Lights and visibility
normally necessary to cover part of the
headlight bulbs with stick ers or t
o change the
adjustment of the headlights t
o avoid daz-
zling other drivers.
In such cases, the regulations specify certain
light values that must be complied with for
designated points of the light distribution. This
is known as “Tourist light”.
The light distribution of the full-LED head-
lights allows the specific “tourist light” values
to be met without the need for stickers or
changes in the settings. Note
“Tourist light” is only allowed temporarily. If
you are pl anning a l
ong stay in a country
that drives on the other side, you should
take the vehicle to an Authorised Technical
Service to change the headlights. Dynamic adjustment of headlight
r
ange The headlight range is automatically adjus-
ted accor
ding t
o the vehicle load status when
they are switched on. WARNING
Heavy objects in the vehicle may mean
that the headlights dazzle and distr act oth-
er driv
ers. This could result in a serious ac-
cident. Lighting of the instrument panel,
scr
eens and contr
ol
s Depending on the model, the lighting of the
instrument panel and contr
ol
s can be adjus-
t
ed in the Easy Connect system, using the
button and the S E T T I N G S function button
Index
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Door l ock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . .
16
Door r
elease lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Doors childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Downhill speed control function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 174
Drink holder in the rear central armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
on the front of the centre console . . . . . . . . . . 175
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Driver-side general instrument panel left-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
right-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Driving driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
economical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
263
safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 62
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 91
Driving abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 142
Driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Driving in winter trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 329
Driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 304
Driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Driving profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . 252
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 DVD
DVD video mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 16
Dynamic adjustment of headlight range . . . . . 143
E E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 35
Easy Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 121 things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Electrical accessories see Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 131 convenience opening and closing . . . . . . . . . 132
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 261
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
electronic parking brake lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 246
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Electronic self-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Electronic torque management (XDS) . . . . . . . 249
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 84 anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
automatic gearbox emergency program . . 259
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 52
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 57
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . 51
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 manual unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 see Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Emergency braking assistance system indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 281
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 281
switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Emergency braking warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Emergency call service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Emergency operation front passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Emission control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 243
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 262
Engine and ignition automatic ignition switch-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
My Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 244
preheating the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
393