Sitting correctly and safely
The top tether anchors in the vehicle are only
designed for child safety seats equipped with
an upper strap. To reduce the risk of serious or
fatal injury, never secure other child restraint
systems, belts, or objects to the anchors.
Securing unused safety belts on the rear
Fig. 65 Rear bench seat: securing unused safety belts
If a child safety seat is used on the rear bench
seat, the child must not be able to reach any
safety belts that are not being used. Secure safe-
ty belts that are within reach of the child.
> If you secure a child safety seat to the LATCH
anchors, fasten the safety belt on the seat
where the child safety seat is installed using
the seat's safety belt latch.
> If you secure a child safety seat to one of the
outer seats, fasten the safety belt for the cen-
ter seat in its latch.
> Activate the belt retractor lock on the fastened
safety belts. To do this, pull the upper belt out
completely and then allow it to retract. You will
hear a clicking sound while the belt is retract-
ing. It will not be possible to pull the safety
belt out any farther.
> Make sure the fastened safety belt does not
block access to the LATCH anchors. Otherwise,
it may not be possible to secure the child safety
seat to the LATCH anchors correctly.
A child in a child safety seat could play with
the unused safety belts and then become en-
tangled in them, which increases the risk of
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fatal injury. Always secure unused safety belts
so that they are not within reach of children in
child safety seats.
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Storage and convenience
— Make sure your view toward the rear is not
blocked, for example by hanging clothing or
objects in the vehicle.
Luggage compartment
General information
All pieces of luggage or objects must be securely
fastened in the luggage compartment. Note the
following to maintain good vehicle handling:
> Distribute the load evenly in the luggage com-
partment.
> Stow heavy luggage as far forward in the lug-
gage compartment as possible.
> Use non-elastic cords attached to the tie-downs
to secure objects.
Z\ WARNING
— Applies to: vehicles with luggage compart-
ment cover: The luggage compartment cov-
er is not a surface for storing objects. Ob-
jects placed on the cover increase the risk of
injury to all vehicle occupants during sudden
driving or braking maneuvers or in the event
of an accident.
— Applies to: vehicles with luggage compart-
ment cover: The luggage compartment cov-
er must always be securely fastened when in
use to reduce the risk of an accident.
— Loose objects can be thrown around the ve-
hicle interior during sudden driving or brak-
ing maneuvers, which increases the risk of
an accident. Always stow objects securely in
the luggage compartment and secure them
at the tie-downs. Use straps suitable for
heavy objects.
— If pieces of luggage or objects are secured
to the tie-downs with unsuitable or dam-
aged straps, this can increase the risk of in-
jury during braking maneuvers or accidents.
— When transporting heavy objects, the vehi-
cle characteristics will change due to the
shift in the center of gravity, which increases
the risk of an accident. You may need to
adapt your driving style and speed to the
current conditions.
— The cargo net* is only strong enough to se-
cure light objects. Heavy objects are not ade-
quately secured. Attempting to secure heavy
objects increases the risk of injury.
— Never exceed the permitted axle and load
and vehicle weight > page 298.
— Never secure a child safety seat to the tie-
downs.
— Never leave your vehicle unattended, espe-
cially if the luggage compartment lid is
open. Children could enter the luggage com-
partment and close the luggage compart-
ment lid from the inside. This creates the
risk of fatal injury, since the children would
be locked in and may not be able to escape
by themselves.
— Do not allow children to play in or on the ve-
hicle. Close and lock the luggage compart-
ment lid as well as all other doors when you
leave the vehicle.
— Never transport passengers in the luggage
compartment. Every passenger must be cor-
rectly secured with the safety belts in the
vehicle > page 61.
— Be careful when releasing the backrest and
folding
it forward. To reduce the risk of be-
ing pinched, pay attention and check when
folding backrests forward.
— The backrest must be securely latched so
objects cannot slide forward out of the lug-
gage compartment during sudden braking.
— The backrest must be latched securely to en-
sure that the safety belt is protecting the
center seating position.
— Always pull forward on the backrest to make
sure it is check if it is correctly locked in
place.
@) Note
—To reduce the risk of damage, move the rear
head restraints down > page 60 before fold-
ing the rear backrests forward.
— When folding the backrest forward, make
sure the outer safety belts are in the belt
guide recess so that they do not get pinched
in the backrest lock and damaged. Other ob-
jects should be removed from the rear
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Index
Removing the caps (wheel bolts)......... 277
REPAailS saion o & naena os wa oF eK 6 BRR oo 292
Repeats = s cses = eas 4 i sien oy ceo ge ee 228
Replacement key. « i ec ess een ge eer se ore 33
Replacement parts..............-02 ee ee 294
Replacing fuses ...........0.e cece eee 284
Reporting Safety Defects................ 294
Reverse gear
PefeP tO Gal's « s mass = ¢ neues 5 a aes s 2 ees 90
RIMS 2... eee 262
Cleaning’s < « ccs =» goes te eewe es oes eos 270
Road Cartieh wxsex + wean x 2 mame oe Roum a ge 102
Rolling ability
Electromechanical parking brake......... 96
ICL aSSIStiecss cs ssawens sv winenne » 0 soanane a 9 exnitone 97
Transmission idle...................00. 91
Roof
refer to Panoramic glass roof............ 41
Roof lodd «= seen s enema ¢ eaues 8 ¢ wees 5 toes 298
Roof rack... 2... eee eee eee eee 80
also refer to Roof rack..............000- 80
Route guidance
SEOPPIING secvees sv sxoess ov exams & a cavers vo ome 203
also refer to Navigation............... 197
Route planner (e-tron)............000 00 202
Running direction (tires)................ 279
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Safety beltSiesccs 2 a aces vw cece < womens wv nec & 61
Cleaning..... 2.0... 6c cece eee eee eee 271
LOGKINGicws = & worms = 2 eee & 2 eee £ o ome ee 72
Securing child safety seats.............. 72
Satellite:map « sess = 2 evar ee wesw 2 wasn © 208
Screen
refer to Touch display................0. 15
Serewd river's « o wweis 6 o wane 6 eae ae sore ve 274
SDieard reader (MMI) sie. ss scons oe sani vo 222
Search-area (POD) sews « s wees x y cee x 2 nese 200
Search for charging station
refer to Online Points of Interest........ 200
Search function
refer to Free text search............... 230
Seatheating vveisi « « cao © 6 maven « weno © wrewess 84
Seats
Adjusting the front seats............... 57
Cleaning « < ¢ ses ss sees co ees ce ease es 271
308
FOlGINGsecers «a cserens w= mwenecs «ws mnavees ww eee eH 79
Front passenger’s seat adjustment....... 59
Head restraints... ...0.. eee cece eee eee 60
Massage-FUnction wccnes scence se oem oe ere 57
Memory function............00 eee eee 64
Resetting the position.................. 58
Storing’a seatiprofile « sicis « «sete «x owas a « 64
Seat Ventilation: ss ssws seas x s wae 2 es 84
Selecting a source (media).............. 226
Selector levers » = wens 2 » wer 5 os meme: > eer 90
Self-learning navigation
refer to Personal route assistance....... 205
Sensors
Coverage areas
Locations........ 0.0... 0c eee eee eee
Service interval display..............00. 246
Setting measurement units.............. 236
SOtbINGSions «sms +o cei meen ¢ mane ev BH 236
Announcements and tones............. 236
BlWGtoOth ; « = sees y = sees =p eewe se eee 237
Daterand timers «x sess sx swan x awa 2s 236
Language.............. ce eee eee ee 236
Measurement units..............00005 236
Mediates <6 nai se ames 6 wa os ween as wen 231
Navigation.............0 02sec eee eee 211
R&GIG
SyStEM . 6. eee ete eee 236
Time zone... 22... eee eee eee 236
WiFFUHOtspOt © cases x « cares ¢ © awe 2 8 pew e 192
Setting the charging target.............. 113
Setting the language................00. 236
Setting the time..............--.000005 236
Shade
Rear window/rear doors..............-. 51
Shift paddles
Adjusting recuperation................. 93
Ship carrier's » awn s eeaes + yews « ween so oe 102
Shortcut
referto Shortcuts’. « svc ee ees so ores a oe 20
Shorteutsevs 2 2 soscve se even 2 o eween ¥ x wea © 8s 20
SHUffl@ sos s = eerom « = nes 5 e eeen ee cee eee 228
Side@aSSiSticcs x ¢ seve + ¢ ceewe & 2 eee Be ee 158
Cleaning’SeNSOLs: soi. ss exe e ecomes & wanes 269
SIM at « 3 ses os neces vo seme vy Pre ey sees 188
SiriusXM alert notifications.............. 217