The essentials
● Find the s up
por
t point on the strut (sunken
area) closest to the wheel to be changed
››› Fig. 65.
● Place the jack under the jacking point and
turn the cr
ank until the arm of the jack is di-
rectly below the vertical rib under the door
sill.
● Align the jack so that the arm of the jack
fits arou
nd the rib under the door sill and the
movable base plate of the jack is flat on the
ground ››› Fig. 66.
● Continue turning the jack* until the wheel
is s
lightly lifted off the ground. WARNING
● Mak e s
ure that the jack* remains stable. If
the surface is slippery or soft, the jack* could
slip or sink, respectively, with the resultant
risk of injury.
● Only raise the vehicle with the jack* sup-
plied by
the manufacturer. Other vehicles
could slip, with the consequent risk of injury.
● Only mount the jack* on the support points
designed f
or this purpose on the strut, and
always align the jack correctly. If you do not,
the jack* could slip as it does not have an ad-
equate grip on the vehicle: risk of injury!
● The height of the parked vehicle can
chan
ge as a result of variations in tempera-
ture and loading. CAUTION
The vehicle must not be raised on the cross-
bar . On
ly place the jack* on the points de-
signed for this purpose on the strut. Other-
wise, the vehicle may be damaged. Removing and fitting the wheel
Change the wheel after loosening the wheel
bolts
and r
aising the vehicle with the jack.
Taking off the wheel
● Unscrew the wheel bolts using the box
sp anner and p
lace them on a clean surface.
● Take off the wheel ›››
.
P uttin
g on the s
pare wheel
When fitting tyres with a compulsory rotation
direction, observe the instructions in
››› page 49.
● Mount the wheel.
● Screw on the wheel bolts in position and
tighten them loosely
with a box spanner.
● Carefully lower the vehicle using the jack*.
● Tighten the wheel bolts in diagonal pairs
usin
g the wheel brace.
The wheel bolts should be clean and turn
easily. Before fitting the spare wheel, inspect
the wheel condition and hub mounting surfa- ces. These surfaces must be clean before fit-
ting the wheel. CAUTION
When removing/fitting the wheel, the rim
ma y
hit and damage the brake disc. For this
reason, please take care and get a second
person to assist you. Tyres with compulsory rotation direc-
tion
A directional tread pattern can be identified
b
y
the arr
ows on the sidewall that point in
the direction of rotation. Always observe the
direction of rotation indicated when fitting
the wheel to guarantee optimum properties
of this type of tyres with regard to grip,
noises, wear and aquaplaning.
If it is absolutely necessary to fit the spare
tyre* against the direction of rotation, drive
with care as this means the tyre does not of-
fer optimum driving properties. This is of par-
ticular importance when the road surface is
wet.
To return to directional tread tires, replace
the punctured tyre as soon as possible and
restore the obligatory direction of rotation of
all tyres. 49
Index
Start-Stop activ atin
g and de
activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Start-Stop System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 after the fuel tank has been run dry . . . . . . . . 149
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Steel wheel rims cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 147 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
electromechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
power-assisted steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Steering wheel adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Steering wheel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Steering wheel height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Storage compartment glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
of front door panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
on the driver side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
on the front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
right front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
storage pocket in the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Sun visor sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Switch hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Switching off the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Switching on the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Switching the ignition on and off . . . . . . . . 21, 147
Sys
tem Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
T Tail light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Tail lights access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Temperature display engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tightening the belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tilting panoramic roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tilting panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
roll-back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 lap times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Tiptronic (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Tire Mobility Set inflating a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Top speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 20
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Top Tether System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 79
Towing bracket ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Tow
ing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 79
Towline anchorage front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Towline anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 80
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 153, 154 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 217
parking Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Trailer turn signals control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Transporting items fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Transporting objects roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
roof luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Turn signals control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Two-way radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tyre mobility set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
sealing a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Tyre Mobility System see Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Tyre pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tyre profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Tyre repair kit see Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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