▷For persons with certain clothing, e.g.
coats.▷With external interference of the ultra‐
sound, e.g. from passing vehicles or loud
machines.▷When sensors are dirty, iced over, dam‐
aged or out of position.▷Under certain weather conditions such as
high relative humidity, rain, snowfall, ex‐
treme heat or strong wind.▷With tow bars and trailer couplings of other
vehicles.▷With thin or wedge-shaped objects.▷With moving objects.▷With elevated, protruding objects such as
ledges or cargo.▷With objects with corners and sharp edges.▷With objects with a fine surface structure
such as fences.▷For objects with porous surfaces.
Low objects already displayed, e.g., curbs, can
move into the blind area of the sensors before
or after a continuous tone sounds.
It can happen that parking spaces are detected
that are not suitable or suitable parking spaces
are not detected.
Malfunction
A Check Control message is displayed.
The parking assistant failed. Have the system
checked.
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CareVehicle features and optionsThis chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to
the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems. The respectively applicable country
provisions must be observed when using the
respective features and systems.
Car washes General information
Regularly remove foreign objects such as
leaves in the area below the windshield when
the hood is raised.
Wash your vehicle frequently, particularly in
winter. Intense soiling and road salt can dam‐
age the vehicle.
Steam blaster and high-pressure
washer
Information CAUTION
When cleaning with high-pressure wash‐
ers, components can be damaged due to the
pressure or temperatures being too high.
There is risk of property damage. Maintain suf‐
ficient distance and do not spray too long con‐
tinuously. Follow the user's manual for the
high-pressure washer.◀
Distances and temperature▷Maximum temperature: 140 ℉/60 ℃.▷Minimum distance from sensors, cameras,
seals: 12 in/30 cm.▷Minimum distance from glass sunroof:
31.5 inches/80 cm.
Automatic car washes
Information
▷Give preference to cloth car washes or
those that use soft brushes in order to
avoid paint damage.▷Make sure that the wheels and tires are not
damaged by the transport mechanisms.▷Fold in the exterior mirrors; otherwise, they
may be damaged, depending on the width
of the vehicle.▷Deactivate the rain sensor, refer to
page 75, to avoid unintentional wiper acti‐
vation.▷In some cases, an unintentional alarm can
be triggered by the interior motion sensor
of the alarm system. Follow the instruc‐
tions on avoiding an unintentional alarm,
refer to page 47.
CAUTION
Too high guide rails in car washes can
damage body parts. There is risk of property
damage. Avoid car washes with guide rails
higher than 4 in/10 cm.◀
Before driving into a car wash In order to ensure that the vehicle can roll in a
car wash, take the following steps:
Steptronic transmission:
1.Drive into the car wash.2.Engage selector lever position N.3.Deactivating Automatic Hold, refer to
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PPaint, vehicle 232
Parallel parking assistant 151
Park Distance Control PDC 142
Parked-car ventilation 161
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 179
Parking aid, see PDC 142
Parking assistant 151
Parking brake 71
Parking lights 98
Parking lights, bulb replace‐ ment 219
Parking with Automatic Hold 72
Parts and accessories 7
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 60
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 146
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 142
Pedestrian warning with city braking function 119
Performance Control 128
Personal Profile 35
Personal Profile, exporting profiles 36
Personal Profile, importing profiles 37
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 50
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 48
Plastic, care 233
Power failure 224
Power sunroof, glass 49
Power windows 48
Prescribed engine oil types 211
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 196
Pressure warning, tires 110 Profile, see Personal Pro‐
file 35
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 24
Protective function, glass sunroof 50
Protective function, win‐ dows 48
Push-and-turn switch, see Controller 19
R Radiator fluid 213
Radio-operated key, see Re‐ mote control 34
Radio ready state 67
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 75
Rear lights 221
Rear socket 167
Rearview camera 144
Rearview mirror 59
Rear window de‐ froster 157, 160
Recirculated-air filter 160
Recirculated-air mode 156, 159
Recommended fuel grade 194
Recommended tire brands 201
Refueling 192
Remaining range 88
Remote control/key 34
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 39
Remote control, univer‐ sal 163
Replacement fuse 225
Replacing parts 217
Replacing wheels/tires 201
Reporting safety malfunc‐ tions 10 RES button 136
RES button, see Active Cruise Control, ACC 133
RES button, see Cruise con‐ trol 139
Reserve warning, see Range 88
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 107
Retaining straps, securing cargo 181
Retreaded tires 202
Roadside parking lights 99
RON recommended fuel grade 194
Roofliner 17
Roof load capacity 239
Roof-mounted luggage rack 182
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 229
RSC Run Flat System Com‐ ponent, see Run-flat
tires 202
Rubber components, care 233
Run-flat tires 202
S Safe braking 178
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 56
Safety belts 55
Safety belts, care 233
Safety switch, windows 49
Safety systems, airbags 103
Saving fuel 183
Screen, see Control Dis‐ play 18
Screwdriver, see Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 217
Screw thread, refer to Screw thread for tow fitting, screw
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