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Vehicle care297Jump starting
Do not start with quick charger.
A vehicle with a discharged battery
can be started using jump leads and
the battery of another vehicle.
Do not start with quick charger.9 Warning
Be extremely careful when starting
with jump leads. Any deviation
from the following instructions can
lead to injuries or damage caused
by battery explosion or damage to the electrical systems of both
vehicles.
9 Warning
Avoid contact of the battery with
eyes, skin, fabrics and painted
surfaces. The fluid contains
sulphuric acid which can cause
injuries and damage in the event
of direct contact.
● Never expose the vehicle battery
to naked flames or sparks.
● A discharged vehicle battery can already freeze at a temperature
of 0 °C. Defrost the frozen vehicle
battery before connecting jump leads.
● Wear eye protection and protective clothing when
handling a battery.
● Use a booster vehicle battery with the same voltage (12 Volt).
Its capacity (Ah) must not be
much less than that of the
discharged vehicle battery.
● Use jump leads with insulated terminals and a cross section of
at least 16 mm 2
(25 mm 2
for
diesel engines).
● Do not disconnect the discharged
vehicle battery from the vehicle.
● Switch off all unnecessary electrical consumers.
● Do not lean over the battery during jump starting.
● Do not allow the terminals of one
lead to touch those of the other
lead.● The vehicles must not come into contact with each other during
the jump starting process.
● Apply the parking brake, transmission in neutral,
automatic transmission in P.
● Open the positive terminal protection cap of your vehicle in
the engine compartment and of
the booster vehicle battery.
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298Vehicle careLead connection order:1. Connect the red lead to the positive terminal of the booster
battery.
2. Connect the other end of the red lead to the positive terminal of the
discharged battery.
3. Connect the black lead to the negative terminal of the boosterbattery.
4. Connect the other end of the black
lead to a vehicle grounding point
of your vehicle in the engine
compartment.
Route the leads so that they cannot
catch on rotating parts in the engine
compartment.
To start the engine: 1. Start the engine of the vehicle providing the jump.
2. After five minutes, start the other engine. Start attempts should be
made for no longer than
15 seconds at an interval of one
minute.3. Allow both engines to idle for approx. three minutes with the
leads connected.
4. Switch on electrical consumers (e.g. headlights, heated rear
window) of the vehicle receiving
the jump start.
5. Reverse above sequence exactly when removing leads.Towing
Towing the vehicle
Disengage cap at bottom and removedownwards.
The towing eye is stowed with the
vehicle tools 3 282.
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332IndexAAccessories and vehicle modifications .......................... 260
Activating Bluetooth music .........161
Activating phone .........................184
Activating radio ........................... 154
Activating the navigation system 167
Activating USB audio ..................161
Activating USB movie .................163
Activating USB picture ................162
Active Emergency Braking .........234
Active head restraints ...................37
Adaptive cruise control .......117, 223
AdBlue ........................ 115, 207, 305
Adjustable air vents ...................196
Airbag and belt tensioners .........111
Airbag deactivation ..............59, 112
Airbag label................................... 54 Airbag system .............................. 54
Air conditioning regular operation ................................ 197
Air conditioning system .............. 191
Air intake .................................... 197
Air vents...................................... 196
Antilock brake system ................ 214
Antilock brake system (ABS) .....113
Anti-theft alarm system ................26
Anti-theft locking system .............. 26
Appearance care ........................300
Armrest ......................................... 42Armrest storage ........................... 69
Ashtrays ..................................... 102
Audio files ................................... 159
Automatic anti-dazzle ..................30
Automatic light control ...............131
Automatic locking ........................24
Automatic transmission .............210
Autostop ..................................... 202
Auto volume................................ 151
Auxiliary heater ........................... 196
B Basic operation ........................... 148
Battery discharge protection ......139
Battery voltage ........................... 123
Bicycle rack .................................. 70
BlueInjection ............................... 207
Bluetooth Bluetooth connection ..............181
Bluetooth music menu ............161
Connecting device ..................159
General information ................159
Pairing ..................................... 181
Phone ...................................... 184
Bluetooth connection ..................181
Bonnet ....................................... 261
Brake and clutch fluid .................305
Brake and clutch system ...........112
Brake assist ............................... 216
Brake fluid .................................. 265
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338Radio....................................... 154
USB ......................................... 159
USB Connecting device ..................159
General information ................159
USB audio menu .....................161
USB movie menu ....................163
USB picture menu ...................162
Using smartphone applications ..164
Using this manual ..........................3
V Vehicle battery ........................... 265
Vehicle checks............................ 261
Vehicle data ................................ 310
Vehicle data recording and privacy ..................................... 331
Vehicle detected ahead ..............117
Vehicle dimensions .................... 317
Vehicle Identification Number ....308
Vehicle jack ................................ 282
Vehicle messages .....................122
Vehicle personalisation .............124
Vehicle security ............................ 26
Vehicle specific data ......................3
Vehicle storage ........................... 260
Vehicle tools ............................... 282
Vehicle unlocking ........................... 6
Vehicle weight ........................... 316
Ventilation ................................... 190Voice guidance........................... 167
Voice recognition ........................180
Volume Auto volume ............................ 151
Maximum startup volume ........151
Mute function........................... 145
Ring tone volume ....................151
Setting the volume ..................145
Speed compensated volume ..151
Touch beep volume ................151
TP volume ............................... 151
Volume limitation at high
temperatures ........................... 145
Volume settings .......................... 151
W
Warning chimes .........................123
Warning lights ............................. 103
Warning triangle .......................... 92
Washer and wiper systems .........14
Washer fluid ............................... 265
Waveband selection ...................154
Wheel changing .........................291
Wheel covers ............................. 288
Wheels and tyres .......................282
Windows ....................................... 31
Windscreen................................... 31
Windscreen wiper/washer ...........98
Winter tyres ............................... 282
Wiper blade replacement ..........267