Start and driving
vehicle can still be driven. The EDL will switch
on again aut omatically when the br
ak
e has
cooled down.
Tractor-trailer sway mitigation*
If the vehicle is pulling a trailer, it will control
the following: tractor-trailers tend to sway.
When the swaying of the trailer is felt by the
vehicle and detected by the ESC, it will auto-
matically brake the towing vehicle within the
limits of the system and mitigate the sway.
Tractor-trailer sway mitigation is not available
in all countries.
Electronic torque management (XDS)
When taking a curve, the driveshaft differen-
tial mechanism allows the outer wheel to turn
at a higher speed than the inner wheel. In this
way, the wheel that is turning faster (outer
wheel) receives less drive torque than the in-
ner wheel. This may mean that in certain sit-
uations the torque delivered to the inner
wheel is too high, causing the wheels to spin.
On the other hand, the outer wheel is receiv-
ing a lower drive torque than it could transmit.
This causes an overall loss of lateral grip on
the front axle, resulting in understeer or
“lengthening” of the trajectory.
The XDS system can detect and correct this
effect via the sensors and signals of the ESC.
Via the ESC, the XDS will brake the inside
wheel and counter the excess driving torque of that wheel. This means that the driver
Technical specifications
Engine data P etr
ol engines
1.0 TSI Start-Stop1.4 EcoTSI Start-Stop
Power output in kW (PS) at 1/min 85 (115)/5,000-5,500110 (150)/5,000-6,000
Maximum torque (Nm at 1/min) 200/2,000-3,500250/1,500-3,500
No. of cylinders/displacement (cm 3
) 3/9994/1,395
Fuel Super 95 / Normal 91 (with a slight power loss) ROZ
Gearbox manualDSGDSG 4Drive
Top speed (km/h) 181 (5)198 (6)189 (5)
Acceleration from 0-80 km/h (seconds) 7.16.05.9
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h (seconds) 10. 78.68.9
Maximum authorised weight (kg) 1,8501,9202,010
Weight in running order (with driver) (kg) 1,3131,3751,476
Maximum authorised weight on front axle (kg) 9409901,010
Maximum authorised weight on rear axle (kg) 9409801,050
Maximum trailer weight without brakes (kg) 650680730
Weight of trailer with brakes on gradients up to 8% (kg) 1,5001,8001,950
Weight of trailer with brakes on gradients up to 12% (kg) 1,3001,6001,900 383
Technical data
Petrol engines
1.5 TSI Start-Stop2.0 TSI Start-Stop
Power output in kW (PS) at 1/min 110 (150)/5,000-6,000140 (190)/4,200-6,000
Maximum torque (Nm at 1/min) 250/1,500-3,500320/1,450-4,200
No. of cylinders/displacement (cm 3
) 4/14984/1,984
Fuel Super 95 / Normal 91 (with a slight power loss) ROZ
Gearbox manualDSGDSG 4Drive DSG 4Drive
Top speed (km/h) 201 (5)198 (6) 194 (5) 210 (5)
Acceleration from 0-80 km/h (seconds) 5.96.0 6.2 4. 7
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h (seconds) 8.58.6 9.2 7.1
Maximum authorised weight (kg) 1,9001,9202,050 2,080
Weight in running order (with driver) (kg) 1,3551,3701,502 1,541
Maximum authorised weight on front axle (kg) a)
a)a)
1,070
Maximum authorised weight on rear axle (kg) a)
a)a)
1,060
Maximum trailer weight without brakes (kg) 670680 750 750
Weight of trailer with brakes on gradients up to 8% (kg) 1,8501,800 1,950 2,000
Weight of trailer with brakes on gradients up to 12% (kg) 1,8001,6001,900 1,900a)
Data not available as this edition goes to print.
384
Technical specifications
Diesel engines
1.6 TDI CR Start-Stop2.0 TDI
Power output in kW (PS) at 1/min 85 (115)/3,250-4,000105 (143)/3,500-4,000
Maximum torque (Nm at 1/min) 250/1,500-3,250320/1, 750-3,000
No. of cylinders/displacement (cm 3
) 4/1,5984/1,968
Fuel Diesel according to standard EN 590, min. 51 CN
Gearbox manualDSG DSG
Top speed (km/h) 184 (6)184 (6) 192 (5)
Acceleration from 0-80 km/h (seconds) 8.28.2 6.4
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h (seconds) 11.511.5 9.2
Maximum authorised weight (kg) 1,9701,990 1,970
Weight in running order (with driver) (kg) 1,4281,446 1,435
Maximum authorised weight on front axle (kg) 1,0301,030 1,080
Maximum authorised weight on rear axle (kg) 930930 940
Maximum trailer weight without brakes (kg) 710720 710
Weight of trailer with brakes on gradients up to 8% (kg) 1, 7001, 700 1,900
Weight of trailer with brakes on gradients up to 12% (kg) 1,5001,500 1,800 385
Technical data
Diesel engines
2.0 TDI CR Start-Stop
Power output in kW (PS) at 1/min 110 (150)/3,500-4,000140 (190)/3,500-4,000
Maximum torque (Nm at 1/min) 340/1, 750-3,000400/1, 750-3,250
No. of cylinders/displacement (cm 3
) 4/1,9684/1,968
Fuel Diesel according to standard EN 590, min. 51 CN
Gearbox manualmanual 4Drive DSGDSG 4Drive
Top speed (km/h) 202 (6)196 (6)196 (6) 212 (6)
Acceleration from 0-80 km/h (seconds) 6.36.0 6.3 4. 7
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h (seconds) 8.59.0 8.5 7.5
Maximum authorised weight (kg) 1,9902,1202,010 2,150
Weight in running order (with driver) (kg) 1,4531,5781,483 1,578
Maximum authorised weight on front axle (kg) 1,0601,0801,090 1,120
Maximum authorised weight on rear axle (kg) 9401,070 930 1,060
Maximum trailer weight without brakes (kg) 720750 740 750
Weight of trailer with brakes on gradients up to 8% (kg) 1,9002,1001,900 2,100
Weight of trailer with brakes on gradients up to 12% (kg) 1,9002,1001,800 2,100386
Index
Driver see Corr ect sitting position . . . . . . . . .
64, 65, 66
Driv
er-side general instrument panel
left-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
right-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Driving driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
economical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
262
safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 63
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 92
Driving abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 154
Driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Driving in winter trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 329
Driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 304
Driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Driving profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . 252
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
DVD DVD video mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Dynamic lights range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
E E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 35
Easy Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 131 things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Electrical accessories
see Pow er socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 142 convenience opening and closing . . . . . . . . . 143
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 260
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
electronic parking brake lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 245
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Electronic self-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Electronic torque management (XDS) . . . . . . . 249
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 85 anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
automatic gearbox emergency program . . 259
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 52
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 58
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . 51
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
manual unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 281
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 281
s
witching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Emergency braking warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Emergency operation front passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emission control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 243
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
239
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 261
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 239
starting up (driver messages with the me-chanical contact) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
switching off (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Engine and ignition automatic ignition switch-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
My Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 244
preheating the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
starting the engine with Press & Drive . . . . . 242
stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Engine breakdown Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
393
Index
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 85
T yr
e r
epair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 85
see also Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 357 accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 358
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 54
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
360
interchanging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
new tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 85
service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
with compulsory direction of rotation . . . . . . . 57
with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Tyre tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Tyre wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 359
U Unfastening your seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Unfasten the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . 237 connecting an external data storage de-vice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
USB/AUX-IN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Vehicle
data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 56
unlocking and locking the vehicle with Key- less Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 354 assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
356
connecting and disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
disconnect and connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Vehicle care windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . . . . 61
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow sys- tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 139
activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Vehicle paint maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Vehicle seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 69
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 85
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Vertical load on the coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Vertical load on the trailer coupling loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 W
Warning lamps engine cool
ant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Warning symbols see Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 370
Washing the vehicle external vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
high pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 305
things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 381
Welcome light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
152
What negatively affects driving safety? . . . . . . 63
Wheel balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 382 anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 55
caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 55
loosening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 56
tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357, 382 central wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 382
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 57
new wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
58
temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Wheel spanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 85
Wheel trim removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 55
Windows electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
18, 142
Window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
403