Engine
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00AC
Coolant warning lamp The
redc oolant warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is running.
* Po ssible causes:
R temp eratur esensor malfunctioning
R coolant le veltoo low
R air suppl ytothe engine radiator obstructed
R engin eradiator fanf aulty
If aw arning tone also sounds, thec oolant has exceeded thet empera‐
tur eof2 48 °F (120 °C). &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or during a
fi re inthee ngine compartment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep the
hood closed and call thef ires ervice. #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. Do no tcontinue driving. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y.
If th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yisatt he lowerend of thet empera‐
tur es cale: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Otherwise: #
Leavethev ehicle and keep asafed ista nce from thev ehicle until
th ee ngine has cooled down. #
Chec kthe coolant le vel(/ page189). #
Ensur ethat thea ir supply tothee ngine radiator is no tobstructed. #
Without subjectin gthe engine toexc essiv estrain, continue tothe
nea rest qu alified specialis tworks hop. Ensur ethat thec oolant
te mp eratur edispla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
003D
Electrical malfunction
wa rning lamp The elect
rical malfunction redw arning lam plight sup.
*A malfunction has occur redint he electrics. #
Read them essages on them ultifunction displa y.
00D4
Fu elreser vewarning
lamp The fuel
reser veyello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
*T he fuel suppliesh avereached ther eser veleve l. #
Refuel. 290
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps
Special sea
tbeltr etra ctor .................. 40
Ci ga rettel ighter ..................................... 79
Cleaning see Ca re
Cleaning waterd rain valveoft he air
intak ebox .............................................. 191
Climat econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 101
Ad justing rear-compartment heat‐
ing .................................................... 102
Air di stribution settings .................... 103
automaticall ycontrollin g(rear
passenger compartment )................. 103
Au xilia ryheating ...............................1 05
Carg ocompartmentv entilation ........ 108
Clearing fogged up windo ws............. 103
Control panel ford ual-zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol ....................... 100
Controllin gautomaticall y................. .102
Hot-water auxiliar yheater. ............... 106
Operating unit for3 -zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol ........................ 101
Re frigerant ....................................... 255
Setting thea ir distribution ................1 03
Switching air- recirculation mode
on/of f.............................................. 104
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(control panel )...................... 103
Switching theA /C function on/of f..1 02
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/of f.............................. .104
Switching thew indshield heater
on/of f..............................................1 04
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con veni‐
ence opening) .................................... 60
Ve ntilation nozzles at front ............... 104
Ve ntilation nozzles in ther oof ..........1 05
Ve ntilation nozzles, rear passenger
compartment .................................. .105
Cock pit (o verview) .................................. .6
Combination switch see High beam
see High-beam flasher
see Indicator
Compu ter
see On-boar dcomputer
Con venience closing .............................. 60
Con venience opening ............................. 60
Con versions ............................................ 21
Coolant Fillin gcapacitie s............................... 254 Coolant (engine)
Checkin glevel .................................. 189
No tes. .............................................. 254
Copyright License ............................................... 29
Trademar ks........................................ 29
Co rnering light ...................................... .85
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes. ............................... 14 8
Cruise control ...................................... .151
Ac tivating .......................................... 151
Buttons ............................................. 151
Callin gupas peed........................... .151
Deactivating ...................................... 151
Fu nctio n............................................ 151
Re quirements .................................. .151
Selecting ........................................... 151
Setting thes peed .............................. 151
St oring aspeed ................................. 151
Sy stem limitations ............................1 51
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)...... 26
Cus tomer Relations Department .......... 26 D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit (o verview)
Dashboa rdlighting
see Instrument lighting
Data recordin g(vehicle) ........................ 27
Deale rship
see Qualified speciali stwo rkshop
Declaration of conformity Vehicle componentsw hichreceive
and/or transmit radio wav es .............. 24
Wi reless vehicle components. ............24
DEF ................................................ 136, 250
Ad ditiv e................................... .136, 250
Displ aying thef ill le vel. .................... .137
Filling capacity .................................. 251
Pu rity ........................................ 136, 250
Re filling ............................................ 137
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) ............ 230
Diagnostics connection .........................25
Diesel Lowo utside temp eratures ................2 48
No tes. ............................................... 24 8
Diesel pa rticulat efilter
Au tomatic rege neration .................... 12 0
Displ aying load ................................ .120
No tes. ............................................... 12 0296
Index
Digita
lspe edome ter............................. 173
Dimming thei nsid erearvi ewmirror .... 98
DIREC TSELECT lever ............................ 12 2
Engaging driv eposit ion. ................... 12 3
Engaging neutral ............................... 12 2
Engaging pa rkposition automati‐
call y................................................. .123
Engaging reve rseg ear ...................... 12 2
Fu nctio n........................................... 12 2
Selecting pa rkposition .....................1 23
Dire ction indicator
see Indicator
Displa y(care) ........................................ 197
Displa y(on-boa rdcompu ter) ............... 171
Displa ymessage .................................. 262
Callin gup( on-boar dcompu ter) ........ 262
No tes. .............................................. 262
Displa ymessages
00AC ............................................... 271
00B2 ---mph................................. .268
003D 12VB atter ySee Operator's
Manual .............................................2 73
0099 Additiv eSystemF ault Emer‐
ge ncy Op.: XXX mphS ee Opera‐
to r's Manual .................................... .275
0099 Additiv eSystemF ault See
Operator' sManual ............................ 275
0099 Additiv eSystemF ault Starts
until Emerg. Op. :XXX See Opera‐
to r's Manual .................................... .275
Û ATTENTION ASSIS TInopera‐
tive ................................................... 270
Û ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! ............................................... 271
0049 AutoLam pFunction Inope ra‐
tive ................................................... 282
004D CheckBrake Fluid Le vel.......... 265
00AC CheckCoolant Le velS ee
Opera tor's Manual ............................ 274
00B2 CheckEngineO ilAt Next
Re fueling .......................................... 272
00B2 CheckEngineO il Le vel(Add
1L iter) .............................................. 272
003A CheckFuel Filter ..................... 2710049
CheckLeftL ow Beam (e xam‐
ple) .................................................. .282
0077 CheckTires ............................. 276
00B2 CheckWashe rFluid ................. 278
00AC Coolan tToo Ho tStopV ehicle
Tu rn Engine Off ................................. 273
00CE Currentl yU navailable Cam‐
er aD irty .......................................... .269
0025 Currently Un available See
Operator' sManual ............................ 267
00E5 Currentl yU navailable See
Opera tor's Manual ............................ 267
00AF Don't Forget Your Key ............ .277
00B3 Engine Oi lLeve lCann otBe
Measured ......................................... 271
00B2 Engine Oi lLeve lLow Stop
Ve hicle Turn Engine Off .................... 272
00B2 Engine Oi lPressur eStop
Switc hOffEngine ............................. 271
00B2 Engine Oi lReduce Oil Le vel.....2 72
0075 Front Lef tMalfunction
Service Required (e xample).............. 263
00D4 Fuel Le velL ow ........................ .271
0024 Incline TooS teep See Opera‐
to r's Manual ..................................... 264
003B Inoperativ eBatter yLow .......... 279
003B Inoperativ eRefuel Vehicle .......2 78
0025 Inoperativ eSee Operator's
Manual .............................................2 67
00E5 Inoperativ eSee Operator's
Manual .............................................2 66
007A Inoperativ eSee Operator's
Manual ............................................. 266
003B Inoperativ eSee Operator ’s
Manual ............................................. 278
00AF KeyN otDe tected (red dis‐
pl ay messa ge).................................. 277
00AF KeyN otDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge).................................. 277
0075 LeftSide Cur tain Airbag Mal‐
function Service Required (e xam‐
ple) .................................................. .263 Index
297
Mir
rors
Ad justing thei nside rearvie wmirro r. .. 98
Mir rors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone ........................................ 24 4
Fr equencies ...................................... 24 4
Tr ansmission output (maximum )......2 44
Wi reless chargin g............................... 82
Mobile phone seeM obile phone
Model series ......................................... 24 5
Mountin gaload .................................... 178
Multi Purpose Vehicl e(MPV) ................. 26
Multifunction displa y(on-board
comp uter) .............................................. 171
Multifunction steering wheel
But tono verview. ............................... 17 0
Multifunction steering wheel
see Steering wheel N
No zzles
see Air vents O
Occupant saf ety
see Airbag
see Pets in thev ehicle
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belt
Odome ter
see Displa ytotal dis tance (trip menu)
Oil see Engine oil
On-boar dcom puter .............................. 17 0
Ad justing thes tationar yheater/
ve ntilation ......................................... 107
Assi stanc egraphic men u................. .172
Diesel pa rticulat efilter load display
.......................................................... 12 0
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........ 185
Menus overview. .............................. 17 0
Multifunction displa y........................ 171
Operating ......................................... 17 0
Service menu .................................... 172
Settings menu ................................... 174
Tr ip men u......................................... .173
On-boar ddiagnostics inter face
see Diagno stics connection On-boa
rdelectronics
Engine electronic s........................... .244
No tes. ............................................... 24 4
Tw o-w ayradios .................................2 44
Open-source software ........................... 29
Opening and closing thel oc ka ble
compartment abo vethew indshield .....78
Opening thec up holder in ther ear
passenger compa rtment ....................... 78
Opening/closing theh ood .................. 185
Operating fluids
Ad ditives (fuel) .................................2 48
Brak efluid ........................................ 253
Coolant (engine) .............................. .254
DEF .................................................. 250
Engine oi l.......................................... 251
Fu el (diesel) ...................................... 24 8
Fu el (gasoline) ..................................2 48
No tes. ............................................... 247
Wi ndshield washer fluid .......... .254,255
Operatin gInstructions (vehicle
equipment) .............................................22
Operating saf ety
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
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............................................. 11 P
Pa int (cleaning instructions) ...............194
Pa int code ............................................ .245
Pa rk position
Engaging ........................................... 12 3
Engaging au tomatically .................... .123
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Driv eAwayA ssist ............................. 15 9 304
Index
Ve
hicl etool kit stow agec om part‐
ment ....................................................... 213
VIN ......................................................... 24 5
Identification plate ...........................24 5
Re adin gout ...................................... 24 5
Sea t.................................................. 24 5
Wi ndshield ........................................ 24 5W
Wa rning and indicator lamps
Overvie w......................................... .282
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 19 9
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Wa rning/indicator lamp .......................... 8
0025 ABSw arning lam p................... 288
0024 and. ........ 283, 284, 285, 286, 287
004D Brakesystemw arning lamp
(yellow) ............................................ .285
004D Brakewarning lam p(red)
(Canada) .......................................... .286
0027 Brakewarning lam p(red)
(USA) ........................................ 286, 287
00AC Coolant warning lam p............. 290
00BA Distanc ewarning lam p........... .289
0024 Electric parkin gbrake
applied redi ndicator lam p(Can‐
ada) does no tlight up ...................... 283
0049 Electricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator lam p(USA)
does no tlight up .............................. 283
0024 Electricp arkin gb rake mal‐
functioning yello wi ndicator lamp
light sup. .................................. 283, 284
003D Electrical ma lfunction warn‐
ing lam p........................................... 290
00B9 Engine di agnosis warning
lam p................................................. 291
00BB ESP®
OF Fw arning lam p......... .288
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes .... .288
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup. .. 287
00D4 Fuelreser vewarning lam p......2 90
00CC Powe rsteering sy stem warn‐
ing lam p........................................... 289 0024
Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
fl ashes ............................................ .284
0024 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
light sup. .................................. 284, 285
0049 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA)
fl ashes ............................................ .284
0049 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA) lights
up ............................................ .284,285
0024 Redp arkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(Canada) lights up .....2 85
0049 Redp arkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(USA) lights up .......... 285
0075 Restra int sy stem warning
lam p................................................. 287
0076 Seat bel twarning lamp
fl ashes ............................................ .289
0076 Seat bel twarning lam plights
up .................................................... .289
0024 The electric parking brake
malfunctioning yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up ...................... 285
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes ................ .291
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ............ .291
Wa rranty .................................................27
Wa rranty term sand conditions ............ 22
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid (no tes)
Wa shing byhand (care) ....................... 194
Wheel rotation ...................................... 233
Wheel siz ecategories .......................... 233
Wheel wrench ...................................... .234
Wheels Care ................................................. 19 5
Characteristic softhe tir e................. 228
Checking ...........................................2 15
Checkin gthe tir epressur e(tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem) ............ 223
Definition s........................................2 30310
Index