
Driving
WARNING
Observe the safety warnings ››
› in Con-
tr ol and w
arning lamps on page 70. Brake assist systems
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)*
The ESC helps t
o impr
ove safety. It reduces
the tendency to skid and improves the stabili-
ty and roadholding of the vehicle. The ESC
detects critical handling situations, such as
vehicle understeer or oversteer, or wheelspin
on the driving wheels. It stabilises the vehicle
by braking individual wheels or by reducing
the engine torque. The warning lamp will
flash on the instrument panel when the ESC is
intervening !.
The ESC includes the anti-lock brake system
(ABS), the hydraulic brake assist (HBA), the
traction control system (ASR) and the elec-
tronic differential lock (EDS)
ESC also helps stabilise the vehicle by
changing the torque.
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
ABS prevents the wheels from locking up un-
der braking until the vehicle has reached a
virtual standstill. You can continue to steer the
vehicle even when the brakes are on full.
Keep your foot on the brake pedal and do not pump the brakes. You will feel the brake pedal
pul
sat
e while the ABS is working.
If the running gear or brake system is modi-
fied, the effectiveness of the ABS could be se-
verely limited.
Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA)*
The brake assist system can reduce the re-
quired braking distance. The braking force is
automatically boosted if you press the brake
pedal quickly in an emergency. You must
keep pressing the brake pedal until the dan-
ger has passed.
Traction control system (ASR)
In the event of wheelspin, the traction control
system reduces the engine torque to match
the amount of grip available. This helps the
car to start moving, accelerate or climb a
gradient.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)*
When the EDL detects wheelspin, it brakes
the spinning wheel and directs the power to
the other driven wheel. This function is active
up to approximately 100 km/h (62 mph).
To prevent the disc brake of the braked wheel
from overheating, the EDL cuts out automati-
cally if subjected to excessive loads. The ve-
hicle can still be driven. The EDL will switch on
again automatically when the brake has
cooled down. Electronic brake pressure distribution
(EBV)
In all vehicl
es, when the brakes are applied,
the centre of gravity of the vehicle moves for-
ward. As a consequence, there is a danger
that the rear wheels may lock due to their low
traction. The electronic brake pressure distri-
bution controls the brake pressure for the rear
wheels and ensures that this pressure is dis-
tributed optimally between the front and rear
axles. Under normal circumstances it pre-
vents the rear part of the vehicle from skid-
ding due to excessive braking of the rear
wheels. The function of the electronic brake
pressure distribution is incorporated in the
ABS function.
Electromechanical brake servo (eBKV)
With the ignition switched on, the electrome-
chanical brake servo supports the force of
the foot by increasing the pressure that the
driver exerts on the brake pedal. After discon-
necting the ignition, the assistance of the
brake servo is progressively reduced. Once
stopped, immobilise the vehicle to prevent it
from moving ››› page 159.
If the electromechanical brake servo does
not work, the yellow control lamps

Index
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 driv er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 control and warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
D DAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
station update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Dangers of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Data logger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Data transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Deactivation of the front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Declaration of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Diagnostic connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Digital radio see DAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Dimensions of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 63
Disposal airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
vehicle at the end of its useful life . . . . . . . . . 209
Door handle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
child-proof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 bottle holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driver’s side overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Drive system
automatic connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
automatic disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Driving data storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
parking on upward slopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
park on upward slopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
trips abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 151
Driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Driving data indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Driving profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Driving with trailer see Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
E EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Electric devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Electrolyte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Electr
onic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Electronic parking brake lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Electronic self-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
emergency vehicle towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
first aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
replace a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Emergency closing and opening rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Emergency closing or opening front passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Emergency locking of front passenger door . . 76
Emergency opening rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Engine assisted start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Engine compartment battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182, 183
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
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