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1
Stow age compartment in the doors
2 Stow age/telephone compartment in the
armrest with multimedia and USB ports as
we ll as stow age space, e.g. for an MP3
pla yer
3 Stow age compartment in the front cent re
console
4 Glove compa rtment Locking and unlo
cking thegl ove box #
Turn the emer gency key a quarter turn clock‐
wise 2(to lock) or anti-clockwise 1(to
unlock). Opening
the spectacles compa rtment #
Press button 1. Opening the through-loading
feature in the
re ar comp artment &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in theve hicle
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured
or not secured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove r or be throw n around and thereby hit
ve hicle occupants. 100
Seats and stowing
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#
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. #
Have the fuel tank and fuel lines
drained compl etely. *
NO
TEFuel may spr ayout when you
re mo vethe fuel pump nozzle. #
Only fill th e fuel tank until the pump
nozzle switches off. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
% Do not get into theve hicle again during the
re fuelling process. Otherwise, electros tatic
ch arge could build up again.
Obser vethe no tes on operating fluids
(/ page 429). 1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Fuelfiller cap
3 Fuel type
4 Tyre pressure table
5 QR code forre scue card #
Press on the back area of fuel filler flap 1. #
Turn the fuel filler cap anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Comple tely inse rtthe pump nozzle into the
ta nk filler nec k,hook in place and refuel. #
Only fill th e fuel tank until the pump nozzle
switches off.
% Vehicles with a diesel engine: theta nk
fi ller neck is designed forre fuelling at diesel
fi lling pumps.
% Vehicles with a diesel engine: whenthe
fuel tank is compl etely em pty, top up with at
least 5 litres of diesel.
% Vehicles with a diesel engine: use afiller
neck with a lar gediame terfo rve hicles with
a diesel engine when topping up fuel from a
fuel can. Otherwise, thefiller neck cannot
slide into theta nk. #
Replace the cap on thefiller neck and turn
clockwise until it engages audibl y. #
Close the fuel filler flap. Driving and parking
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The
following messages appear in order in the
multifunction display when theAd Blue ®
tank
re qu ires refilling:
R Refill AdBlue See Owner’s Manual .Yo u can
on lydrive theve hicle overth e dis tance
shown.
R Top up AdBlue Perf. reduced in XXX miles
See Owner's Manual. You can on ly drivethe
ve hicle overth e dis tance shown. The
Ad Blue ®
tank is down tothere ser veleve l.
R Top up AdBlue Perf. reduced: XXX km/h No
start in XXX km. You can on lydrive theve hi‐
cle overth e dis tance shown. Refill Ad Blue ®
as soon as possible.
R Refill AdBlue Eng. start not possible. The
vehicle can no longer be star ted.
Yo u can see theAd Blue ®
ra nge and le vel in the
multifunction display (/ page 230).
% The AdBlue ®
ra nge shown depends strongly
on the driving style and operating condi‐
tions. The actual range can therefore deviate
from the calculated range. Opening the
AdBlue ®
filler cap #
Press on the back area of fuel filler flap 1. #
Turn AdBlue ®
filler cap 2anti-clockwise and
re mo veit.
% You can also store theAd Blue ®
filler cap in
th e fuel filler cap holder in the fuel filler flap
hin gearm. Prepa
ring theAd Blue ®
re fill canis ter #
Screw onthefast ener of AdBlue ®
re fill canis‐
te r2. #
Screw disposable hose 1onto the opening
of Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 until hand-tight. Driving and parking
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To
pping up AdBlue ® #
Screw disposable hose 1onto thefiller
neck of theve hicle until hand-tight. #
Lift up and tip AdBlue ®
re fill canis ter2.
The filling process stops when theAd Blue ®
ta nk is compl etely full.
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 can be remo ved
when it has been only partially em ptied. #
Unscr ew and close disposable hose 1and
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 inreve rse order. #
Replace theAd Blue ®
fuel filler cap and turn it
clockwise. #
Close the fuel filler flap. #
Swit chon the ignition for at least 60 sec‐
onds.
% Ifth eve hicle could not be star ted as the
Ad Blue ®
tan kwa s em pty, it can take up to
60 seconds forth ere fill to be de tected. #
Start theve hicle.
% Avoid storing AdBlue ®
re fill con tainers per‐
manently in theve hicle. Pa
rking Pa
rking theve hicle &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
caused byan insuf ficiently secu redve hi‐
cle rolling away.
If th eve hicle is not securely par ked suf fi‐
ciently, it can rollaw ay in an uncont rolled
wa yev en at a slight downhill gradient. #
Ensure that the par kedve hicle is alw ays
properly secured against rolling away as
fo llo ws: R
on uphill or downhill gradients, turn
th e front wheels so that theve hicle
ro lls towa rdsth eke rb if it starts
moving.
R apply the parking brake.
R switch the transmission toposition
j. &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haust sy stem parts
Flammable material such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th hot parts of theex haust sy stem or
ex haust gasflow. #
Park theve hicle so that no flammable
material can come into con tact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular, do not park on dry grass‐
land or har vested grain fields. 16 8
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R
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
R Active Parking Assist
R Blind Spot Assist
Coupling up a trailer
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle battery due
to full discharge Charging
the trailer battery using the po wer
supply of the trailer can damage theve hicle
batter y. #
Do not use theve hicle's po wer supply
to charge the trailer batter y. #
Remo vethe co ver from the ball head 1and
st ore it in a safe place (/ page 98). #
Position the trailer on a le vel sur face behind
th eve hicle and couple it up totheve hicle. #
Open the soc ket cap. #
Inse rtthe plug with lug 1in groo ve3 on
th e soc ket. #
Turn the ba yonet coupling 2clockwise as
fa r as it will go. #
Let the cap engage. #
Secure the cable tothe trailer with cable ties
(only if you are using an adap ter cable). #
Make sure that the cable is alw ays slack for
ease of mo vement during cornering. Driving and parking
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Operating
the controller 1
% button
Press brief ly:re turns tothe pr evious display
Press and hold: calls up main functions
2 © button
To call up the main functions To
call up favo urites: when the main func‐
tions are displa yed, slide controller 3
down.
3 Controller
Cont roller operating options: #
Turn 3 anti-clockwise or clo ckwise. #
Slide 1 left orright. #
Slide 4 up or down. #
Slide 2 diagonally. #
Press 7brief lyor press and hold. To
uchpad Ac
tivating/deactivating the touchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
w Input #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª theTouchpad .
Operating theto uchpad
Re quirements:
R Forve hicles with a contro ller:theto uchpad
is swit ched on (/ page 254). 1
Touchpad
2 © button
Calls up main functions and favo urites
3 D button
Calls up the control menu of the last active
audio source
4 % button 254
Multimedia sy stem
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Setting
the map scale
Re quirements:
R The map is shown.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation #
Tozoom in: swipe down on theTo uch Con‐
trol.
or #
Turn the controller anti-clockwise.
or #
Movetwo fingers apart on theto uchpad. #
Tozoom out: swipe up on theTo uch Control.
or #
Turn the controller clockwise.
or #
Movetwo fingers toge ther on theto uchpad.
% You can set the unit of measurement of the
map scale (/ page 267). Moving
the map
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
5 Map menu #
Alternatively, if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press the cent ral control ele‐
ment.
The map menu appears. #
Select "Mo vemap" in map menu 2
(/ page 293). #
Swipe in any direction on theTo uch Control
or touchpad.
or #
Slide the controller in any direction.
The map mo ves in the cor responding direc‐
tion under the crosshair. The fur ther you
mo veyour finger away from thest arting posi‐
tion on theto uchpad, thefast erthe map
mo ves. Selecting
the map orientation
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
5 Map menu #
Alternatively, if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press the cent ral control ele‐
ment.
The map menu appears. #
In map menu 3, select N,2D or
3D( /page 293).
R N:the 2D map view is displa yed so that
no rth is alw ays at theto p.
R 2D: the 2D map view is aligned tothe
direction of tr avel.
R 3D: the 3D map view is aligned tothe
direction of tr avel.
Selecting POI symbols
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
5 Map content
POIs include filling stations and ho tels which can
be displa yed as symbols on the map, forex am‐
ple. Not all POIs are available everywhere. 294
Multimedia sy stem
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*
NO
TEEngine dama gecaused byan
incor rect oil filter, incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do not use engine oils or oil filters
which do not cor respond tothe specifi‐
cations explicitly prescribed forthe
service inter vals. #
Do not alter the engine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger change inter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do not use additives. #
Follow the instructions in the service
inter val display rega rding the oil
ch ange. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytopping up too
much engine oil To
o much engine oil can damage the engine
or the catalytic con verter. #
Have excess engine oil remo ved at a
qu alified specialist workshop. #
Turn cap 1anti-clockwise and remo veit. #
Top up the engine oil. #
Replace cap 1and turn it clockwise as far
as it will go. #
Check the oil le vel again (/ page377). Checking
the coolant le vel &
WARNING Risk of bu rns from hot com‐
ponent parts in the engine compartment
Cer tain components in the engine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. the engine, the
ra diator and parts of theex haust sy stem. #
Allow the engine tocool down and only
to uch co mponent parts described in
th efo llowing. &
WARNING Risk of scalding from hot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurised,
particularly when the engine is warm. If you
open the cap, you could be scalded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Let the engine cool down before open‐
ing the cap. #
When opening the cap, wear pr otective
gl ove s and saf etygl asses. #
Open the cap slowly torelease pres‐
sure. Maintenance and care
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