
Driving
● Press and hold the brake pedal until the ve-
hicle comes to a standstill.
● Connect the electronic parking brake
››› page 140 .
● For an aut
omatic gearbox, move the selec-
tor lever to position P.
● Sw
itch off the engine and release the brake
pedal.
● Remove the key from the ignition.
● If necessary, turn the steering wheel slight-
ly to lock the steering.
● With a manual gearbox, engage 1st gear on
flat ground and slopes, or even reverse gear
on hills, and release the clutch pedal.
● Ensure that all passengers leave the vehi-
cle, especially children.
● When leaving the vehicle, take all keys with
you.
● Lock the vehicle.
Additional information for steep slopes and
hills
Before switching off the engine, rotate the
steering wheel so that if the vehicle should
move, it will be held by the kerb.
● On slopes, turn the front wheels so that
they are against the edge of the kerb.
● Uphill, turn the wheels towards the centre
of the road. WARNING
The components of the exhaust system reach
very high temperatures. This could cause a
fire and considerable damage.
● Always park your vehicle so that no part of
the exhaust system can come in contact with
flammable materials (such as wood,
leaves,dried grass, or spilled fuel). 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. To avoid damage, stop
before the wheels touch the barrier or kerb.
● 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. Information about the brakes
For the first 200 to 300 km, new brake pads
have not yet reached their maximum braking
capacity, and need to be “run in” first
››› .
The slightly reduced braking effect can be
compensated for by increasing pressure on
the brake pedal. While running in, the full
br ak
ing distance or emergency braking dis- tance is larger
then when the brake pads
have been run in. While running in, avoid full
power braking or situations requiring braking
performance. For example, in heavy traffic.
The
rate of wear of the brake pads depends
to a great extent on the conditions in which
the vehicle is used and the way the vehicle is
driven. If the vehicle is used frequently in city
traffic or for short trips or driven sport style,
visit a specialised workshop regularly, more
frequently than advised in the Maintenance
Programme, to have the brake pads checked.
If you drive with wet brakes, for example, af-
ter crossing areas of water, in heavy rainfall
or even after washing the car, the effect of
the brakes is lessened as the brake discs are
wet or even frozen (in winter). At higher
speed, “dry” the brakes as quickly as possi-
ble by braking gently several times. Only do
this without endangering vehicles behind
you or any other road users ››› .
A layer of salt on the discs and brake pads
w i
ll reduce the effectiveness of the brakes
and increase braking distance. If you drive for
a prolonged period on salted roads without
braking then brake carefully several times to
eliminate the layer of salt on the brakes ››› .
If the vehicle remains parked for considera-
ble lengths of time, is used little, or if the
brakes are not used, there may be corrosion
on the brake discs and a build up of dirt on
the brake pads. If the brakes are not used »
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Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety

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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