h (30 mph).
● Do not tow further than 50 km (30 miles).
● If a breakdown truck is used, the vehicle
must be towed with the front wheels raised.
Note the following instructions for towing
four all-wheel drive vehicles.
Instructions for towing all-wheel drive
vehicles
All-wheel drive vehicles can be towed using a
toolbar or tow rope. If the vehicle is towed
with the front or rear axle raised, the engine
must be turned off to avoid transmission
damage.
For vehicles with a double clutched DSG ®
(di-
rect shift gearbox) the instructions for towing
vehicles with an automatic gearbox apply
››› page 257 .
Sit uation
s in which the vehicle should not be
towed
In the following cases, the vehicle should not
be towed but transported on a trailer or spe-
cial vehicle:
● If the vehicle gearbox does not contain lu-
bricant due to a fault. ●
If the vehicle battery is flat and, as a result,
the electronic steering lock and electronic
parking brake cannot be disengaged if ap-
plied.
● If the vehicle to be towed has an automatic
gearbox and the distance to be covered is
greater than 50 km (30 miles). Note
● The vehicle can only be towed if the elec-
tronic parking brake and steering lock are de-
activated. If the vehicle has no power supply
or there is an electric system fault, the en-
gine must be started using jump leads to de-
activate the electronic parking brake and
electronic steering lock.
● Vehicles with the Keyless Access locking
and ignition system should only be towed
with the ignition connected since, otherwise,
the electronic steering lock will not unlock. Fitting the front towline anchorage
Fig. 194
On the right-hand side of the front
bumper: Screw in the towline anchorage. The location for the removable towline an-
chorage is on the right-hand side of the front
bumper
››› Fig. 194 .
The t o
wline anchorage should always be kept
in the vehicle.
Note the instructions for towing ››› page 256.
To fit the towline anchorage
● Take the towline anchorage from the vehi-
cle tool kit ››› page 244.
● Pre
ss on the upper cover and carefully re-
move it forwards. Allow the cover to hang.
● Screw in the towline anchorage into its po-
sition anticlockwise as far as it will go
›
›› Fig. 194 ››› . Use a suitable tool to firmly
tighten the towline anchorage in its location. »
257
Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety

Advice
● After towing, remove the towline anchorage
by turning it clockwise and put the cover
b ac
k in place. CAUTION
The towline anchorage must always be com-
pletely and firmly tightened. Otherwise, it
could be released while towing and tow-start-
ing. Fitting the rear towline anchorage
Fig. 195
On the rear bumper, to the right
hand side: Tow ring in position The location for the removable towline an-
chorage is on the right-hand side of the rear
bumper
››› Fig. 195 . For
vehicles with a facto-
ry
fitted towing bracket , there is no fitting be-
hind the cover to insert the towline anchor-
age. For towing, fit and use the tow hitch
››› page 179, ››› . Note the instructions for towing
››› page 256.
Fitting the towline anchorage to the rear for
vehicles without factory fitted tow hitch ● Take the towline anchorage from the vehi-
cle tool kit in the luggage compartment
››› page 244 .
● Pr e
ss on the upper cover and carefully re-
move it back. This may require some
strength. Allow the cover to hang.
● Screw in the towline anchorage into its po-
sition anticlockwise as far as it will go ›
›› .
Use a suitable tool to firmly tighten the tow-
line anchorage in its location.
● After towing, remove the towline anchorage
by turning it clockwise and put the cover
b ac
k in place. CAUTION
● The towline anchorage must always be
completely and firmly tightened. Otherwise,
it could be released while towing and tow-
starting.
● Vehicles with a factory fitted towing brack-
et, can only be used for towing with a tow
bar, specially designed to fit on a tow hitch
ball. Otherwise, the tow hitch ball and the ve-
hicle may be damaged. Otherwise, a tow rope
should be used. Towing advice
Towing requires some experience, especially
when using a tow rope. Both drivers should
be familiar with the technique required for
towing. For this reason, inexperienced drivers
should abstain.
While driving, avoid excessive traction forces
and jerking. When towing on an unpaved
road, there is always a risk of overloading
and damaging the anchorage points.
If the vehicle is towed, with the hazard warn-
ing lights on and the ignition switched on,
the turn signal may be used to indicate
changes of direction. Simply operate the turn
signal lever as usual. Meanwhile, the hazard
warning lights will go off. When the turn sig-
nal lever is returned to the rest position, the
hazard warning lights will be turned on auto-
matically.
Notes for the driver of the towed vehicle
●
Leave the ignition on to avoid locking the
steering wheel, to release the electronic
parking brake and to activate the turn sig-
nals, the horn as well as the window wipers
and window washers.
● As the power assisted steering does not
work if the engine is not running, you will
need more strength to steer than normally.
258

Technical specifications
Towing a trailer Trailer weights Trailer weight
The trailer weights and drawbar loads ap-
proved are selected in intensive trials accord-
ing to precisely defined criteria. The ap-
proved trailer weights are valid for vehicles in
the EU
for maximum speeds of 80 km/h (50
mph) (in c ertain circumstances up to 100
km/h (62 mph)). The figures may be different
in other countries. All data in the official vehi-
cle documentation takes precedence over
these data at all times ››› .
Drawbar loads
The maximum
permitted drawbar load on the
b
all joint of the towing bracket must not ex-
ceed
100 kg.
In the interest of road safety, we recommend
that you always tow approaching the maxi-
mum drawbar load. The response of the trail-
er on the road will be poor, if the drawbar
load is too small.
If the maximum permissible drawbar load
cannot be met (e.g. with small, empty and
light-weight single axle trailers or tandem
axle trailers with a wheelbase of less than 1
metre), a minimum of 4% of the actual trailer
weight is legally required for the drawbar
load. WARNING
● For safety reasons, do not exceed the 80
km/h (50 mph) limit. This is also valid in
countries where higher speeds are permitted.
● Never exceed the maximum trailer weights
or the drawbar load. If the permissible axle
load or the permissible total weight is excee-
ded, the driving characteristics of the vehicle
may change, leading to accidents, injuries
and damage to the vehicle. Wheels
Tyre pressure, snow chains, wheel
bolts Tyre pressures
The sticker with the tyre pressure values can
be found on the inside of the fuel tank flap.
The tyre pressure values given there are for
cold
tyres. The slightly raised pressures of
w arm ty
res must not be reduced. ››› Snow chains
Snow chains may be fitted only to the
front
wheels .
C on
sult the section “wheels” of this manual. Wheel bolts
After the wheels have been changed, the
tightening torque
of the wheel bolts should
be checked as soon as possible with a torque
wrench ››› . The tightening torque for steel
and alloy wheels is 140 Nm. WARNING
● Check the tyre pressure at least once per
month. Checking the tyre pressure is very im-
portant. If the tyre pressure is too high or too
low, there is an increased danger of accidents
- particularly at high speeds.
● If the tightening torque of the wheel bolts
is too low, they could loosen while the vehi-
cle is in motion. Risk of accident! If the tight-
ening torque is too high, the wheel bolts and
threads can be damaged. Note
We recommend that you ask your Technical
Service for information about appropriate
wheel, tyre and snow chain size. 276

Index
Disposal Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
End-of-life vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Childproof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 259
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Drawbar load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 118
Driving Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cross country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Data storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Ecological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Economical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fuel level too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Undercarriage guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Driving abroad Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Driving in winter Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Windscreen washer bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Driving tips For a loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
DSG automatic gearbox See "Automatic gearbox" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
DSG Automatic gearbox Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 147
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . 79
E Ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
EDL See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
electrical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, 120, 131, 184
Electrical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Electric child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Electric sliding doors Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rollback anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Automatic one-touch operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
One-touch opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Electronic differential lock system (EDL and
XDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Emergencies Fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Hazard warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Emergency brake indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Manually unlocking the gear selector lever . . 262
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Passenger side door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Engine Noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Running-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 136 12 Volt power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Pre-heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
starting the engine with Keyless Access . . . . . 135
Unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Water box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 291

Index
Cleaning and maintenance of natural leather 203
cleaning the trim fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
synthetic leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Seat with position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Selective Catalytic Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Selector lever locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Side airbags See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Sign Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Indication on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Operation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Sitting position Incorrect position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Sliding door Manually opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Childproof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Opening and closing electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242, 276 All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Spare fuel canister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Special features Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Folding exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
High pressure cleaning equipment . . . . . . . . . 197
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 141, 285
Pushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Radio reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Special notes High-pressure cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Long parking times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255, 257
Tow starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Specifications Combined weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Drawbar load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Trailer weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Specific notes Electric sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Spectacle case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Stabilising the vehicle and trailer combination . 186
Start-Stop function Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Start-Stop Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Start assist See "Start assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Starting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Positive pole on the starting assistancepoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Starting using an external battery See Starting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Steering Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Counter steering assistance system . . . . . . . . 133
Electromechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tendency to pull to one side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Steering wheel
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rocker switches (Tiptronic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Storage compartment on the roof console . . . . . 113
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sudden braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Sun blind Anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Sun blinds Rear side windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sun visor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Symbols See "Lamps" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
System Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Systems ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 156
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Brake assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Braking assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
EDL and XDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Electronic differential lock system (EDL andXDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . 154
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Lane Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Launch-Control Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 297

Index
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Park Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Rear assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Sign Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Tiredness detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Traction control when accelerating (ASR) . . . . 155
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
T Technical data Axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Technical details Type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Telephone management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Temperature display Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Temperature gauge
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
The rear lid Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
See "The rear lid" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Things to note Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 131
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Electric sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Increase in exhaust gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Rear assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Removing the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Switching Auto Hold off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Water underneath the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tightening torque Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
TIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Tips for driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Before starting out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Tiredness detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Tow hitch Function control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Installing a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Tow hitch ball See "Trailer" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Front towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Rear towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Special notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Tow bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Towing prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Towing rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
With a tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Towing bracket Optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Tow starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Traction control system (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Traction control when accelerating (ASR) . . . . . . 155
Trailer Adjusting the headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Drawbar load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179, 185
Electrically releasing the hitch ball . . . . . . . . . 182
Fitting a trailer tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Function control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Hitch ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Hitching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Rear LED lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 184
Rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 184
Stabilising the vehicle and trailer combina-tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Trailer cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 184
Trailer weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Wing mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Trailer cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 184
Trailer tow hitch Electric release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
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