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Technical data
– Take the screwdriver and the interchangeable Torx socket
out of the vehicle tool kit.
– Remove the screws ⇒page 306, fig. 288 that secure the
trim panel to the lock carrier and detach the trim panel.
– Slacken the two screws that secure the headlight to the
lock carrier and the two screws at the underside of the
headlight (the screws at the underside should not be
slackened more than five turns) ⇒page 306, fig. 289.
– Carefully pull the headlight forward about 60 mm.
– Release and unplug the electrical connector.
– Carefully take the headlight out towards the front (swivel
it slightly if necessary).
Installing
– Perform all of the above steps in reverse sequence.The headlight must be inserted in two guides (on the underside of
the headlight). This is the only way to ensure that the headlight is
installed in the correct position. To determine whether the headlight
is correctly installed, check that it is aligned flush with adjacent
body parts (such as the wing panel).
Do not interchange the securing screws.
Caution
Please take particular care not to damage or scratch the adjacent
parts of the body when removing or installing the headlights.
Removing bulb for main beam headlights– Remove the headlight ⇒page 306.
– Take off the rubber cap ⇒fig. 290 ⇒ in “Changing
bulbs” on page 304.
– Press the connector in the direction of the arrow
⇒fig. 291.
– Remove the connector together with the bulb from the
headlight housing.
– Disconnect the connector from the base of the bulb
⇒ in “Changing bulbs” on page 304.
Fig. 290 Headlight
unit: Rubber cap is
highlightedFig. 291 Bulb holder
for main beam head-
lights
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Technical data
Applies to vehicles: with halogen main beam headlightsChanging bulb– Turn the bulb holder anti-clockwise ⇒page 306 and take
it out of the fog light housing.
– Insert the new bulb holder and turn it clockwise as far as
the stop ⇒page 306.After changing the bulb re-install all parts in the reverse sequence
and check that the bulb is working.
Changing bulbs for rear lights in side
panelOverview of rear lights•
Brake lights
•
Turn signals
The following instructions for changing the bulb refer to the left side
of the vehicle. Follow the same procedure for changing the bulb on
the other side of the vehicle.
Fig. 300 Front fog
light: Bulb holder is
highlighted
Fig. 301 Rear lights in
side panel
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Fuses and bulbs 312Applies to vehicles: with halogen main beam headlightsRemoving rear light
To change the bulbs, you must remove the rear light.
Removing the light requires a certain degree of practical
skill.– Check which of the bulbs is defective.
–Open the boot lid.
– Remove the side trim.
– Insert the screwdriver (from the tool kit) through the side
opening in the plastic screw ⇒fig. 302.– Turn the screwdriver anti-clockwise to loosen the screw
and then carefully remove the screw.
– Gradually ease the light housing out of the rubber
mountings (positions ⇒fig. 303 and ) by pulling
alternately in direction of arrows and . If necessary
use the tool for changing bulbs from your vehicle's
toolkit to carefully apply some pressure between posi-
tions and ⇒.
– Unplug the electrical connector.
– Change the defective bulb ⇒page 313.
Caution
When removing or installing the rear light, take care not to cause
any damage.•
Removing the rear light in particular can lead to the paintwork or
rear light becoming damaged. This is another reason why we
recommend having the bulbs changed by a qualified workshop.
•
NEVER use metal tools (e.g. a screwdriver) or sharp or pointed
plastic tools to lever out the rear light - risk of damaging the paint.Note
Make sure you have a soft cloth ready to place under the glass on
the rear light, to avoid any scratches.
Fig. 302 Luggage
compartment: Loca-
tion of retaining screw
for rear lightFig. 303 Removing
rear light from side
panel
A3
A4
A1
A2
A3
A4
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Index 330AAbroad
Changing headlight dip settings . . . . . 59
ABS
SeeAnti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . 19
AC mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 107
Acceleration figures
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Acoustic parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Adapter for anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . 292
adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Driver intervention prompt . . . . 130, 138
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Driving program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
No vehicle in front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Overriding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Setting a new speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Setting distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Setting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Setting time interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Switching off (with memory function) . . .
131, 132
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
System limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Vehicle in front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Vehicles with manual gearbox . . . . . . 129
Volume of warning tone . . . . . . . . . . . 139
adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
advanced key
Locking and unlocking the vehicle . . . 47
START ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . 118
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Switching on the ignition . . . . . . . . . . 118
Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93, 101
AC mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
See alsoDeluxe automatic air conditioner
93
Air recirculation mode
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 97
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . . .
105
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Head-protection airbag . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Key-operated switch for front passenger's
airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Alarm system
SeeAnti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . 42
Alterations to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Alternator
Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Anti-dazzle interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Anti-freeze additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260Anti-knock properties of petrol . . . . . . . . 251
Anti-lock brake system
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tow-away protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Armrest (front)
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Ashtrays
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Audi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Suspension control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Audi hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Audi lane assist
Seelane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Audi parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Audi parking system advanced . . . . . . . . 171
Audi parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Auto Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Auto-check control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Controls
Safety
Driving tips
General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data Automatic air conditioner plus
SeeDeluxe automatic air conditioner plus
101
Automatic cruise control
Seeadaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 128
Automatic gearbox
Dynamic gear control program . . . . . 166
Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Manual release (multitronic®) . . . . . . 168
multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Paddle levers (tiptronic mode) . . . . . . 167
Safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . 116
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Steering wheel with paddle levers . . 167
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162, 166
Automatic headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Auxiliary heating
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . .
110
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Running time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Switching on/off immediately . . . . . . 111
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Average fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Axle weights
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
BBattery
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Low charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Power level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Bayonet fastener
Bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Bulb holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Bicycle rack
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Bioethanol fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Blower
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . . 96
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . .
104
Bonnet
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Boot
SeeLoading luggage compartment . 192
SeeLuggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 79
Boot lid
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Manual release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Brake system
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Brake pads worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Electro-mechanical parking brake . . . 121
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
braking guard
SeeAudi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Bulb holder
Bayonet fastener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Bulb monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Bulbs
Bayonet fastener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Changing (general notes) . . . . . . . . . . 304
Bulbs, changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Brake lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Bulb holder with bayonet fastener . 305,
306
Dipped headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Reversing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Turn signals (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Business equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
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Index 332CCapacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Car keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Care of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Deadlock mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Opening and closing windows . . . . . . 54
Sun roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Switches on driver's door . . . . . . . . . . 49
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Changing bulbs
SeeBulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Child safety seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Child seat categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
On front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . 211
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Child-proof catches
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Cleaning seat covers
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Textile covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Cleaning textile covers and trim parts . . 247
Clock, setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Closing
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Sun roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Colour code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Compact temporary spare wheel
SeeSpare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Compartment for (sun)glasses . . . . . . . . . 91
Compass in mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Controls and displays
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Convenience open/close function . . . . . . 54
Cooling system
Anti-freeze additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . 11
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261Cruise control system
Adjusting stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Pre-selecting a speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
See alsoadaptive cruise control . . . . 128
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Current fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
DDate display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
DCP
SeeDynamic gear control program . 166
Deactivating front passenger's airbag . . 208
Deadlock mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 48
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 106
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . . . . 93
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Air outlets for rear passengers . . . . . . 99
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Seat heating, front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
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Controls
Safety
Driving tips
General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data Supplementary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . . 101
AC mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Air outlets for rear passengers . . . . . 108
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Auxiliary heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Auxiliary heating - remote control . . . 113
Auxiliary heating - running time . . . . 112
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Supplementary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 229
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320Dipped headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
DIS
SeeDriver information system . . . . . . . 21
Distance control system
Seeadaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 128
Door catches/boot lid warning . . . . . . . . . 24
Doors
Child-proof catches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Driver
SeeSitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Auto-check control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Bulb monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
CD and radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door catches/boot lid warning . . . . . . . 24
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . 22
Red symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Yellow symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Driving
Run flat tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Driving abroad
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Driving away from a standstill . . . . . . . . . 122
Driving away when towing a trailer . . . . 123Driving on left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Driving on right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Dust filter
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . . 93
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . .
101
DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Dynamic gear control program . . . . . . . . 166
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . 16, 36, 159, 222
EEconomical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
EDL
SeeElectronic differential lock . . . . . . . 19
Electric seat adjustment
SeeSeat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Convenience open/close function . . . . 54
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Electrical accessories
SeeElectrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Electrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 88
Electro-mechanical parking brake . . . . . . 124
Auto release function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Driving away from a standstill . . . . . . 122
Driving away when towing a trailer . . 123
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . 123
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Releasing and applying . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 20
Electronic differential lock
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 43
Electronic stabilisation program
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . 123
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Emergency release
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Emission control systems
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Engine compartment
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Engine compartment layout . . . . . . . . . . 256
Engine data
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Engine hood
SeeBonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Engine management
(EPC) warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 257
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 259
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 259
LongLife Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
See alsoPerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Engine oil capacity
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Engine oil pressure
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Engine oil sensor
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . 231
Environmental tips
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 106
Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
EPC
SeeEngine management . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ESP
SeeElectronic stabilisation program . 17
Ethanol fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
FFastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79, 193
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Releasing the tank flap manually . . . 253
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 192
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226Front passenger
SeeSitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Fuel
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Current fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . 25
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Fuel level low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Fuel range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Fuse, changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
GGarage door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Generator
SeeAlternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Glow plug system
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16HHandbrake
SeeElectro-mechanical parking brake . . .
121
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Controls
Safety
Driving tips
General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Head restraints
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Headlamp converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Changing dip settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heated
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Front seats (deluxe automatic air
conditioner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 106
Washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 106
Heating
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 93
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . .
101
HomeLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
IIgnition key
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 39
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 43
Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Trailer turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Inflation pressures (tyres) . . . . . . . . . 39, 268
Inspection intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Interior lights
Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Interior mirrors
SeeMirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 69
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Intermittent wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
JJack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283, 290
Jacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293KKey-operated switch for front passenger's
airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Llane assist
Changing settings on the MMI . . . . . . 147
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Indicator lamp in instrument cluster . 145
Instrument cluster display . . . . . . . . . 146
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Leather care
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Light sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Loading luggage compartment . . . . . . . 192
Load-through hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from in-
side
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Locking doors manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
LongLife Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Extending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Side storage compartment . . . . . . . . . 80
Stretch net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Transport bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
See alsoLoading luggage compartment .
192
Luggage rack
SeeRoof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
MMain beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Make-up mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Manual operation
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Manual release
Selector lever (multitronic®) . . . . . . . 168
Maximum speed
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Memory for driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Activating remote control key . . . . . . . 77
Recalling settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mileage recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Minimising pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Mirrors
Anti-dazzle setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Automatic anti-dazzle exterior mirrors 71
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror . 69
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Make-up mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
MMI control console, cleaning . . . . . . . . 247
MMI display, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Mobile phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Driving with multitronic® . . . . . . . . . 162
NNatural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248Number plate light
Changing bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
OOctane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Oil
SeeEngine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 259
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 259
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Opening
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Sun roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9PPaddle levers
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Reversing camera, parking mode 1 . . 174
Reversing camera, parking mode 2 . . 175
Safety notes on reversing camera . . . 172
Switching graphic display on and off 177
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