The essentials
How it works
Unl ocking and l
ocking
Doors Fig. 3
Remote control key: keys. Fig. 4
Centre console: central locking switch. Locking and unlocking the vehicle using
the k
ey
Opening and closing
Should any of the doors or the rear lid remain
open when the v ehicl
e is l
ocked, the turn sig-
nals will only flash when they are closed. WARNING
Do not leave people or animals in vehicles
lock ed fr
om outside with the Safe lock acti-
vated: the doors and windows cannot then
be opened from the inside. Doors locked in
this manner could delay assistance in an
emergency. Risk of death! Note
Opening and closing
Central locking button Fig. 122
Central lock button. If the vehicle has not been locked from out-
side
, it is possibl
e t
o lock and unlock the
doors from inside by pressing the
Opening and closing
Automatically disabling sensors
If the v ehicl
e is not l
ocked or unlocked for a
long period of time, the proximity sensor on
the passenger door is automatically disa-
bled.
If one of the sensor surfaces on the door han-
dles is often activated in an unusual manner
with the vehicle locked (e.g. by the branches
of a bush rubbing against it), all proximity
sensors are disabled for a time. If this only
happens with the exterior sensor on the driv-
er
Lights and visibility
The light is adjusted according to the data re-
cor ded by the light sensor that is inst
all
ed be-
tween the windscreen and the inside rear
view mirror.
The function automatically turns on the side
lights and headlights, the lighting for the en-
try area on the exterior mirrors and the num-
ber plate light.
“Coming Home” function
The light is automatically switched on when
the driver door is opened (for 60 seconds af-
ter the ignition is switched off).
The light is switched off when all the doors
and the rear lid are closed.
If a door or the rear lid remains open, the light
will switch off after 60 seconds.
“Leaving Home” function
The light is automatically switched on when
the vehicle is unlocked using the remote con-
trol.
The light is switched off after 10 seconds or
when the vehicle is locked. Hazard warning lights switch
Fig. 133
Instrument panel: switch for hazard
w arning lights.
Driving
With the help of this system, the ABS is activa-
t ed mor
e quickly and mor
e efficiently.
The brake assist function is deactivated auto-
matically when the brake pedal is released.
Hill hold control (HHC)*
The HHC system makes it easier to start the
vehicle on hills. The system maintains the
brake pressure created by pressing down on
the brake pedal for 2 seconds after it has
been released. Your foot can be removed
from the brake pedal and you can use the
accelerator pedal and move away on a hill
without having to use the handbrake. The
brake pressure drops as the accelerator ped-
al is pressed. If the vehicle cannot be started,
it will start to move backwards after 2 sec-
onds.
The HHC is activated on gradients of over 5%,
if the driver door is closed. It only works for
starting on hills, moving both forward and in
reverse. It is not activated during start-up
down hill.
Control lamp
If the control lamp ! flashes, the ESC is working.
If the ! warning lamp illuminates on ignition,
the ESC system may have switched off due to
technical reasons. Turn off the ignition and
turn it on again. Upon switching on the igni-
tion again, if the warning lamp has switched off, this means the ESC is functioning correct-
ly again.
If the !
warning lamp is illuminat
ed there is a
fault in the ESC.
The informative display indicates:
F a u l t : e l e c t r o n i c s t a b i l i t y c o n -
t r o l ( E S C )
or F a u l t : t r a c t i o n c o n t r o l s y s t e m
( A S R )
Go to a technical service. Note
If the battery is disconnected and connec-
ted again, the yell o
w warning lamp !
lights up when the ignition is switched on.
This warning lamp must switch off after
covering a short distance. Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
The ABS system prevents the wheels locking
during br
aking. This helps the driv
er k
eep
control of the vehicle.
The driver is made aware of ABS assistance
by the pulsating of the brake pedal and a
characteristic noise.
Keep the brake pedal pressed down while the
ABS is working. The ABS will switch off when the brake pedal is released. Never brake in-
termittently whil
e the ABS is working!
Control lamp
If the warning lamp is illuminated, there is a fault in the ABS.
The informative display indicates:
A B S f a u l t
The brake system alone is operational in the
vehicle, without ABS.
Go to a technical service. WARNING
Index
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 37 adjusting the t emper
at
ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
blower selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
windscreen defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 108
Closing central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
vehicle with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
119
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 140
Coming Home and Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Coming Home and Leaving Home Function . . 124
Communication between the Infotainment system and mobile devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
135
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Full Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 163
Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 103 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 202
ABS anti-blocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 73
alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 202
audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
blocking of the steering column . . . . . . . . . . . 209
brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 200
break recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 248
coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
deactivating the airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
depress the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
diesel preheating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 disabling airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
72
EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 201
emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
213
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 247
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 201
fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
gearbox malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 120
particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 63
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 260
windscreen washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Controls and displays general instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 119
Controls on the steering wheel without voice control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
with voice control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Coolant level control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Coolant temperature control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Cooling coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cooling system checking coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
58 Correct sitting position
driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 58
fr
ont passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
rear seat passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 217 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 217
temporary deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
turning off the cruise control system . . . . . . . 218
D Damage to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 34
Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Deactivating the front passenger front airbag . 17
Deactivation of front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 73
Defective bulbs changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Diesel engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 247
particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
196
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 244
Diesel fuel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 281
Direction of rotation tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 51
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
98, 99
Disposal belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 11
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 285
Index
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 11
Doors chil d-pr
oof l
ocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Drink holder centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
rear seat armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 58, 59, 60
Driver information system operation through the windscreen wiperlever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 27
Driving driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
economical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 211
safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 57
Driving abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 125
Driving data data summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 28
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232, 277
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
E E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 24
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . 201, 203
Efficiency program saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 32
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 119
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 203 Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Electronic St
ability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 78 automatic gearbox emergency program . . 207
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 46
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 78
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 52
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Emergency fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 45
Emergency braking assistance system indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 220
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 221
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Emergency operation front passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emission control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
196
run-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 210
Start-Stop System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 196
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Engine and ignition
starting the engine with Keyl ess Access . . . 197
Engine breakdown Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244, 246 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 251
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 248
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247, 248
opening the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
windscreen washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
G12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 43
G13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 43
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 43
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 249
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Engine identification letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 42, 247 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247, 248
checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 248
inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
247
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 248
Engine oil pressure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
286