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RefuellingVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
General
Beforerefuelling,observethenotesonfuelqualj
ity,seepage 324.
Atleast10litres,3galoffuelshouldberefuelled soastoguaranteeallenginefunctionsevenin
unfavourablesituationssuchasaverysteepvej hicleinclination.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifnosufficientsafetydistanceismaintained
frominflammablematerials,fillingupand
chargingatthesametimecanleadtoadanger
offire.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterialdamj
age.Donotfillupandchargethevehicleatthe
sametime.
NOTE
Iftherangedropsbelow50km,30miles,the
enginemaynolongerbesuppliedwithsuffij
cientfuel.Enginefunctionisnolongerensured.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Refuelin
goodtime.
Tankaeration
Principle
Thevehicleisequippedwithaspecialfueltank.Thefueltankisdesignedforspecialrequirej mentsarisingfromhybridoperationofthevehij
cle,inotherwords,alternatingdrivewithinternal combustionengineorelectricmotor.
General Anoverpressuremayforminthefueltankasa
resultofpetrolvapourswhichisdissipatedbej forefueltankcapisopened.
Overview
Thebuttonislocatedinthedriver'sdoorstorage compartment.
Aeratingtank
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2.Pressbuttontostartaerating.
Thetankaerationstatusisshownintheinj
strumentcluster.Inrarecases,thetankaeraj tionmaytakeseveralminutes.
Whenthetankaerationhasfinished,amesj sageisdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster.
Thefueltankfillerflapisreleasedforopenj ing.3.Openfueltankfillerflap.
Ifitisnotpossibletoopenthefueltankfiller
flapaftertankaeration,pressthebutton
again.
Ifitisstillnotpossibletoopenthefueltank
fillerflapevenafterthebuttonhasbeen
pressedagain,unlockthefueltankfillerflap
manually,seepage 322.
Fueltankcap
Opening
Beforeopeningallowairtoescapefromtank,seepage 321.
1.Toopenthefuelfillerflap,pushontheupper
edge,arrow.Thefuelfillerflapopens.2.Turnthefueltankcapanticlockwise.3.Placethefueltankcapintheholderonthe
fuelfillerflap.
Closing
WARNING
Theretainingstrapofthefueltankcapmaybej
cometrappedandcrushedwhenturningthe
captocloseit.Itwillthennotbepossibleto
closethecapproperly.Fuelorfuelvapourscan
leakout.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterial damage.Makesurethattheretainingstrap
doesnotgettrappedandcrushedwhenclosj
ingthecap.
1.Fitthetankcapandturnclockwiseuntilitis
clearlyheardtoclickintoplace.2.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Emergencyrelease
Incertainsituations,itmaybenecessarytounj
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,forexampleif
thereisanelectricalfault.
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Theunlockingmechanismisintheboot.1.Removethecoverfromtheright-handtrimpanel.2.Pullthegreentagwiththefuelpumpsymbol.
Fuelfillerflapisunlockedwithoutmakingany
noise.3.Toopenthefuelfillerflap,pushontheupper
edge,arrow.Thefuelfillerflapopens.4.Carefullyopenthefueltankcap.Anoverpresj
surecanbeformedinthefueltankdueto
petrolvapours.5.Refuelthevehicleintheusualway.Itispossij
bleforresidualpressuretomaketherefuelj
lingproceduredifficult,forexamplebecause
thefillernozzlecutsoutfrequently.
Noteswhenrefuelling
General
Whenrefuelling,insertthefillernozzlefullyinto
thefillerneck.Liftingthefillernozzleduringrefuj
ellingresultsinthefollowing:
'xThesupplyoffuelisstoppedtoosoon.'xFuelvapourrecoveryislesseffective.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzlecutsout forthefirsttime.
Pleasecomplywiththesafetyregulationsdisj
playedatfillingstations.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifnosufficientsafetydistanceismaintained frominflammablematerials,fillingupand
chargingatthesametimecanleadtoadanger
offire.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterialdamj
age.Donotfillupandchargethevehicleatthe
sametime.
NOTE
Fuelsarepoisonousandaggressive.Overfilling thefueltankcandamagethefuelsystem.If
fuelcomesintocontactwithpaintwork,itcan
damageit.Thispollutestheenvironment.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Avoidoverj
filling.
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FuelVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Fuelquality
General Dependingontheregion,manyfillingstationssellfuelthatisadaptedtowinterorsummerconj ditions.Fuelthatissoldinwinterhelpswithcold
starting,forexample.
Petrol
General Foroptimalfuelconsumption,thepetrolshould
besulphur-freeorhavealowsulphurcontent.
Fuelslabelledonthepumpascontainingmetal
mustnotbeused.
Youcanfillupwithfuelswithamaximumethanol contentof25%,forexampleE10orE25.
Theenginehasknockcontrol.Thismeansthat
differentpetrolgradescanbeused.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsysj
temandengine.Inaddition,thecatalyticconj
verterwillbepermanentlydamaged.Thereisa
riskofmaterialdamage.Donotusethe
followingfueloradditiveswithpetrolengines:
'xLeadedpetrol.'xMetallicadditives,forexamplemanganese oriron.
Afterfillingwiththewrongfuel,donotpress thestart/stopbutton.ContactaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
NOTE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand engine.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Do
notrefuelwithfuelwithahigherethanolconj
tentthanrecommended.Donotrefuelwithfuel
containingmethanol,forexampleM5toM100.
NOTE
Fuelbelowthespecifiedminimumqualitycan
adverselyaffectenginefunctionorleadtoenj ginedamage.Thereisariskofmaterialdamjage.Donotrefuelbelowthespecifiedminijmumquality.
Petrolgrade
Theengineisdesignedtorunonpetrolcomplyj
ingwithDINEN228.
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Super,RON95.
Usethisfueltoachievethenominalperformance
andconsumptionfigures.
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WheelsandtyresVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Tyreinflationpressure
General
Atyre'sconditionandinflationpressureinfluence thefollowing:
'xLifetimeofthetyre.'xDrivingsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetynote
WARNING
Atyrewithtoolittleornotyreinflationpressure
canheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Handlingcharacteristics,forexamplesteering
andbraking,willbeimpairedasaresult.There
isariskofaccident.Checkthetyreinflation
pressureregularlyandadjustasnecessary,for
exampletwiceamonthorbeforeanylongjourj
ney.
Tyreinflationpressure
information
Onthedoorpillar
Thetyreinflationpressuresareshownonthe
doorpillarofthedriver'sdoor.
Thetyreinflationpressuredataisvalidforthe
tyresizesandrecommendedtyremakeswhich
havebeenratedbythevehiclemanufactureras suitableforthevehicleconcerned.
Ifthetyre'sspeedcodecannotbefound,then
thetyreinflationpressureforthecorresponding
tyresizeapplies.
Thetyreinflationpressuresstatedfortherej
spectiveloadconditionsapplydependingonthe
vehicle'sactualloadcondition.Example:fora partiallyloadedvehicle,theoptimumtyreinflationpressureistheonestatedforapartiallyloaded
vehicle.
Whenthevehicleispartiallyloaded,thelowest
possiblefuelconsumptioncanbeachievedwith
theECOtyreinflationpressure.
Moreinformationregardingwheelsandtyrescan
beobtainedfromaServicePartnerofthemanuj
factureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
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ForAustralia/NewZealand
WARNING
Theinflationpressuresonthetyrelabelareapj
plicableonlyfortyresexplicitlymentionedon
thelabel.Inflationpressuresfortyresthatmay
becoveredbythelabelmbysize,speedcatej goryandloadrating/loadindexmbutnotexplicjitlymentionedonthelabelmaybedifferent.
Pleaseobtainadequateinflationpressuresin
accordancewiththetyremanufacturer'sspecij
ficationsfromyourtyredealer.
OntheControlDisplay
Thecurrenttyreinflationpressurevaluesandthe
specifiedtyreinflationpressurevaluesforthe mountedtyrescanbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Toensurethattheyaredisplayedcorrectly,the tyresizesmustbestoredinthesystemandmust havebeenset,seepage 337,forthemounted
tyres.
Thecurrenttyreinflationpressurevalueisshown
oneachtyre.
Thespecifiedtyreinflationpressurevalueisloj
catedtowardsthebottomoftheControlDisplay.
Checkingthetyreinflation
pressure
General
Tyresheatupwhiledriving.Thetyreinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetemperatureofthe tyre.
Tyreshaveanatural,uniformlossoftyreinflation
pressure.
Inflatingdevicescandisplayapressurethatmay
beupto0.1bartoolow.
Checkingusingtyreinflation
pressureinscriptionsonthedoor
pillar
Thetyreinflationpressureinscriptionsonthetyreinflationpressuresignonthedoorpillaronly
relatetocoldtyresortyresatthesametemperaj
tureastheambienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetyreinflationpressureswhenthe tyresarecold,i.e.:'xIfthevehiclehasbeendrivenadistanceofno
morethan2km,1.25miles.'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast 2hoursafterajourney.1.Determinethespecifiedtyreinflationpresj
suresforthetyresinstalledonthevehicle.2.Checkthetyreinflationpressureinallfour tyres,usingapressuregauge,forexample.3.Correctthetyreinflationpressureifthecurjrenttyreinflationpressuredeviatesfromthe
specifiedtyreinflationpressure.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetyrevalves.
Checkingusingthetyreinflation
pressureinformationontheControl
Display
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.TyrePressureMonitor4.Checkifthecurrenttyreinflationpressures
matchthespecifiedtyrepressurevalue.5.Correctthetyreinflationpressureifthecurj renttyreinflationpressuredeviatesfromthe
specifiedtyreinflationpressure.
Afteradjustingthetyreinflation
pressure
ForrunflatindicatorRPA:
Reinitialiserunflatindicator.
ForTyrePressureMonitorTPM:
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Thecorrectedtyreinflationpressuresareappliedautomatically.Makesurethatthecorrecttyre
settingshavebeenperformed.
Fortyresthatcannotbefoundinthetyreinflaj tionpressureinformationontheControlDisplay,resettheTyrePressureMonitorTPM.
SpeedcodeDesignationMaximumspeedQupto160km/h,100mphRupto170km/h,106mphSupto180km/h,112mphTupto190km/h,118mphHupto210km/h,131mphFupto240km/h,150mphWupto270km/h,167mphYupto300km/h,186mph
Tyretread
Summertyres Thetyretreaddepthshouldnotbelessthan3mm,0.12in,otherwisethereisahighriskofaquaplaning.
Wintertyres
Thetyretreaddepthshouldnotbelessthan
4mm,0.16in,itssuitabilityforwinteruseislimij
ted.
Minimumtreaddepth
Weardisplaysaredistributedacrossthetyrecirj cumferenceandhavethelegallyprescribedminj
imumheightof1.6mm,0.06in.
Thepositionsofthewearindicatorsareidentij
fiedonthetyre'ssidewallbyTWI,TreadWear
Indicator.
Tyredamage
General
Inspecttyresregularlyfordamage,thepresence offoreignbodiesandwear.
Vehiclebehaviourthatmayindicatetyredamage orotherfaults:
'xUnusualvibrations.'xUnusualtyreorrunningnoises.'xUnusualvehicleresponse,suchasprojnouncedpullingtotheleftorright.
Damagecanbecausedbythefollowingsituaj
tions,forexample:
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Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifthetyresaredamaged,thetyreinflationpresj suremaybereduced,whichinturncould
causeyoutolosecontrolofthevehicle.There
isariskofaccident.Ifyoususpecttyredamage
whileyouaredriving,immediatelyreduce
speedandbringthevehicletoastop.Havethe
wheelsandtyreschecked.Todoso,carefully
drivetoaServicePartnerofthemanufacturer
oranotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspej
cialistworkshop.Ifnecessary,havethevehicle towedortransportedthere.Donotrepairdamj
agedtyres.Havethemreplaced.
WARNING
Tyrescanbecomedamagedbyrunningover
obstacles,forexamplekerbsorroaddamage, athighspeed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertyrecross-section.Thesmallerthetyrecross-
section,thehighertheriskoftyredamage.
Thereisariskofaccidentandmaterialdamj age.Ifpossible,drivearoundobstaclesordrive
overthemslowlyandcarefully.
Ageoftyres
Recommendation
Irrespectiveofthetyretreaddepth,changetyres
after6yearsatthelatest.
Dateofmanufacture Thedateofmanufactureofthetyreisindicated
onthetyresidewall.
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WARNING
Incorrectwheelandtyrecombinationsimpair
thevehicle'sdrivingcharacteristicsandinterj ferewiththeproperfunctioningofvarioussysj
tems,suchastheanti-lockbrakesystemABS orDynamicStabilityControlDSC.Thereisa
riskofaccident.Tomaintaingoodvehiclehanj dling,alwaysfittyresofthesamemakeand
treadpatterntoallwheels.Themanufacturerof
thevehiclerecommendsusingwheelsand
tyresthathavebeenratedassuitableforthe
vehicleconcerned.Afteratyrehasbeendamj
aged,refitthesamewheel/tyrecombinationas
theoriginal.
Recommendedmakesoftyre
Certainmakesoftyrearerecommendedbythe
manufacturerofthevehicleforeachtyresize. Thetyrebrandscanbeidentifiedbyastaronthe
sidewallofthetyre.
Newtyres Duetothemanufacturingprocess,newtyresdonotachievetheirfullroadgripimmediately.
Drivemoderatelyforthefirst300km,200miles.
Retreadedtyres
WARNING
Retreadedtyresmayhavedifferenttyrecarj
casses.Theirdurabilitymaybereduceddueto
theiradvancedage.Thereisariskofaccident. Donotuseretreadedtyres.
Thevehiclemanufactureradvisesagainsttheuseofretreadedtyres.
Wintertyres GeneralWintertyresarerecommendedifdrivinginwinterconditions.
Althoughtyresknownasall-seasontyreswithan M+Slabelhavebetterwintercharacteristicsthan summertyres,theydonotnormallymatchthe
performanceofwintertyres.
Maximumspeedofwintertyres Ifthevehicleiscapableofmaximumspeedshigherthanthespeedpermittedforthewintertyres,aninformationlabelstatingthemaximumpermittedspeedforthetyresfittedmustbedisj
playedinthedriver'sfieldofview.Thelabelis availablefromaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
Ifwintertyresarefitted,observeanddonotexj
ceedtherespectivelypermittedmaximum
speed.
Replacingrun-flattyres
Foryourownsafety,onlyuserun-flattyres.Addij
tionalinformationisavailablefromaServicePartj
nerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
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