2015 Seat Alhambra headlight

Advice
To replace halogen headlight bulbs Fig. 211
In the engine compartment: left-
hand side headlight lining. A dipped beam
headlights, B daytime driving lights and
Cmain beam headlights and side lights Fig. 212
Left headlight. There is no need to remove the headlight to
replace bulbs.
Complete operations only in the sequence
given:
ABC
Turn signals (small lamp holder)Dipped beam
headlightsDaytime driving lightMain beam headlightsSide lights
1.Open the bonnet  ››› page 214.
2. Remove the rubber cover on the rear of the headlight.
3.Rotate the lamp holder 1 to the left
all the way and pull it out backwards with the bulb.Rotate the lamp holder to the left all the wayand pull it out backwards with the bulb.Press the wire clip downwards and
pull the lamp holder 2 out with the
bulb.Pull the lamp holder 3 out back-
wards with the bulb.
4.Depending on the model, the bulb is removed directly from the lamp holder or it may need to be rotated and then removed.
5.Replace the faulty bulb by a new identical bulb. 268

Fuses and bulbs
ABC
Turn signals (small lamp holder)Dipped beam
headlightsDaytime driving lightMain beam headlightsSide lights
6.Place the bulb holder in the headlight and rotate to the right all the way.Place the lamp holder in the head-
light and pull the wire clip upwards until it clicks into place.Place the lamp holder in the head-light and insert completely.
7. Insert the rubber cover. Note
The images show the left hand headlight
from behind. The structure of the right hand
side headlight is symmetric. To replace the xenon headlights bulb
Fig. 213
In the engine compartment: turn sig-
nal indicator cover. Fig. 214
Turn signal lamp holder 1 and turn-
ing light 2 There is no need to remove the headlight to
replace bulbs.
Complete operations only in the sequence
given:
Turn signals
1Turning lights 2
1.Open the bonnet 
››› page 214.
2.Rotate the cover ››› Fig. 213 in the direction of the
arrow and remove it.
Turn signals 1Turning lights 2
3.
Rotate the lamp holder
1 ››› Fig. 214 to the
left all the way and pull
it out backwards with
the bulb.Press the wire clip
downwards and pull the
lamp holder 2
›››
Fig. 214 out with the
bulb.
4.Depending on the model, the bulb is removed di-
rectly from the lamp holder or it may need to be ro- tated and then removed.
5.Replace the faulty bulb by a new identical bulb.
6.
Place the bulb holder in
the headlight and ro-
tate to the right all the
way.Place the lamp holder
in the headlight and
pull the wire clip up-
wards until it clicks into
place.
7.Rotate the cover ››› Fig. 213 in the opposite direc-
tion to the arrow as far as it will go. Always seek the help of a specialist when
changing the Xenon dipped beam and main
beam headlamps
››› in Introduction on
page 267. »
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Advice
Operation
Safety

Advice
Note
The illustrations show the left hand head-
light. The structure of the right hand side
headlight is symmetric. To replace the front bumper bulbs
Fig. 215
On the right-hand side of the front
bumper: removing the headlights. Fig. 216
Changing the bulbs in the head-
lights Complete operations only in the sequence
given:1.Pull the cover forwards, in the direction of the ar-
row
››› Fig. 215.
2.Unscrew the attachment screw ››› Fig. 215 1 us-
ing the screwdriver from the vehicle tool kit
››› page 244.
3.Tilt the headlight slightly forward and extract it
from its lateral attachments ››› Fig. 216 (small ar-
rows).
4.Release the connector ››› Fig. 216 1 and remove
it.
5.Rotate the bulb holder ››› Fig. 216 2 to the left all
the way, in the direction of the arrow, and pull it
out backwards with the bulb.
6.Replace the faulty bulb by a new identical bulb.
7.Place the bulb holder in the headlight and rotate
to the right all the way.
8.Insert the connector ››› Fig. 216 1 on the bulb
holder 2. The connector must audibly click into
place.
9.Place the headlight into its position ››› Fig. 216
(small arrows) and tilt it backwards.
10.Tighten the attachment screw ››› Fig. 215 1 us-
ing the screwdriver.
11.Replace the cover on the bumper ››› Fig. 215. 270

Technical specifications
DimensionsLength/Width (mm)4,854/1,904
Height at kerb weight (mm)1,720
Wheelbase (mm)2,919
Turning radius (m)11.9
Front/rear a)
track width (mm)1,557/1,569
1,605/1,617
a) This data will change depending on the type of wheel rim.
Capacities
Capacities
Fuel tank 70 litres. Reserve 8 li-
tres.
Windscreen washer fluid
container/
with headlight washer 3.5 l/ 6 l
Tyre pressure
Summer tyres:
Correct tyre pressure can be seen on the sticker on the
inside of the fuel tank flap.
Winter tyres:
The pressure of these tyres is 0.2 bar higher than that of
summer tyres (2.9 psi / 20 kPa). CAUTION
● Special care should be taken when parking
in areas with high kerbs or fixed barriers. Ob-
jects protruding from the ground may dam-
age the bumper or other parts of the vehicle
during manoeuvres.
● Special attention is required when driving
through entrances, over ramps, kerbs or oth-
er objects. The vehicle underbody, bumpers,
mudguards and running gear, and the engine
and exhaust system could be damaged as
you drive over these objects. 285
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Advice
Operation
Safety

Index
Index
A
Abroad Extended stay abroad with your vehicle . . . . . 205
Sale of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
ABS See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Acoustic warnings Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Adaptive headlights Dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
AdBlue Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Minimum quantity for a refill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tank filling capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Additional equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Additional heater See "Auxiliary heater" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Adjusting passenger exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Adjusting the seats front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adjustment Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Electric front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Mechanical front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Seat with position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Adjustments
Folding the seat backrest of the front passen-ger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Headlight range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Aerial built into the window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
AFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 20 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cleaning dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Deactivating the front passenger front airbag . 25
Deactivating using the key switch . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Differences between front passenger front air-bag systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Locking the vehicle after airbag deployment . . 58
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Use of child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Electronic manual air conditioning . . . . . . . . . 123
Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Indirect ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
User instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Air conditioning
see "Air conditioner" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
All-wheel drive Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Anodized surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Anti-theft alarm system Anti-tow system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
False alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Anti-theft bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Anti-theft locking bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Anti-theft wheel locking bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Anti-tow system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Anti-trap function Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Antifreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Aspects to take into account before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ASR See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
See "Brake assist" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Turning on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Assistance call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 287

Index
C
Card compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Care See "Care of your vehicle" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Care of your vehicle Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Caring for paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112, 117
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 59 Anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Locking/unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Central locking system After airbag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Opening doors individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Centre armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Changing Windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Bodywork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Front bumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Halogen headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Sea changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Engaging gears (manual gearbox) . . . . . . . . . 143
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Manually unlocking the gear selector lever . . 262
Selecting gears (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . 144
Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Changing gears Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Changing the battery of the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Changing the wheel After changing the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Checking Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Child safety seat Securing with seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Fix with ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
ISOFIX child seat on rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mounting child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Mounting systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
On rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
On the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Securing using a Top Tether retaining strap . . . 32
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 28
Weight categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Child seats Disabling the front passenger front airbag . . . . 25 Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118, 119
Cleaning
dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
See "Care of your vehicle" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Cleaning chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Cleaning the vehicle Folding exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Climatronic see "Air conditioner" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Closing Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Electric sliding door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
See "Locking" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Code number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Collection of end-of-life vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Combined weight rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Compartment Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Compartments Card compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Front central armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
289

Index
Other storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Portable waste bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Rear footwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Roof console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Spectacle case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Connectors Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Consumption How it is determined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Control lamp AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Brake pad wear indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Engine oil sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Lane assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Pressing the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Windscreen wiper fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Control lamps
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Controlling function Electric exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Control of function Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Convenience closing Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Convenience functions Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Convenience opening Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Convenient entry function for the third row of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Coolant Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
See engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Counter steering assistance system . . . . . . . . . . 133
Crossing a river Salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Cruise control system (CCS) Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
D Damaged tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Dangers of not using your seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 204
Data link connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Data plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Model identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Vehicle chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Data registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Data storage during the journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Data stored by the control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Daytime driving light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
De-icing the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
De-icing the locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Deadlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Details Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Device disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Diagnostics connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Filter pre-heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Winter-grade diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Differential lock See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Dipped beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41
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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