Checking and refilling levels
seek medical care immediately. Neutralise
any
ac
id splashes on the skin or clothing
with a soapy solution, and rinse off with plen-
ty of water. If acid is swallowed by mistake,
consult a doctor immediately.
● Fires, sparks, open flames and smoking are
prohibit
ed. When handling cables and electri-
cal equipment, avoid causing sparks and
electrostatic charge. Never short the battery
terminals. High-energy sparks can cause in-
jury.
● A highly explosive mixture of gases is re-
lea
sed when the battery is under charge. The
batteries should be charged in a well-ventila-
ted room only.
● Keep children away from acid and batteries.
● Before working on the electrical system,
you mus
t switch off the engine, the ignition
and all electrical devices. The negative cable
on the battery must be disconnected. When a
light bulb is changed, you need only switch
off the light.
● Deactivate the anti-theft alarm by unlock-
ing the v
ehicle before you disconnect the bat-
tery! The alarm will otherwise be triggered.
● When disconnecting the battery from the
vehicl
e on-board network, disconnect first
the negative cable and then the positive ca-
ble.
● Switch off all electrical devices before re-
connecting the b
attery. Reconnect first the
positive cable and then the negative cable.
Never reverse the polarity of the connections.
This could cause an electrical fire. ●
Never c h
arge a frozen battery, or one which
has thawed. This could result in explosions
and chemical burns. Always replace a battery
which has frozen. A flat battery can also
freeze at temperatures close to 0°C (+32°F).
● Ensure that the vent hose is always connec-
ted to the b
attery.
● Never use a defective battery. This could
cause an e
xplosion. Replace a damaged bat-
tery immediately. CAUTION
● Nev er di s
connect the battery if the ignition
is switched on or if the engine is running.
This could damage the electrical system or
electronic components.
● Do not expose the battery to direct sunlight
over a lon
g period of time, as the intense ul-
traviolet radiation can damage the battery
housing.
● If the vehicle is left standing in cold condi-
tions f
or a long period, protect the battery
from “freezing”. If it freezes it will be dam-
aged. Warning lamp
It lights up
Alternator fault. The control lamp
lights up when the igni-
tion i s
switched on. It should go out when the
engine has started running.
If the control lamp lights up while driving,
the alternator is no longer charging the bat-
tery. You should immediately drive to the
nearest specialised workshop.
You should avoid using electrical equipment
that is not absolutely necessary because this
will drain the battery.
Checking the battery electrolyte level The electrolyte level should be checked regu-
l
arly
in high-mi
leage vehicles, in hot coun-
tries and in older batteries.
– Open the bonnet and open the battery cov-
er at the front
››› in safety notes for work
in the en gine c
omp
artment on page 267
››› in Symbols and warnings on handling
the b att
er
y on page 276. For vehicles with
the battery under the spare wheel, open
the rear lid and lift the floor covering. The
battery is located next to the spare wheel.
– Check the colour display in the "magic eye"
on the top of the b
attery.
– If there are air bubbles in the window, tap
the window g
ently until they disperse. »
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Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Wheels
Concealed damage
Dam ag
e t
o tyres and rims is often not readily
visible. If you notice unusual vibrations or the
vehicle pulling to one side, this may indicate
that one of the tyres is damaged. They
should be checked immediately by a Techni-
cal Service.
Tyres with directional tread pattern
An arrow on the tyre sidewall indicates the di-
rection of rotation on tyres with directional
tread. Always observe the direction of rota-
tion indicated when fitting the wheel. This
guarantees optimum grip and helps to avoid
aquaplaning, excessive noise and wear. WARNING
● New tyr e
s do not have maximum grip dur-
ing the first 500 km. Drive particularly care-
fully to avoid possible accidents.
● Never drive with damaged tyres. This may
cause an ac
cident.
● If you notice unusual vibrations or if the ve-
hicle p
ulls to one side when driving, stop the
vehicle immediately and check the tyres for
damage. Tyre pressure monitoring system
Fig. 238
Location of the tyre pressure sticker. The maximum tyre pressure values are shown
on a s
tic
k
er stuck to the back of the left front
door frame ›››
Fig. 238.
1. Read the required tyre inflation pressure from the stic
ker. The values refer to Sum-
mer tyres.
2. The tyre pressures should only be checked when the tyre
s are cold. The slightly raised
pressures of warm tyres must not be re-
duced.
3. Adjust the tyre pressure to the load you are carr
ying. Tyre pressure
The correct
tyre pressure is especially impor-
tant at high speeds. The pressure should
therefore be checked at least once a month
and before starting a journey.
Depending on the vehicle, tyre pressure can
be adjusted to medium load to improve driv-
ing comfort (“comfort” tyre pressure). When
driving with comfort tyre pressure fuel con-
sumption may increase slightly. WARNING
A tyre can easily burst if the pressure is too
low , c
ausing an accident!
● At continuously high speeds, a tyre with in-
sufficient
pressure flexes more. In this way it
becomes too hot, and this can cause tread
separation and tyre blow-out. Always observe
the recommended tyre pressures.
● If the tyre pressure is too low or too high,
the tyre
s will wear prematurely and the vehi-
cle will not handle well. Risk of accident! For the sake of the environment
Under-inflated tyres will increase fuel con-
sumption. 279
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Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Advice
extra care. Refit the normal road wheel as
soon as
po
ssible. Wheel bolts
The design of wheel bolts is matched to the
rims. If diff
er
ent wheel rims are fitted, the
correct wheel bolts with the right length and
correctly shaped bolt heads must be used.
This ensures that wheels are fitted securely
and that the brake system functions correctly.
In certain circumstances, you should not use
wheel bolts from a different vehicle, even if it
is the same model ››› page 255. WARNING
If the wheel bolts are not tightened correctly,
the wheel c ou
ld become loose while driving.
Risk of accident.
● The wheel bolts must be clean and turn
eas
ily. Never apply grease or oil to them.
● Use only wheel bolts which belong to the
wheel.
● If the pr
escribed torque of the wheel bolts
is t
oo low, they could loosen whilst the vehi-
cle is in motion. Risk of accident! If the tight-
ening torque is too high, the wheel bolts and
threads can be damaged. CAUTION
The prescribed tightening torque for wheel
bolt s
for steel and alloy wheels is 120 Nm. Tyre monitoring indicator*
Fig. 241
Centre console: tyre monitoring sys-
t em b
utt
on. The tyre monitoring system compares wheel
r
ev
o
lutions alongside the wheel diameter of
each wheel, with help from the ESC. If the di-
ameter of a wheel changes, the tyre monitor-
ing indicator lights up . The wheel diame-
ter changes when:
● Tyre pressure is insufficient.
● The tyre structure is damaged.
● The vehicle is unbalanced because of a
load. ●
The wheel
s of
one axle are under more
pressure (for example, driving with a trailer or
on steep slopes).
● The vehicle is fitted with snow chains.
● The temporary spare wheel is fitted.
● The wheel on one axle is changed.
Tyr
e pressure adjustment
After modifying tyre pressure or changing any
wheels, the new tyre pressure must be stored
in the Easy Connect system with the but-
t on and the S
ET
TINGS function button
› ›
›
page 33.
You can also press and hold down the
››› Fig. 241 button with the ignition on, until
an acoustic signal is heard.
If the wheels are under excessive load (for ex-
ample, driving with a trailer or heavy load),
the tyre pressure must be increased to the
recommended value for a full load (see the
sticker on the back of the left front door
frame). If the tyre monitor system button is
pressed down, the new tyre pressures are
confirmed.
The tyre pressure control lamp lights up
If the tyre pressure of a wheel is much lower
than the value set by the driver, then the tyre
pressure control lamp ››› will light up.
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Wheels
WARNING
● When the tyr e pr
essure control lamp lights
up, reduce speed immediately and avoid any
sudden turning or braking manoeuvre. Stop
when possible, and check the tyre pressure
and status.
● The driver is responsible for maintaining
correct
tyre pressures. For this reason, tyre
pressure must be regularly checked.
● Under certain circumstances (e.g. when
driving in a s
porty manner, in winter condi-
tions or on a dirt track) the tyre control lamp
may light up belatedly or may function incor-
rectly. Note
If the battery is disconnected, the yellow
warnin g l
amp lights up after turning the
ignition on. This should turn off after a brief
journey. Spare wheel (temporary spare
wheel)*
Loc
ation and u
se of the temporary
spare wheel The temporary spare wheel is stored under
the floor p
anel
in the lug
gage compartment
and is attached by a thumbnut. How to use the temporary spare wheel
If y
ou ever have a punctured tyre or loss of
pressure, the temporary spare wheel is only
intended for temporary use until you reach a
workshop. Change it for a duty wheel as soon
as possible.
Please note the following restrictions when
using the temporary spare wheel. This tem-
porary spare wheel has been specially de-
signed for your vehicle, thus, it cannot be
changed with the temporary spare wheel
from another vehicle.
No other type of tyre (normal summer or win-
ter tyre) may be fitted on the compact tempo-
rary spare wheel rim.
Snow chains
For technical reasons, snow chains must not
be used on the temporary spare wheel.
If you have a puncture on one of the front
wheels when using snow chains, fit the tem-
porary spare wheel in place of one of the rear
wheels. Fit the snow chains on the rear wheel
that you have removed and replace the punc-
tured front wheel with this wheel.
Getting the spare wheel out of vehicles with
the Beats Audio ®
sound system (6 speakers
with 1 subwoofer)*
● Disassemble the subwoofer's
floor panel
(carpet) as follows: ●
Pul
l the carpet upwards to remove it.
● Disconnect the subwoofer's
speaker cable.
● Turn the securing wheel anti-clockwise.
● Remove the subwoofer
speaker and the
spare wheel.
● When replacing the spare wheel, place the
subwoofer
speaker in the direction indicated
by the arrow and with the word “FRONT” fac-
ing forward.
● Reconnect the speaker cable and firmly ro-
tate the sec
uring wheel clockwise so that the
subwoofer system and wheel are firmly in
place. WARNING
● Aft er fittin
g the temporary spare wheel,
check the tyre pressures as soon as possible.
Failure to do so may cause an accident. The
tyre pressure is listed on the back of the left
front door frame.
● Do not drive at over 80 km/h (50 mph)
when the temporar
y spare wheel is fitted on
the vehicle: risk of accident!
● Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking and
fas
t cornering: risk of accident!
● Never use more than one temporary spare
wheel at the s
ame time, risk of accident.
● No other type of tyre (normal summer or
winter ty
re) may be fitted on the compact
temporary spare wheel rim. 283
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Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Technical specifications
Drawbar loads
The maximum permitt ed dr
a
wbar load on the
ball joint of the towing bracket must not ex-
ceed 75 kg.
In the interest of road safety, we recommend
that you always tow approaching the maxi-
mum drawbar load. The response of the trail-
er on the road will be poor, if the drawbar
load is too small.
If the maximum permissible drawbar load
cannot be met (e.g. with small, empty and
light-weight single axle trailers or tandem
axle trailers with a wheelbase of less than 1
metre), a minimum of 4% of the actual trailer
weight is legally required for the drawbar
load. WARNING
● For s af
ety reasons, you should not drive at
speeds above 80 km/h (50 mph) when towing
a trailer. This also applies in countries where
higher speeds are permitted.
● Never exceed the maximum trailer weights
or the drawb
ar load. If the permissible axle
load or the permissible total weight is excee-
ded, the driving characteristics of the vehicle
may change, leading to accidents, injuries
and damage to the vehicle. Wheels
Ty
r
e pressure and wheel bolts Tyre pressures
The stic
k
er with the tyre pressure values can
be found on the back of the left front door
frame. The tyre pressure values given there
are for cold tyres. Do not reduce the slightly
raised pressures of warm tyres ››› .
The pre s
sure for winter tyres is 0.2 bar higher
than that of summer tyres (2.9 psi / 20 kPa).
Wheel bolts
After the wheels have been changed, the
tightening torque of the wheel bolts should
be checked as soon as possible with a torque
wrench ››› . The tightening torque for steel
and al lo
y
wheels is 120 Nm. WARNING
● Check the ty
re pressure at least once per
month. Checking the tyre pressure is very im-
portant. If the tyre pressure is too high or too
low, there is an increased danger of accidents
- particularly at high speeds.
● If the tightening torque of the wheel bolts
is t
oo low, they could loosen while the vehi-
cle is in motion. Risk of accident! If the tight-
ening torque is too high, the wheel bolts and
threads can be damaged. Note
We recommend that you ask your Technical
Serv ic
e for information about appropriate
wheel, tyre and snow chain size. 287
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Emergencies
Safety
Index
Index
A
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
180
c ontr
ol lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 deactivating temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
function for preventing overtaking in an insidelane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
special driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
warning and control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Additional electrical appliances (efficiency pro- gramme) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Adjusting front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 146
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 147
Adjusting the head restraints front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Adjusting the seat adjusting the lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Adjustment CAR menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 82
activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
deactivation of front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 84
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
general notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
manual air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Air recirculation air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Alcantara: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Alternator warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Anchoring the front tow line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 179, 180 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Anti-puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 94
Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 94 check after 10 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 132 switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow sys-tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Anti-tow protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Aquaplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Ashtray
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Aspects to note before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Assistance Systems ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
blind spot detector (BSD) with parking assis-tance (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
fatigue detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Front Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236, 237
parking assistance (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
pedestrian monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Audible warning signal seat belt not fastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Automatic car wash tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 backup programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
launch control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
manual release of selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
steering wheel with gearshift paddles . . . . . . 185
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 185
Automatic lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
293
Index
B
B ac
k
seat
folding down and raising the back seat back- rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Belt pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 267, 270 closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Boot hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 275 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174, 191
Brakes brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
new brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174, 182
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Braking brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
BSD see Blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Bulbs changing the bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
C Capac
ities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Car care exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
automatic speed-dependent locking . . . . . . . 128
central locking button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
key by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
safe security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
self-locking system to prevent involuntary un-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Central wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 62
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cetane number (diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Changing a bulb additional brake light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
dipped beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
DRL (daytime running light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
general notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
interior light and reading light . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
main beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
rear bulb in the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 rear light in the rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
turn sign
al light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 subsequent work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Changing settings CAR menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Changing the blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Checking levels engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Child-proof locking electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 89 categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 88
securing with seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 29
Chrome parts cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
City Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 adhesive sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Easy Connect control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
high pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259, 262
radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
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steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
w a
shin
g the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
windows and exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
wooden trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 adjusting the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
fan regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
general notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
windscreen defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Clutch (warning lamp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Coming Home Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Connectivity Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Contact key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Control and warning lamps alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
parking assistant (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
tyre
s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Controls and displays general instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Controls on the steering wheel operating the audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
operating the telephone and audio system . . 121
Coolant checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Coolant level control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Coolant temperature control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Cooling system checking coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273, 274
coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273, 274
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Correct sitting position front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
rear seat passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
warning and indication lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
D Dangers in not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Deactivation of front passenger front airbag . 21, 86
Detachable ball assembling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
checking attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 placing in standby position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
remov
ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248, 249
standby position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Diesel diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Diesel particulate filter malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Direction of rotation tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 114
Display messages speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Disposal seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Distance control see Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Door lock cylinder de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Doors childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Downhill speed control function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 72, 73, 74
Driver-side general instrument panel left-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
right-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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