Aspec
tratio: relationship between tir eheight
and tir ewidthinp ercent.
Ti re pressure: pressureinside thet irea pplying
an outwar dforce toeve rysquar einc hoft he
tire's sur face. The tir epressur eiss pecified in
pounds per squar einc h( psi), in kilopascal (kPa)
or in bar .The tir epressur eshoul donlybec orrec‐
te dw hen thet ires ar ecold.
Ti re pressur eoncoldt ires: thet ires ar ecold
when thev ehicle has been par kedw itht he tires
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh our sand
th ev ehicle has been driven less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur face: thep artoft he tir ethat
comes int ocontact wi th theroad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose of thet ireb ead is to
ensur ethat thet ires its securel yonthe wheel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores in thet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengt honthe
whee lrim.
Sid ew all: thep artoft he tir ebetwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
Special equipment weight: thec ombined
we ight of those optional extras that we igh more
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and mor ethan
5l bs (2. 3kg). These optiona lextras ,suc has
high-pe rformance brakes, le velc ontrol sy stem, a
ro of luggag erackorah igh-perform anc ebatter y,
ar en otincluded in thec urb weight and the
we ight of thea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number): auniqu eiden‐
tification number whic hcan be used byatire
manufacturer toidentify tires, fore xamp lefora
product recall, and thus identif ythe pur chasers.
The TIN is made up of them anufacturer identifi‐
cation code, tir esize, tir etype code and them an‐
ufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde x(also
load index) is acode that con tains them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is ther esult of friction between
th et ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir etread. If thet ire
tread is le velw itht he bars, thew ear limit of
1/1 6in( 1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants over designated seat posi‐
tions in avehicle. Maximum permissible pa
yload weight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag eload plus 150lbs (68 kg)
multiplied bythen umber of seats in thev ehicle. Changing
awheel Note
sons electing, installing and replacing
tires Yo
uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permit ted
wheel/tir ecombinations at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct size sofwheels and tires
If wheels and tires of thew rong size ar eused,
th ew heel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponents ma ybedamaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
ones that fulfill thes pecification softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
R Perm issible wheel load
R Wheel of fset
Fo rtires, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type
R Load-bearing index
R Speed rating &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. 238
Wheels and tires
Ve
hicle identification plat e(example: Can‐
ada, comple te vehicles)
1 Vehicle manufacturer
2 VIN (vehicle identification number)
3 Perm issible grossmass
4 Perm issible grossmassofv ehicle combina‐
tion
5 Perm issible front axle load
6 Perm issible rear axle load
7 Dateofm anufacture
8 Paint code Ve
hicle identification plat e(example: Can‐
ada, incomple te vehicles)
1 Vehicle manufacturer
2 VIN (vehicle identification number)
3 Perm issible grossmass
4 Perm issible grossmassofv ehicle combina‐
tion
5 Perm issible front axle load
6 Perm issible rear axle load
7 Dateofm anufacture
8 Paint code
The maximum permissible gross vehicle weight is
made up of thev ehicle weight ,allve hicle occu‐
pants, thef uel and thel oad. The maximum gross
axle weight rating is them aximum weight that
can be car ried byone axle (front or rear axle).
Ne vere xceed them aximum permissible gross
ve hicle weight or them aximum gross axle weight
ra ting fort he front or rear axle. The
vehicle identification plat emayalso contain
th ef ollowing data:
R Payload
R Curb weight
R Numb er of passenger seats
VIN eng rave du nde rneat hthe hood Engr
avedVIN1 is located underneat hthe hood.
VIN underneat hthe windshield The VIN is als
oattached as alabel on thel ow er
section of windshield 2.
Emission Control Information label Example: Emission Control Information label
% The dat
aisvehicle-speci fica nd can dif fer
from that shown. Te
ch nica ldata 253
Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's
Manual ............................................. 288
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCur‐
re ntl yU navailable See Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 288
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tIno pera‐
tive .................................................. .289
Air Conditioning Malfunction See
Operator's Manual ........................... 286
Apply Brak etoShiftfrom' P' ............ 287
Au xilia ryBatter yMalfunction ........... 286
Blind Spo tAssistCur rently
Un available See Operator' sManual
.......................................................... 277
Blind Spo tAssistInoperative ............276
Blind Spo tAssistTrailer NotM oni‐
to red .................................................2 76
Chec kBrake Pads See Operator's
Manual .............................................2 72
Cruise Control Inoperative ................275
Cur rentl yU navailable Radar Sen‐
sor sD irty .......................................... 276
Driver' sDoorO pen&T ransmission
No tinPR isk ofVehicle Rolling
Aw ay ................................................. 287
NP ermanentl yActiv eRiskofR oll‐
ing Away ........................................... 287
Only Shif tto'P' when Vehicle is
St ationary ........................................ .287
Ra dar Sensor sDirty See Opera‐
to r's Manual .................................... .272
Re generation No tPossible ............... 281
Re versing No tPossible Service
Re quired .......................................... .287
Service Required Do No tShift
Gear sVisit Dealer ........................... .287
Shif tto' P' or 'N' toStartE ngine ...... 286
SO SN OTREADY ...............................2 73
Ti re Press. Monitor Cur rently
Un available ...................................... .283
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative ....284 Ti
re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative
No Wheel Sensors ............................2 83
To Engag eTransmiss .Position R
Fir stDep ress theB rake .................... 286
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........ 287
Displa yrang e(trip menu) .................... 173
Displa ytotal di stance (trip menu) ......173
Distance cont rol
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Locking (emergency key) .................... 50
Un lockin g(emer gency key) ................ 50
Door cont rolp anel ................................ .16
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ....................................................... 234
Drinkin gand driving ............................. 111
Driv eAwayA ssist .................................1 59
Driver's seat see Seats
Driving and drinking .............................111
Drivin gcharacteristics (unusual) ....... 222
Driving instructions Foreign trip (information) .................. 11 3
Drivin glight
see Automatic driving lights
Drivin gnotes
Brak esubject toload ........................ 11 4
Braking ............................................. 11 4
Breaking-i nnotes .............................. 111
Downhil lgradien t.............................. 11 4
Drinking and driving .......................... 111
Gene rald rivin gtips .......................... .111
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings ............................................... 11 4
Pa rking brak e................................... .114
Re stricted braking ef fect (salt-trea‐
te dr oads) .........................................1 14
Tr anspor tbyrail ................................ 11 4
We troad sur faces ............................ .114
Drivin gSafet yS ystem
AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem) ........ 14 6
ASR (acceleration ski dcontrol )........ 147
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 14 6 306
Index
St
artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 11 0
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............. 11 0
St artin gassis tance ......................... .209
Engine electronics (no tes) ...................2 51
Engine number .................................... .252
Engine oil .............................................. 19 5
Ad ditiv e........................................... .258
Checkin gthe oil le vel(on-board
computer) ........................................ .195
Che cking theo il le velw ithad ip‐
st ick. ................................................ .194
Filling capacity ................................. 259
To pping up ........................................ 19 5
Engine output Notesonc hanges ............................... 25
ENR (electronic le velc ontrol) .............128
Fu nctio n........................................... 12 8
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................1 29
Manually inflatingair bello ws........... 13 2
Problems .......................................... 13 3
Ra ising thev ehicle ............................1 29
Entering and exiting .............................. .50
Environmental pr otection
No tes. ................................................20
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t.............................. 14 8
Tr ailer stabilizatio n........................... 14 8
ESP ®
(Electroni cStabilit yProgram) ...147
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 14 8
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 147
Exhaus temission moni toring .............. 11 3
Exterior lighting Care................................................. 202
Ex terior lighting
see Lights F
Fa ctor ysettings .................................. .180
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Firs t-aid kit (sof tsided) ...................... .206
Flat tire ................................................. 208
Changing awheel ............................ .241
No tes. .............................................. 208 Floorc
overing
Ins talling/ removing (s tarter bat‐
te ry ). ................................................ .211
Floor mat ................................................ .83
Fore ign trip
Instructions ...................................... .113
symmetrical lo wbeam ....................... 84
Fr ee software ........................................ .29
Fr equencies
Mobile phon e................................... .251
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................2 51
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt passenger) .. 35
Fr ont door
Opening (from inside) ........................ .49
Unlocking (from inside) ...................... 49
Fr ont passenger benc hseat
Fo lding thes eat cushion forw ards/
backwards .......................................... 71
Fr ont seats
8- wa ya djustmen toptions .................. 67
Ad justing (electrically). .......................67
Ad justing (manually) ..................... 64,66
Memor yfunction ................................ 67
Tu rning .............................................. .70
Wi th Sea tCom fort Pa ckag e. .............. .66
Wi thout Seat Comfor tPackage .......... 64
Fu el ........................................................ 255
Ad ditives .......................................... 255
Diesel ...............................................2 55
Draining thef ilter ............................ .199
E1 0. .................................................. 255
Flexibl efuel vehicles ........................ 255
Fu elreser ve ..................................... 257
Gasoline ........................................... 255
Lo wo utsid etemperatures ............... 255
Problems .......................................... 13 5
Quality (diesel )................................. 255
Quality (gasoline )............................. 255
Re fueling .......................................... 13 3
Sulfur content .................................. 255
Ta nk capacity ................................... 257
Fu el consum ption (on-boar dcom‐
puter) .................................................... .173
Fu ses ..............................................2 18,219
Befor ereplacing ............................... 218
Fu se bo xinthe front-passenger
fo ot we ll ............................................ .219
Fu se bo xinthe seat base of the
driver's seat ...................................... 219
No tes. ............................................... 218308
Index
Operating
fluids
Ad ditives (fuel) .................................2 55
Brak efluid ........................................ 260
Coolant (engine) .............................. .261
DEF .................................................. 257
Engine oi l......................................... 258
Fu el (diesel) ...................................... 255
Fu el (gasoline) ..................................2 55
No tes. .............................................. 254
Wi ndshield washer fluid ............ 261, 262
Ope ratin gInstructions (vehicle
equipment) ............................................. 22
Operatin gsafety
Chan gesint he engine po werout‐
put ...................................................... 25
Declaration of conformity (vehicle
components that recei veand/or
transmit radio wav es) .........................24
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) .......................... 24
Information .........................................23
Multimedia sy stem ........................... 178
Operating sy stem
On-boar dcomputer .......................... 17 0
Outsid emirro rs ...................................... 97
fo lding in/out .................................... .97
Setting ................................................ 97
Setting options ................................... 16
Overhead control panel Adjusting thei nterior lighting .............87
Overvie w............................................. 11P
Pa int (cleaning instructions) ...............201
Pa int code ............................................ .252
Pa rk position
Engaging ........................................... 12 3
Engaging au tomatically .................... .123
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Driv eAwayA ssist ............................. 15 9
Pa rking brak e(electrical)
see Electric parkin gbrake
Pa rking brak e(manual)
see Manual parkin gbrake
Pa rking forane xtended period ...........14 4
Pa rking light .......................................... .84
Pa rtition sliding door
Fr om thec argo compartmen t.............57
Fr om thed rive r's compartmen t..........56
Pe rm issible gross mass ...................... 252 Pe
rm issible towing me thods .............. .214
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................. 45
Phone book Downloading mobile phone con‐
tacts ................................................. 184
Sea rching forac ontact .................... 184
Placing aload on thew heel ar ch........ 191
Plastic trim (care) ................................ 204
Po we rsupp ly
Batter ymains witc h.......................... 121
Switching on (s tart/s topb utton) ...... 109
Po we rw asher (care) ........................... .200
Po we rw indo ws
see Side window Q
QR code (rescue card) ...........................27
Qualified specialis tworks hop .............. 25 R
Ra ck systems (information) ................188
Ra dar senso rs....................................... 14 5
Ra dio ..................................................... 180
Ac tivating/deactivating traf fic
announcement s............................... .181
DA Ba nnouncements ........................ 181
Program pr eview( EPG) .................... .181
Selecting thef requ ency band ........... 180
Setting astatio n. .............................. 180
St oring radio stations ...................... .180
Ra dio connection
Ke y. .................................................... 46
Re alwo od (care) .................................. 204
Re ar
Motion de tector .................................. 89
Re ar ben chseat
see Seats
Re ar Cross Traf ficA lert ...................... .159
Re ar fogl ight .......................................... 84
Re ar vie wcamera
Care ................................................. 202
Fu nctions .......................................... 15 5
Wi th rear-vie wmirro rd ispla y............ 15 6
Re ar windo wwiper
Re placing ............................................ 97
Switching on/of f................................ 95
Re ar-co mpartment heating .................102 312
Index
Re
ar-end doors
Opening and closing (from inside) ...... 56
Opening and closing (from outside) .... 55
Re ar-vie wmirro rd isplay
Displ aying/hiding ............................ .156
Re ducing agent
see DEF
Re frigerant (air conditioning)
No tes. .............................................. 262
Re fuel
Displaying theD EFleve l. .................. 137
Re filling DE F..................................... 137
Re fueling
Re fueling thev ehicle ........................ 13 3
Re generation
No tes. ............................................... 12 0
Re gistration
Ve hicle ............................................... 25
Re moving the vehicl etool kit .............220
Re placing awheel
Ins talling anew wheel ...................... 24 4
Re placing light bulbs
Indicator s(rear)( Ca rgo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van) ................................... 92
Re versing light s(Cargo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van) ................................... 92
Re porting saf etyd efects ....................... 26
Re scue card ............................................ 27
Re stra int sy stem .................................... 31
Basi cinstructions forc hildren ............ 36
Fu nctio ninana ccident ...................... 32
Fu nctionality ....................................... 31
Malfunction ........................................31
Pr otection limited ...............................31
Pr otection pr ovided ............................ 31
Self-tes t.............................................. 31
Wa rning lamps .................................... 31
Re strictin gthe shi ftrange ...................1 24
Re versing light
Changin gbulbs .................................. .94
Re versing lights
Re placing light bulbs (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 92
Rims (care) ............................................ 202
Ro adside Assistance (breakdown) ....... 23
Ro llaw ay protection
see Activating/deactivating the
HOLD function
see HOLD function Ro
of car rier (inside) ............................ .189
Ro ofrack ............................................... 267
Ro ofrack (information) ........................ 188 S
Saf etyv est ............................................ 206
Seat belt ............................................ 32 ,35
Ad justing theh eight ........................... 34
Car e.................................................2 04
Fa stening ............................................ 34
Pr otection impaired ............................33
Pr otection pr ovided ............................ 32
Re leasing ............................................ 35
Wa rning lamps .................................... 35
Seat co ver(ca re) .................................. 204
Seats ................................................. 64,72
4-w aylumbar suppor t....................... .69
8- wa ya djustmen toptions .................. 67
Ad justing armrests ............................. 71
Ad justing theh ead restra ints
mechanically ...................................... 75
Ad justing thes eat backrests (rear
benc hseat) ........................................75
Ad justing thes eat cushion (twin
co-driver's seat) ..................................71
cor rect driver's sea tposition .............. 64
Fo lding thef olding seat up/down ....... 71
front (adjus telectrical ly). .................... 67
Fr ont (adjusting manually ,with
Seat Comfor tPacka ge ). .................... .66
Fr ont (adjusting mechanicall y,
without Seat Comfor tPacka ge ). ........ .64
Fr ont (adjusting mechanically) ........... 66
Ins talling and removing rear ben ch
seat ....................................................72
Memor yfunction ................................ 67
Operating them emor yfunction ......... 69
Setting option s................................... 16
Tu rning (front seat) ............................ .70
Wi th Sea tCom fort Pa ckag e. .............. .66
Wi thout Seat Comfor tPacka ge .......... 64
Securing luggage ..................................1 85
Selecto rlev er
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Sensor s(care) ...................................... 202
Service see ASS YSTP LUS
Service (on-boar dcomputer) ...............172
Service center see Qualified specialis tworks hop Index
313