2015 Seat Alhambra differential

Driving Vehicles without
Keyless AccessVehicles with
Keyless Access
1.Bring the vehicle to a full stop ››› .
2.Press and hold the brake pedal until the step 4 is
performed.
3.If the vehicle has an automatic gearbox, place theselector lever in position P.
4.Connect the electronic parking brake ››› page 137.
5.Turn the vehicle key in
the ignition lock to po-
sition ››› Fig. 125 0
.
Briefly press the start-
up button
››› Fig. 126. If
the engine fails to
switch off, perform an
emergency disconnect
››› page 135.
6.If the vehicle is equipped with a manual gearbox,
put it into 1st or reverse. WARNING
Never switch off the engine while the vehicle
is moving. You may lose control of the vehicle
and there is a risk of serious accident.
● The airbags and belt tensioners do not
work when the ignition is switched off.
● The brake servo does not work with the en-
gine off. To stop, the brake pedal must be
pressed with more force.
● As the power steering does not work if the
engine is not running, you will need more
strength to steer than normally. ●
If the key is removed from the ignition, the
steering may lock and it will not be possible
to steer the vehicle. CAUTION
If the engine has been driven at high speed
for a prolonged period of time, it may over-
heat when turned off. To avoid engine dam-
age, allow the engine to run for approximate-
ly two minutes in neutral before switching it
off. Note
● In vehicles with automatic gearbox, the key
can only be removed when the selector lever
is in position P.
● After stopping the engine, the engine com-
partment fan may continue running for a few
minutes, even when the ignition has been
switched off or the key removed. The radiator
fan is automatically switched off. Electronic immobiliser
The gear lock prevents the engine from being
started with an unauthorised key and the ve-
hicle being moved.
The vehicle key has a chip that automatically
disables the immobilizer when the key is
placed in the ignition lock.The electronic immobiliser will be activated
again automatically as soon as you pull the
key out of the ignition lock. For vehicles with
the Keyless Access system, the key has to be
outside the vehicle
››› page 59.
For this reason, the vehicle can only be used
with a genuine SEAT key with the correct
code. Coded keys can be purchased from
your technical service centre ››› page 54.
If an unauthorised key is used, the message SAFE or Immobiliser active is displayed on the
instrument panel. The vehicle cannot be star-
ted in this case Note
The correct operation of the vehicle is only
guaranteed when original SEAT keys are
used. Braking and parking
Introduction The
assisted braking systems
include the an-
ti-loc

k braking system (ABS), the brake assist
system (BAS), the electronic differential lock
(EDL), the traction control system (ASR) and
the electronic stability control (ESC). »
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Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety

Driver assistance systems
front wheels are turned, the normal ABS is
activated.
Brake assist system (BAS)
The brake assist system may reduce the re-
quired braking distance. The brake assist
system boosts the braking force if you press
the brake pedal quickly in an emergency. As
a result, the braking pressure increases rap-
idly, the braking force is multiplied and the
braking distance is reduced. This enables the
ABS to be activated more quickly and effec-
tively.
¡Do not lift your foot off the brake pedal!
When the br ak
e pedal is released or when
the brake force is reduced, braking assist au-
tomatically turns off the brake servo.
Traction control when accelerating (ASR)
In the event of wheelspin, the traction control
system reduces the engine torque to match
the amount of grip available. The ASR makes
some situations easier, for example, when
starting, accelerating or going uphill, even in
unfavourable road conditions.
The ASR can be switched on or off manually
››› page 156.
Electr

onic differential lock system (EDL and
XDS)
EDL is available when driving in straight lines
under normal conditions. When the EDL de- tects wheelspin, it brakes the spinning wheel
and directs the power to the other drive
wheels. To prevent the disc brake of the
braked wheel from overheating, the EDL cuts
out automatically if subjected to excessive
loads. The EDL will switch on again automati-
cally when the brake has cooled down.
The XDS function is an extension of the elec-
tronic differential lock. The XDS does not re-
act to the traction of the driving wheels, but
to the adherence of the front wheel on the in-
side of the curve whilst gripping rapidly in
corners. The XDS gives pressure to the brakes
of the wheel on the interior of the corner to
prevent skidding. This improves traction,
which assists the vehicle in continuing the
required line.
WARNING
Driving at high speed on icy, slippery wet
ground can result in loss of vehicle control
and serious injury to the driver and passen-
gers.
● Adjust your speed and driving style to visi-
bility, road, traffic and weather conditions.
Even though the brake assist systems, ABS,
BAS, EDL, ASR and ESC, provide more securi-
ty, do not take unnecessary risks while driv-
ing.
● Brake assist systems can not overcome the
laws of physics. Even with ESC and other sys-
tems, slippery and wet roads will always be
dangerous. ●
Driving to quickly on wet ground can result
in the wheels losing contact with the ground
in an effect known as “aquaplaning”. Without
adherence, it is impossible to brake, steer or
control the vehicle.
● Brake assist systems cannot avoid acci-
dents if, for example, the driver does not re-
spect safety distances or drives to quickly in
difficult conditions.
● Even though brake assist systems are ex-
tremely effective and help control the vehicle
in difficult situations, remember that the ve-
hicle stability depends on tyre grip.
● When accelerating on a slippery surface,
for example on ice or snow, press the acceler-
ator carefully. The wheels can still slip even
with brake assist systems resulting in loss of
vehicle control. WARNING
The effectiveness of the ESC can be consider-
ably reduced if other components and sys-
tems affecting driving dynamics are not main-
tained or are not functioning correctly. This
includes, among others, brakes, tyres and
other systems already mentioned.
● Remember that changing and fitting other
components to the vehicle can affect opera-
tion of the ABS, BAS, ASL EDL and ESC.
● Changes to the vehicle suspension or using
unapproved wheel/tyre combinations can af-
fect operation of the ABS, BAS, ASL EDL and
ESC, as well as their effectiveness. » 155
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Advice
Operation
Safety

Index
Assistance systems Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Electronic differential lock system (EDL andXDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Assist systems Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Braking assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Lane Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
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
Traction control system (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Traction control when accelerating (ASR) . . . . 155
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Automatic belt retainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Switching Auto Hold off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Switching the start assist off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Automatic device disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
DSG automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Ignition key removal lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Kickdown system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Launch-Control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 147
Manually unlocking the gear selector lever . . 262
Please also see "Changing gears" . . . . . . . . . 143
See "Automatic gearbox" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
AUX-IN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 211 Automatic off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Remote control range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Remote control: Replacing the battery . . . . . . 129
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 131
Auxiliary heater remote control Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
B BAS See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Battery Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Discharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
See Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Battery acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Belt tension limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Bicycle carrier
Installing a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Maximum load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Bonnet Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Bottle holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Brake assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Brakes Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Emergency brake indicator in case of suddenbraking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Running-in brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 154
Brake system Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Brake systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Braking assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Brake assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Breakdown Securing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Bulb fault See changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
288

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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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