Instruments and indicator lights
TPMS
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USA models:
Anti-lock brak ing system (ABS) de
fective,/
¢ page 19
Canada mod els :
Anti-lock brak ing system (A BS) de
fective,/
¢ page 19
USA models :
Safety systems ./
¢page 19
Canada models :
Safety systems ./
¢page 19
Worn brake pads
¢page20
Elect romechan ical park ing brake
¢page 16
Tire pressure monitoring
system ,/
¢page 235
Tire pressure monitor ing system
¢page235
Electronic power control ./
¢page20
Malf unct io n ind icator Lamp (MIL)
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c::> page 20
Engi ne speed limitat ion
c::> page20
Engine oil level
c::> page 17
Engine oil sensor
c::>page20
Battery
c::>page 16
Tank system
c::>page20
Wa rm up engine *
¢page 199
Windshield washe r fl uid leve l
¢page 21
Windshield wipers
¢page 21
Remote control key
¢ page 83
Battery in remote control key
¢page 33
Defect ive light bulb wa rning
<=> page 21
Fog lights
¢page 21
Rear fog light(s)*
Head light range control*
<=> page 21
Adaptive light*
Light -/rai n sensor*
<=> page 21
Adaptive dampers*
¢page22
Sport different ial*
<=> page22
Ig nition loc k
¢page22
Steering co lumn lock
¢ page 18
Elec tromechanical stee ring, dy
nam ic stee ring *,/
c>page 181
Transmission
- mu ltitronic, tiptronic
¢ page 96
-S tro n ic c::> page 96
Transmission
-S tron ic
¢ page 96
Other indicator light s _ ___::__ ________ _
Turn signals
<=>page 22
USA models : Cruise control
c> page88
Canad a mod els : Cruise control
¢ page88
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-Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock until the vehicle has come to a com
plete stop . Otherwise the steer ing column
lock could suddenly engage -causing the
risk of an accident .
(D Tips
-The operation of the remote control key can
be temporarily d isrupted by interference
from transmitters in the vicinity of the vehi
cle work ing in the same frequency range
(e .g. a cell phone, radio equipment).
- For security reasons, replacement keys are
only available from authorized Aud i dea ler .
- For Declaration of Compliance to Un ited
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
<::;> page 261.
Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 19 Remote master key: removing t he m ec hani ca l key
.,. Press the release button@o fig. 19.
.,. Pull the mechan ical key ® out of the master
key.
Using the mechan ical key, you can :
- lock and unlock* the glove compartment on the
passenger's side o
page 66.
-lock and unlock the lockable* rear bench seat
and pass-through* o
page 69.
-activate the child safety locks on the rear doors
o page 41.
-lock and unlock the vehicle manually
opage 36 if this should not be possible with
the master key.
- use the ign ition key emergency release
o page 34.
Open ing and closing
Check light and battery in the master key
Fig. 20 Remote master key: re moving the bat tery holder
Check light in the master key
The check light@o fig. 20 in the master key
provides information about d ifferent conditions .
.,. The check light turns on briefly once when a
button is pressed, and during an "inquiry" by
the convenience key system.
.,. If the check light does not come on, the battery
is dead and has to be replaced . In addition,
when the battery is dead the
Ill indicator light
appears in the instr ument cluster display as
well as the message
Please change key bat
tery .
Master key battery replacement
.,. Remove the mechanical key o page 33 .
.,. Press the re lease button ® o fig. 20on the bat
t ery holder and at the same time pull the ba t
tery holder out of the master key in the d irec
tion of the arrow .
.,. Insta ll the new battery CR 2032 with the"+"
sign facing down .
.,. Push the battery holder carefully into the mas
ter key .
.,. Install the mechanical key.
@) For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as not
to pollute the environment.
@ Tips
The replacement battery must be the same
specificat ion as the original.
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"'To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door hand le
once ~ fig. 22
~ A in General description on page 31 . Do not
reach inside the door handle .
The vehicle can be locked and un locked at any
door . The remote control key cannot be more
than 1.5 m away from the door handle. It makes
no difference whether the master key is in your
jacket pocket or in your brief case .
If you grip the door handle while locking, this can
adversely affect the locking function.
It is not possible to re-open the door for a b rief
period directly after closing it. This allows you to
ensure that the doors are properly locked.
It depends on the settings in the radio or MMI*
whether the entire vehicle is unlocked or one of
the doors
~ page 36.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS~&. in Gener
al description on page 31.
@ Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex
tended period, please note the following:
- The proximity sensors are deactivated after
a few days to save power. You then have to
pull on the door handle once to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open the vehi
cle.
- To p revent the battery from being dis
charged and to preserve your vehicle's abili
ty to start for as long as possible, the ener
gy management system gradua lly switches
off unnecessary convenience functions. It is
possible that you will not be ab le to unlock
your vehicle using these convenience func
tions .
- Fo r Decla ration of Comp liance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regu lations
~page 261.
Open ing and closing
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 23 Drive r's door; power lock ing sw itch
"' Press the button@ to lock the vehicle ~ &,.
"' Press the button 63 to unlock the veh icle
~ fig. 23.
If you lock the veh icle using the power lock ing
switch , please note the following:
- If a door is open, the veh icle cannot be locked
using the power locking system switch .
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid from
the
outside (increased security, for example
when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switch illumi
nate when a ll the doors are closed and locked .
- Front doors : you can unlock and open the doors
from the inside by pulling on the door handle.
- Rear doors: pull the door handle
once to re
lease the lock. Pull the handle
again to open
the door .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activated,
the doors automat ically unlock .
A WARNING ,-
-The power locking switch works with the ig-
n ition off and automatically locks the entire
vehicle when it is actuated.
- On a vehicle locked from the ou tside the
power locking system switch is ino perative.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get in to the vehicle,
which puts lives at ris k . Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children. ""
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compartment lid upward .
~ Press and hold the¢ fig. 29 button again for at
least four seconds and this will store the new
open position .
T he settings in the radio or
MM!* determine if
the rear lid can be opened using the handle
¢ page 36.
Opening will be stopped immediately when :
- You press the~ button on the remote control
master key for at least one second, or
- You press the~ button in the rear lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You pull the~ button in the driver's door, or
- When something blocks the rear lid o r makes it
difficult for the lid to move .
If you press one of the buttons~ now, the rear
lid will either open or close, depending on its an
gle.
If yo u pull light ly on its handle, the rear lid will
close.
C lo sing will be stopped immediately when:
- You press the~ button in the rear lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You release the~ button on the driver's door,
or
- When something blocks the rear lid or makes it
difficult for the lid to move.
If you press one of the buttons~ now, the rear
lid will either close or open, depending on its an
gle.
If you pull light ly on its handle, the rear lid will
close.
You can manually stop the a utomat ic opening/
closing of the luggage compartment lid. The au
tomatic closing process begins if you push down
on the rear lid.
A WARNING
- Never close the rear lid inattentively or with
out checking first . Although the closing
Op ening and cl osing
force of the rear lid is limited, you can still
seriously injure yourself or others.
- Always ensure that no one is within range of
the rear lid when it is moving, in particu lar
close to the hinges and the upper and lower
edges - fingers or hands can be pinched.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
be ing drawn into the vehicle, a lways keep
the rear lid closed while dr iving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
comp letely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your veh icle unattended espe
cially with the rear lid left open. A child
could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becom
ing trapped and unab le to get out. To re
duce the risk of personal in jury, never let
children play in or around your vehicle . Al
ways keep the rear lid as we ll as the veh icle
doors closed when not in use .
- If there is a luggage rack or bicycle rack
mounted on the rear lid, it may not be able
to open comp letely or an opened rear lid
may close by itself because of the added
weight . So the open rear lid must be sup
ported or the we ight must be removed from
the l uggage rac k first.
(!) Tips
- When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can
be unlocked separately by pressing the but
ton~ on the master key . When the rear lid
is closed again, it locks automatically.
- The following applies to vehicles equ ipped
w ith the convenience key* feature : if the re
mote contro l key is left in the luggage com
partment , luggage compartment will auto
matically unlock itse lf after you lock the ve
hicle. This prevents you from unintentiona l
ly locking your key in the luggage compart
ment.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops below a
certain level, you can still open or close the
rear lid manually, however, you will need to
app ly more force to close it.
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Opening and clo sin g
Convenience opening /clos ing
The windows and the power sunroof can be
opened and closed with the mechanical key or
the emergency key.
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Fig . 35 Key turns for opening an d clos ing
Convenienc e opening f eature
.,. Use the eme rgency key or pu ll the mechanical
key out of the master key
¢ page 33 .
.,. Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door .
.,. Turn the key to position ¢
fig. 35 ® until all
the windows have reached the desired position
and the power sunroof is open .
Convenience cl osing fea tur e
.,. Use the emergency key or pull the mechanical
key out of the master key
q page 33.
.,. Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door to
the lock position @ until the windows and the
power sunroof are closed
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For vehicles with Panoramic sliding sunroof*:
When you open or close the Panoramic sliding
sunroof*, the power sunshade will also open or
close.
A WARNING
- Never close the windows and the power s un
roof inattent ively and without checking -
there is risk of injury.
- Yo u m ust always watch when the w indows
are be ing raised so that no one can be trap
ped. If you release the key, the closing ac
t ion is immediately cance led.
- Always read and heed WARNING
9 & in
General description on page 31 .
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Correcting window regulator malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one
touch up and down feature must be activated
agam .
... Pull and hold the power window sw itch until
the window is completely closed .
... Release the switch and pull the switch again for
one second.
Sunroof
Operation sliding /tilting sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with sliding/tilt ing sunroof
Fig . 36 Section of headliner: knob for sunroof
Tilting
Requirement: the roof switch m ust be in the @
pos ition
q fig. 36 .
... To t ilt it, briefly press the switch ¢ fig . 36.
... To close it, b riefly pull the switch 9 _&. .
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... To set an intermed iate position, p ress/p ull the
sw itch un til the roof reaches the desired posi
tion.
Opening /slid ing
... To slide the roof all the way open, tur n the
sw itch to the
(D position.
... To close the s unroof complete ly, turn the
sw itch to @ position
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... To select a setting in between, turn the sw itch
to the desired position.
The sunshade can be opened and closed manual l y in any position . W hen opening the sunroof , the
sunshade is a utomatically opened.
After the ignition is switched off, yo u can st ill op
erate the su nroof fo r abo ut 10 m inutes. As soon .,.
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Selector lever emergency release
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic/5 tronic/tiptronic
If the vehicle's power supply fails, the selector
lever can be released in an emergency.
Fig. 110 Front center console: Remov ing the ashtray insert
Fig. 111 Selector lever emergency release
~ To access the emergency release mechanism,
remove the ashtray insert@ using the release
switch @~fig.110.
~ Loosen and remove the cap in the ashtray
mount .
~ You now have access to a pin. Using a screw
driver or s imilar object, press the pin down and
hold it in that position
~ fig. 111 .
~ Now p ress the release button and move the se-
lector lever to the N position .
The selector lever can only be moved from the P
position if the key is in the lock and the ignition is
sw itched on. If the power supply fails (for exam
p le, the battery is discharged) and the vehicle
must be pushed or towed, move the se lector lev
e r to the N position first using the emergency re
l ease .
Automatic transmission
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Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Removal lock (igni tion key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Automatic wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
B
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ba ttery location inside the luggage compart-
ment .. ... ................... .... .. 213
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
I mportant warn ings when work ing on the
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Bio-ethanol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 78
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Checking the brake flu id level . . . . . . . . . . 211
Brake system Anti -lock brak ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re
p lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brake power assist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Ceramic brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 85
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Index
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Break-in period
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
New t ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 204
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . 69, 126
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
C entral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Convenien ce key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ceramic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Checking Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 175
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 171
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Impor tan t safety ins tructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Mounting and releas ing the anchorage
hook .............................. 172
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
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Dig ita l clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Di mensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Doors Chil d safety loc ks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Dr iver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
E nhanced s hift ind icator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . . . 23
Outside temperature disp lay. . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
D river seat
refer to Sea ting pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Dr iving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
D riving s afe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1
Driving through wate r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dust filte r
refer to Pollutant filte r (automat ic A/C sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Dynamic steering ............. 111,177,181
E
E85 (Fu el) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
E ff iciency p rogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fu el economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
M emory levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
E lect ro-mechan ica l powe r ass ist . . . . . . . . . 18 1
E lect romechan ical park ing brake
E me rgency brak ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
I ndicator ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Par king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Re leas ing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Starting assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting
off w ith a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Wa rning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E le ctronic differential lock
Wa rning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E lect ronic D ifferential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Index
Electron ic differentia l lock (ED L)
War ning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
El ectron ic immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 3 7
E lectron ic power control
(EPC) warn ing/ indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E lectron ic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
El ectron ic stabilization control
offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Spo rt mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
E lectron ic Stab ilization Contro l . . . . . . . . . . 177
E lectronic Stabilization Contro l (ESC)
War ning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E mergency actuation
D oo rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Ign it ion key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sliding/ti lting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
E mergency b raking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Warning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Start ing engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
E mergency ope ration
E mergency braking function (par king b rake) .87
E mergency start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Battery power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driver notif ication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E ngine
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 83
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Stopp ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 84
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Working the engine compartment
203
E ngine coolant
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E ngine coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Adding coo lant. .. .. ............... .. 210
Checking cool ant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
C hecking the engine coo lant level . . . . . . . 2 09
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
E ngine coolant temperat ure
T emperatu re gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
265