0024
Canada: Elect
ricp arkin gb rake
applied (red) (/ page283)
0024 Electric parkin
gbrake (yellow)
(/ page283)
00CC Po
we r-assis teds teering malfunction
(/ page289)
003D Elect
rical malfunction
(/ page 290)
0075 Re
stra int sy stem (/ page283)
00B9 Chec
kEngine (/ page290)
00D4 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (/ page290)
00AC Coolant
tooh ot/cold (/ page290)
00BA Dis
tance warning (/ page289)
0028 Preglow
0077 Ti
re pressur emonitor Saf
etys ystems Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0024
and
0049
Elect ricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator
lam p(USA) does no tlight
up
0024 Elect ricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator
lam p(Canada) does not
light up
0024 Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: thee lectric parking brak ered
indicator lam pdoes no tlight up. The elect ricp arkin gb rake yello wi ndi‐
cator lam plight sup.
* Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The redi ndicator lam pdoes no tlight up: thee lectric parking
brak ehas been released.
R The yello wi ndicator lam plight sup:thee lectric parking brak eis
malfunctioning. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Switc hthe ignition of fand bac kon. #
Ifth ef ault messag epersists ,consult aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. #
Park thev ehicle only on le velg round and secur eitagains trolling
aw ay ( /pag e143). Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 283
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
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00B9
Engine diagnosis warning
lamp The
yello wC heckEngine warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
*A malfunction has occur redint he engine, thee xhau stsystem or the
fuel sy stem.
The emissions limit value ma yhave been exceeded and thee ngine
ma yber unninginemergency ope ratio nm ode. #
Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Ti
res Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0077
Ti re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp
fl ashes The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressure
loss/malfunction) flashes forr oughly one minut eand then lights up per‐
manentl y.
*The ti repressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if thet irep ressure
monitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th et irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is not
able toissue awarning if ther eisp ressur eloss in one or mor eof
th et ires.
Un derinflated tires ma y,fore xamp le, impair thed riving, steering
and braking characteristics. #
Have thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem checkedataq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0077
Ti re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp
light sup The tir
epressur emonitor yello ww arning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunc‐
tion )light sup.
*The tir epressur emonitor has de tected atirep ressur elossinatl east
one tire. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoinsufficient tir epres‐
sure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
R The tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed
increase.
R The tires ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmay
greatl yimp air tir etraction.
R The drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steering and braking,
ma ybeg reatl yimp aired.
Yo uc oul dthen lose contro lofthevehicle. #
Obser vether ecommended tir epressu re. #
Adjus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 291
1,
2, 3. ..
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
(operating unit) .................................... .101
12 Vs ocket
see Soc ket(12 V)
11 5Vs ocket
see Soc ket(11 5V)
360° Camera Care.................................................1 95A
ABS (Anti-lo ckBrakin gSystem) .......... 14 6
Ac celeration
see Usin gkickdown
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOLD
function ................................................. 15 5
Ac tiv eB rake Assi st.............................. 14 8
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 14 8
Setting .............................................. 15 0
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC ..... 15 2
Callin gupas peed........................... .153
Fu nctio n........................................... 15 2
Increasing/decreasing speed ........... 15 3
Re quirements .................................. .153
St eering wheel buttons ..................... 15 3
St oring aspeed ................................ 15 3
Switching off/deacti vating ............... 15 3
Switching on/activating ................... 15 3
Sy stem limitations ............................1 52
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist ..................161
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 16 2
Fu nctio n............................................ 161
Sy stem limitations ............................1 61
Tr ailer operation ................................ 161
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n............................................. 86
Switching on/o ff................................ 86
Ad d-on equipment .................................. 21
Ad d-on equipment guidelines ................21
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) ............................. 91
Ad diti ve ................................................. 251
DEF .......................................... 136, 250
Engine oil .......................................... 251
Ad diti ves
Fu el .................................................. 24 8Ad
diti ves( DEF)
see DEF
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additive
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuel
ADR (working speed control) Adjusting .......................................... 16 2
Fu nctio n........................................... 16 2
Switching on/of f.............................. 16 2
Af ter-sales service center
see ASS YSTP LUS
Air nozzles see Air vents
Ai rv ents ....................................... .104, 105
adjustin g(front) ................................ 104
Ad justing (roof) ................................. 105
Re ar passenger compartment .......... 105
Airbag ...................................................... 35
Ac tivation ........................................... 32
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt
passenger) ......................................... 35
Ins tallation locations .......................... 35
Overvie w........................................... .35
Pr otection impaired ............................36
Pr otection pr ovided ............................ 35
Side airbag ........................................ .35
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag ........................ 35
Alar msystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Alertness assistant see ATTENTION ASSIST
All-wheel drive Engaging ...........................................1 25
Engaging/disengaging ..................... .125
LO Wr ang e........................................ 12 6
No tes. ............................................... 124
Animals Pets in thev ehicle .............................. 45
Anti-loc kbraking sy stem
see AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem)
Anti-skid chains
see Sno wchains
Anti-thef tAlarms ystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Anti-thef tprotection
Immobilizer ........................................ .61
Anti-thef tprotection
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem) Index
293
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
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................................................. 19 5
Exterior lighting see Lights F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Firs t-aid kit (sof tsided) ...................... .199
Flat tire ................................................. .201
Changin gawheel ............................ .234
No tes. ............................................... 201
Floorc overing
Ins talling/ removing (s tarter bat‐
te ry ). ................................................ 204
Fl oo rm at................................................. 83
Fore ign trip
Instructions ...................................... .113
symmetrical lo wbeam ....................... 84
Fr ee software ........................................ .29
Fr equencies
Mobile phon e................................... 24 4
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................2 44
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 .......... 64Fu
el ........................................................ 24 8
Ad ditives .......................................... 24 8
Diesel ............................................... 24 8
Draining thef ilter ............................ .192
E1 0. .................................................. 24 8
Flexibl efuelvehicles ........................ 24 8
Fu elreser ve ..................................... 250
Gasoline ........................................... 24 8
Lo wo utsid etemperatures ................2 48
Problems .......................................... 13 5
Quality (diesel )................................. 24 8
Quality (gasoline ).............................. 24 8
Re fueling .......................................... 13 3
Sulfur content ................................... 24 8
Ta nk capacity ................................... 250
Fu el consum ption (on-boar dcom‐
puter) .................................................... .173
Fu ses ..............................................2 11,212
Befor ereplacing ................................ 211
Fu se bo xinthe front-passenger
fo ot we ll ............................................ .212
Fu se bo xinthe seat base of the
driver's seat ...................................... 212
No tes. ............................................... 211 G
Gasoline ................................................ 24 8
Genera loperating permit number
(EU) ........................................................ 24 5
Genuin eparts ........................................ .20
Getting int oand out of thev ehicle .......50
Glasse scompartment ............................ 78
Grab handles .......................................... 50
Using .................................................. 50
Gross axle weight rating ...................... 24 5
Gross mass ........................................... 24 5 H
Handbrak e(electrical)
see Electric parking brake
Handbrak e(manual)
see Manua lparking brake
Handlin gcontrol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
Hazar dwarnin glights ............................ 85
Swit ching on/of f............................... .85
Hazardous substances Informatio n......................................... 23
Head restra int
Ad justing mechanically ....................... 75 Index
301
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
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 ...................... .245
Pe rm issible towing me thods .............. .207
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................. 45
Placing aload on thew heel ar ch........ 184
Plastic trim (care) ................................. 197
Po we rsupp ly
Batter ymains witc h.......................... 121
Switching on (s tart/s topb utton) ...... 109
Po we rw asher (care) ........................... .193
Po we rw indo ws
see Side window Q
QR code (rescue card) ...........................27
Qualified specialis tworks hop .............. 25 R
Ra ck systems (information) .................181
Ra dar senso rs....................................... 14 5
Ra dio connection
Ke y. .................................................... 46
Re alwo od (care) .................................. .197
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 ................................................. 19 5
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
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. .............................................. 255
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 .............. 213
Re placing awheel
Ins talling anew wheel ...................... 237
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) ............................................ 19 5
Ro adside Assistance (breakdown) ....... 23
Ro llaw ay protection
see Activating/deactivating the
HOLD function
see HOLD function
Ro of car rier (inside) ............................ .182 Index
305