Advice
Tyre monitoring indicator If a light appears
The pressure in one or more tyres has
clearly reduced in comparison to the
tyre pressure set by the driver or the
tyre has structural damage.
Additionally, an audible warning can be heard and a text
message can be seen on the instrument panel display.
Stop! Reduce speed immediately! Stop the vehicle
safely as soon as possible. Avoid sudden manoeuvres
and braking! Check all tyres and pressures. Replace any
damaged tyres. If flashing
System malfunction
The control lamp flashes for approximately one minute
and then lights up permanently.
If tyre pressure is correct, switch the ignition off and on
again. If the control lamp remains lit up, the tyre moni-
toring indicator can be calibrated. Have the system
checked by a specialised workshop.
Several warning and control lamps light up
f
or a f
ew seconds when the ignition is switch-
ed on while the function is verified. They will
switch off after a few seconds. WARNING
When the tyres are inflated at different pres-
s ur
es or at a pressure that is too low then a
tyre may be damaged resulting in a loss of control of the vehicle and a serious or fatal
ac
c
ident.
● If the warning lamp lights
up, stop im-
mediately and check the tyres.
● If the tyres are inflated at different pres-
sur
es or if a tyre pressure is too low, this will
increase tyre wear, negatively affecting vehi-
cle stability and increasing braking distan-
ces.
● If tyres are inflated at different pressures or
a tyr
e pressure is too low, a tyre may be dam-
aged and burst resulting in a loss of control
of the vehicle.
● The driver is responsible for ensuring that
al
l of the vehicle tyres are correctly inflated
to the right pressure. The recommended tyre
pressure is indicated on the label
››› page 303.
● The tyre monitoring system can only oper-
ate c
orrectly if all of the tyres are inflated to
the correct pressure when cold.
● Driving with tyres at the wrong pressure
can d
amage them and result in an accident.
Ensure that the tyre pressures of all the tyres
correspond to the vehicle load.
● Before starting a journey, always inflate
tyr
es to the correct pressure.
● Tyres with insufficient pressure are subjec-
ted t
o more flexing. Due to this, the tyre
could become excessively hot, causing tread
separation and also tyre blow-out.
● With an overloaded vehicle at high speed,
the tyr
es can overheat and burst resulting in
a loss of vehicle control. ●
Ty
re pressures which are too high or too
low reduce the useful life of the tyre, affect-
ing vehicle performance.
● If a tyre has not been punctured and it does
not h
ave to be changed immediately, drive to
the nearest specialised workshop at a moder-
ate speed and have the tyre checked and in-
flated to the correct pressure. WARNING
Observe the safety warnings ›
›
› in Warning
and c ontr
ol lamps on page 107. Note
● If e
xcessively low tyre pressure is detected
with the ignition on, an audible warning will
sound. In the event that there is a fault in the
system, an audible warning will sound.
● Driving on dirt tracks for a long period of
time or drivin
g in a sporty style can tempora-
rily deactivate the TPMS. The control lamp
shows a fault, but disappears when road con-
ditions or the driving style change. 296
Wheels
Tyre monitoring indicator Fig. 227
Instrument panel: warning of loss of
ty r
e pressure. The tyre monitor indicator compares wheel
r
ev
olutions and, with this information, the
tread of each wheel using the ABS sensors. If
the rolling circumference of one or more
wheels has changed, the tyre monitoring in-
dicator will indicate this on the instrument
panel through a warning lamp and a warning
to the driver ››› Fig. 227. When only one spe-
cific tyre is affected, its position within the
vehicle will be indicated.
Loss of pressure: Check left
tyre pressure! Wheel tread change
The wheel tr
ead changes when:
● Tyre pressure is manually changed
● Tyre pressure is insufficient
● Tyre structure is damaged
● The vehicle is unbalanced because of a
loa
d
● The wheels on an axle are subject to a
heav
ier load (e.g. with a heavy load).
● The vehicle is fitted with snow chains
● The temporary spare wheel is fitted
● The wheel on one axle is changed
There m
ay be a delay in the reaction of the
tyre monitoring indicator or it may not in-
dicate anything under certain circumstances
(e.g. sporty driving, snow-covered or un-
paved roads, or when driving with snow
chains).
Calibrating the tyre monitoring indica-
tor After changing the tyre pressure or replacing
one or mor
e wheel
s, the tyre monitoring indi- cator must be recalibrated. Do the same, for
ex
ample, when the front and rear wheels are
swapped.
● Switch the ignition on.
● Save the new tyre pressure in the Easy Con-
nect sy
stem1)
by using the button and the
Set up function button
››
›
page 26.
When driving, the system self-calibrates the
tyre pressure provided by the driver and the
wheels fitted. After a long journey with varied
speeds the programmed values are collected
and monitored.
With the wheels under very heavy loads, the
tyre pressure must be increased to the total
recommended tyre pressure before the cali-
bration ››› page 303. Note
● The ty r
e monitoring indicator does not
function when there is a fault in the ESC or
ABS ››› page 173.
● An erroneous indication may be given when
sno
w chains are in use because they increase
the tread of the wheel. 1)
In vehicles that are not equipped with the Easy
C onnect
system, the switch for adjusting tyre pres-
sure is located in the centre console next to the haz-
ard warning lights. 297
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Technical data
Vehicle data sticker
The v
ehicle data sticker is under the carpet
trim in the luggage compartment, in the
spare wheel well. A sticker with the vehicle
data is attached to the inside cover of the
Maintenance Programme.
The following information is provided on the
vehicle data sticker: ››› Fig. 230
Vehicle identification number (chassis
number)
Vehicle type, model, capacity, engine
type, finish, engine power and gearbox
type
Engine code, gearbox code, external
paint code and internal equipment code
Optional extras and PR numbers
Identifying letters
The identifying letters of the engine can be
viewed on the instrument panel when the en-
gine is switched off and the ignition is on.
● Hold down the 0.0/SET
4
› ›
›
Fig. 115 but-
ton for more than 15 seconds. 1 2
3
4 Information on fuel consump-
tion
Fuel
consumption Approved consumption values are derived
fr
om me
asurements performed or supervised
by certified EU laboratories, according to the
legislation in force at the time (for more infor-
mation, see the Publications Office of the Eu-
ropean Union on the EUR-Lex website: © Eu-
ropean Union, http://eur-lex.europa.eu/) and
apply to the specified vehicle characteristics.
The values relating to fuel consumption and
CO 2 emissions can be found in the documen-
tation provided to the purchaser of the vehi-
cle at the time of purchase.
Fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions depend
on the equipment/features of each individual
vehicle, as well as on the driving style, road
conditions, traffic conditions, environmental
conditions, load or number of passengers. Note
In practice, and considering all the factors
mentioned her e, c
onsumption values can dif-
fer from those calculated in the current Euro-
pean regulations. Weights
Kerb weight refers to the basic model with a
f
uel
tank filled to 90% capacity and without
optional extras. The figure quoted includes
75 kg to allow for the weight of the driver.
Special versions, optional equipment fittings
or retro-fitting accessories will increase the
weight of the vehicle ››› .
WARNING
● Ple
ase note that the centre of gravity may
shift when transporting heavy objects; this
may affect vehicle handling and lead to an ac-
cident. Always adjust your speed and driving
style to suit road conditions and require-
ments.
● Never exceed the gross axle weight rating
or the gro
ss vehicle weight rating. If the per-
missible axle load or the permissible total
weight is exceeded, the driving characteris-
tics of the vehicle may change, which could
lead to accidents, injuries and damage to the
vehicle. 302
Index
Assist systems Park
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
parking system Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Audible signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Audible warning signal seat belt not fastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Auto Hold function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Automatic car washes switching the Auto Hold function off . . . . . . . . 192
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Automatic gear safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 backup programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
launch control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
manual release of selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Steering wheel with gearshift paddles . . . . . . 179
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 179
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
electric consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
remote control range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
swit
ching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
B Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 replacement in the remote control (auxiliaryheater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Belt tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Bench seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Bicycle rack Fitting on the retractable tow hitch . . . . . . . . . 258
maximum load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
indication in the external rear view mirror . . . 221
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 282 opening the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Brake emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
new brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Braking front assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
BSD see Blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 C
Camer
a
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
cleanliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 AdBlue tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279, 280
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
windscreen washer water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Car-care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
CD-ROM player (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Central locking anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Central wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cetane number (diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Changing parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
changing a bulb dipped beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
rear bulb in the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
rear light in the rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
310
Index
Display of traffic signs on the instrument panel activ at
e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
deactivate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Disposal Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Distance control see Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Doors Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Downhill speed control function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 63, 64, 65
Driver information system CD/radio indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
engine oil temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Operation with the windscreen wiper lever . . . 29
Driving Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Driving abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 data summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Driving in winter trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Driving profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Drivin
g safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
E E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 108
Easy Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Efficiency programme additional electrical appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 126 convenience opening and closing . . . . . . . . . 127
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Electronic self-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Electronic torque management (XDS) . . . . . . . . . 173
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
automatic gearbox backup programme . . . . . 183
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Manual
unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 see Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Emergency braking warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Emergency operation passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emission control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
starting up (driver messages with the mechan- ical contact) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
switching off (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Engine and ignition automatic ignition switch-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
My Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
preheating the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
starting the engine with Press & Drive . . . . . . 168
stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 282 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 289
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 287
312
Index
Fuel tank flap openin g and c
losing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Full-LED Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Function Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Function Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 90 fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
G Gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Gearbox DSG see Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Manual gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Gear engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Gearshift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . 179
General instrument panel Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
H
Hand brake See Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 135 HDC
se e Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Head-on collisions and the laws of physics . . . . . 70
Head-protection airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Headlights driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 45
Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hill Descent Control control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
I
Identifying letters on engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 165
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 165 see Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Indications on display traffic signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Indications on the ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
ad aptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
assist systems submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
distance travelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
doors, bonnet and rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
ECO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
MKB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
second speed display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 177
service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
tyre monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
warning and information messages . . . . . . . . . 32
Indications on the screen SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 103
instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
service interval indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Index
Interior view lef
t guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
right-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 21
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ISOFIX System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
J Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 83 mounting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
K
Key-operated switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Keyless-Entry see Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Keyless-Exit see Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Keyless Access Easy Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Keyless-Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Keyless-Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Press & Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
unlocking and locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 116
Keyless Access locking and ignition system see Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Keys assign key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
car key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
driver messages (mechanical contact) . . . . . . 165
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 114 Kick-down
autom atic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
manual gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Knee airbags safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
L
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Lane Assist system see Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Launch control programme (automatic gearbox) 181
Leather: care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lifting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Light Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Lighting of the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 131 audible signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
AUTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
cornering lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
dipped beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
light control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
lighting of the instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
lighting of the switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
main beam lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
main beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
motorway light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
re
ading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Load compartment in the luggage compartment see Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . 149
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Loading the vehicle fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
tailboard for transporting long items . . . . . . . 151
trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Locking and unlocking in the door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 automatic lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
electric opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
luggage compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
luggage compartment variable floor . . . . . . . . 153
net bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
special characteristics of the electric rear lid . 124
storing the rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Unlocking manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
see also Loading the luggage compartment . 149
Luggage compartment floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Luggage compartment variable floor . . . . . . . . . 153
Luggage net luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
M Main beam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
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Index
replacing the battery of the
vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Reset the trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Retrofitting towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 103
Reverse gear (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Rims Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Roll-back function Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Roof luggage rack attach the cross bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
RTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Running-in new engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Running in new brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
new tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
S Safe driving safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safelock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 see also Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . 112
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
deactivating the front passenger airbag . . . . . . 15
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Safety information
Knee airbag s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Safety instructions head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 79
Safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Safety notes Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Saving fuel inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Saving tips (efficiency programme) . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Seat electric seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Seat belt position for pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 71
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
protective function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 73
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 72
SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Seats adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
rear seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Selective catalytic reduction see Exhaust purification system (diesel) . . . . 279
Selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Selector lever (automatic gearbox)
malf unction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
manual release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Side airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Side Assist PLUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 see Side Assist PLUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sliding panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 303 four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Special characteristics Area View system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
high-pressure cleaning devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 87
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 88
Special Characteristics Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193, 194 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
operate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Speed warning device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Stabilisation of the towing vehicle and trailer . . 262
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
318