The essentials
Connect the other end of the blac
k jump
lead X to a solid metal component bol-
t ed t
o the en
gine block or to the engine
block itself of the vehicle with the flat
battery. Do not connect it to a point near
the battery A .
P o
s
ition the leads in such a way that
they cannot come into contact with any
moving parts in the engine compart-
ment.
Starting Start the engine of the vehicle with the
boosting battery and let it run at idling
speed.
Start the engine of the vehicle with the
flat battery and wait for 2 or 3 minutes
until the engine is running.
Removing the jump leads Before you remove the jump leads,
switch off the dipped beam headlights if
they are switched on.
Turn on the heater blower and heated
rear window in the vehicle with the flat
battery. This helps minimise voltage
peaks which are generated when the
leads are disconnected.
When the engine is running, disconnect
the leads in reverse order to the details
given above.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Make sure the battery clamps have sufficient
metal-to-met
al contact with the battery termi-
nals.
If the engine fails to start after about 10 sec-
onds, switch off the starter and try again after
about 1 minute. WARNING
● Ple a
se note the safety warnings referring to
working in the engine compartment
››› page 298.
● The battery providing assistance must have
the same v
oltage as the flat battery (12V) and
approximately the same capacity (see imprint
on battery). Failure to comply could result in
an explosion.
● Never use jump leads when one of the bat-
teries
is frozen. Danger of explosion! Even af-
ter the battery has thawed, battery acid could
leak and cause chemical burns. If a battery
freezes, it should be replaced.
● Keep sparks, flames and lighted cigarettes
awa
y from batteries, danger of explosion.
Failure to comply could result in an explo-
sion.
● Observe the instructions provided by the
manufact
urer of the jump leads.
● Do not connect the negative cable from the
other vehic
le directly to the negative terminal
of the flat battery. The gas emitted from the
battery could be ignited by sparks. Danger of
explosion. ●
Never att ac
h the negative cable to fuel sys-
tem components or the brake lines in the oth-
er vehicle.
● The non-insulated parts of the battery
clamp
s must not be allowed to touch. The
jump lead attached to the positive battery
terminal must not touch metal parts of the ve-
hicle, this can cause a short circuit.
● Position the leads in such a way that they
cannot c
ome into contact with any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
● Do not lean on the batteries. This could re-
sult
in chemical burns. Note
The vehicles must not touch each other, oth-
erw i
se electricity could flow as soon as the
positive terminals are connected. 70
Emergencies
they should be changed if they are damaged,
or c l
e
aned if they are dirty ››› .
Dam ag
ed w
indscreen wiper blades should be
replaced immediately. These are available
from qualified workshops. WARNING
Worn or dirty windscreen wiper blades reduce
vi s
ibility and increase the risk of accident
and serious injury.
● Always replace damaged or worn wind-
scr
een wiper blades or blades that no longer
clean the windscreen properly. CAUTION
● Damag ed or dir
ty windscreen wipers could
scratch the glass.
● If products containing solvents, rough
spong
es or sharp objects are used to clean
the blades, the graphite layer will be dam-
aged.
● Never use fuel, nail varnish remover, paint
thinner or simil
ar products to clean the win-
dows.
● In icy conditions, always check that the
wiper bl
ades are not frozen to the glass be-
fore using the wipers. In cold weather, it may
help to leave the vehicle parked with the wip-
ers in service position ›››
page 71. CAUTION
● To pr ev
ent damage to the bonnet and the
wiper arms, only leave them in the service
position.
● Before driving, always lower the wiper
arms. Tow-starting and towing
Introduction Tow-starting me
an
s
starting the engine of
the vehicle while another pulls it.
Towing means one vehicle pulling another
that is not roadworthy.
Always consider the legal provisions relating
to tow-starting and towing.
For technical reasons, towing a vehicle with a
discharged battery is not allowed. The jump
start should be used instead ›››
page 69.
If the vehicle comes with the Keyless Access
system, towing is only allowed with the igni-
tion on!
The vehicle battery drains if the vehicle is
towed with the engine switched off and the
ignition connected. Depending on the battery
charge status, the drop in voltage may be so
large, even after just a few minutes, that no
electrical device in the vehicle may work e.g. the hazard warning lights. In vehicles with
the Keyle
ss Access system, the steering
wheel could lock ››› .
WARNING
A vehicle with no power should never be tow-
ed.
● During towing, never switch off the ignition
with the s t
arter button. Otherwise, the elec-
tronic lock of the steering column could sud-
denly get blocked and it would be impossible
to steer the vehicle. This could cause an acci-
dent, serious injury and loss of control of the
vehicle.
● If during towing the vehicle runs out of
power
, stop towing immediately and request
the assistance of specialist personnel. WARNING
Vehicle handling and braking capacity
ch an
ge considerably during towing. Please
observe the following instructions to mini-
mise the risk of serious accidents and injury:
● As the driver of the vehicle being towed:
– You shoul
d depress the brake much hard-
er as the brake servo does not operate.
Pay the utmost attention to avoid crash-
ing into the towing vehicle.
– More strength is required at the steering
wheel as the power steering does not op-
erate when the engine is switched off.
● As the driver of the towing vehicle: 98
Index
Vertical load on the coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
V er
tic
al load on the trailer coupling
loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
W Warning symbols see Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Welcome light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
What negatively affects driving safety? . . . . . . . . 73
Wheel balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
loosening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 319 central wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 66
new wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Wheel spanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Wheel trim removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Windows electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 139
removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Window wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Windscreen heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 windscreen and rear window wiper blades
chan ging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Windscreen and rear window wiper blades . . . . . 97
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 153
Windscreen washer water capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper sys- tems
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 153 functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
lifting the wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
window wiper lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Winter conditions battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
defrosting the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Winter driving sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Winter operation headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
salt on the roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Wireless Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 X
XDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
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