Braking and parking
If the running gear or brake system is modi-
fied, the eff ectiv
eness of the ABS coul d be se-
v er
ely 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. Tractor-trailer sway mitigation*
If the vehicle is pulling a trailer
, it will control
the following: tractor-trailers tend to sway.
When the swaying of the trailer is felt by the
vehicle and detected by the ESC, it will auto-
matically brake the towing vehicle within the
limits of the system and mitigate the sway.
Tractor-trailer sway mitigation is not available
in all countries
Index
Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 driv er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . .
12
Cruise contr ol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
7
control and warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
D DAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . . 187 see: RADIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 189
Dangers of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
382
Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Deactivation of cylinders see Active cylinder management (ACT) . . . . 72
Deactivation of the front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Delayed shutdown (Infotainment system) . . . . 167
Diesel engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 345
particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
243
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 338
Display of road signs on the instrument panel activate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 78
deactivate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Disposal seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Distance control see Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 107
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 107
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 106 child lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Downhill assistance function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Downhill assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 146
Drink holder
bottle holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Driv
er
see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Driver alert system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Driving driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
economical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
265
parking on inclines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
park on upward slopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 11
trips abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 266
with trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Driving data indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Driving mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Driving profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . 252
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
203, 209 settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 210
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
E E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 89
Easy Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 100 special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Electric
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
112
Electric de
vices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Electrolyte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 260
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Electronic engine torque management (XDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 301
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 247
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 295
Electronic self-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Emergencies anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
emergency vehicle towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
replace a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
289
disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
see Emergency Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Emergency brake function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Emergency braking assist system indications on the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 272
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
radar sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
392