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In Brief 11
24. Light switch,Headlight range adjustment,
Front fog lights,
Rear fog light,
Instrument illumination on page
Exterior Lamp Controls 085.

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1. Infotainment system on pageOperation 099.
2. Info-Display on page Overview 093.
3. Hazard warning lights on page Hazard Warning Flashers 087.
4. Centre air vents on page Adjustable Air Vents 0131.
5. Turn and lane-change signals, headlight flash, dipped beam
and main beam on page
Indicator and Lane-Change
Signals 087.
Exit lighting on page Exit
Lighting 091.
Parking lights on page Parking
Lights 088.
6. Instruments on page Steering
Wheel Adjustment 060.
7. Driver Information Centre on page Driver Information Centre
(DIC) 075.
8. Cruise control, Speed limiter on page Driver Assistance
Systems 0148. Heated steering wheel on page
Heated Steering Wheel
060.
9. Windscreen wiper, Windscreen washer system, rear wiper, rear
washer system on page
Windscreen Wiper/
Washer 061.
10. Side air vents on page Fixed
Air Vents 0132.
11. Steering wheel controls on page Steering Wheel
Controls 060.
12. Exterior mirrors on page Convex Mirrors 027
13. Power windows on page Power
Windows 029.
Central locking system on page
Central Locking System 022.
14. Light switch, Headlight range adjustment,
Front fog lights,
Rear fog light,
Instrument illumination on page
Exterior Lamp Controls 085. 15. Traction control system on
page Traction Control System
(TCS) 0143.
Automatic engine start/stop on
page Automatic Engine Start/
Stop Feature 0137.
City mode on page Electronic
Stability Control (ESC) 0144.
Lane departure warning on
page Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) 0150.
16. Ignition switch with steering wheel lock on page Ignition
Positions 0135.
17. Fuse box on page Fuses 0169.
18. Bonnet release lever on page Bonnet 0157.
19. Horn on page Horn061.
Driver airbag on page Airbag
System 038.
20. Steering wheel adjustment on page Steering Wheel
Adjustment 060.
21. Parking brake on page Handbrake 0142.

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22. Selector lever, manual gearboxon page Manual
Gearbox 0141.
23. Climate control system on page Electronic Climate
Control System 0128.
24. Glove box on page Glove
Box 053.
Exterior Lighting
Turn light switch.
9:Lights off
;:Sidelights
5:Dipped beam Fog lights
Press light switch.
#:
Front fog light
s:Rear fog light
Lighting
0Exterior Lamp
Controls 085.
Headlight flash, main beam
and dipped beam
Headlight flash : Pull lever
Main beam : Push lever
Dipped beam : Push or pull lever
Main beam
0Headlamp Main/
Dipped Beam Changer 086.
Turn and lane-change signals
Lever up : Right indicator
Lever down : Left indicator
Turn and lane-change signals
0
Indicator and Lane-Change
Signals 087,
Parking lights
0Parking
Lights 088.

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 60
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 60
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . 60
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Windscreen Wiper/Washer . . . . . 61
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . 62
Outside Temperature . . . . . . . . . . 63
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Power Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mileometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rev Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Control Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Engine Coolant TemperatureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Airbag and Safety Belt Tensioner Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Airbag On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 70
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 70
Service Vehicle Soon Light . . . . 71
Brake and Clutch System
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Gear Shifting Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Variable Effort Steering Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . 72
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Traction Control System (TCS) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . 73
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 73
Auto Stop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Immobiliser Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Main-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . 74
Tail lamp Indicator Light . . . . . . . . 74
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Bonnet Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Information Displays
Driver Information
Centre (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Warning Buzzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Vehicle Personalisation
Vehicle Personalisation . . . . . . . . 82

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Auto Stop Mode
h
illuminates when engine is in an
Autostop.
Stop-start system
0Starting the
Engine 0136.
Immobiliser Light
A
flashes yellow.
Fault in the immobiliser system. The
engine cannot be started.
Reduced Engine Power
Light
w
illuminates yellow.
The engine power is limited. Consult
a workshop.
Main-Beam On Light
3
illuminates blue.
Illuminated when main beam is on
and during headlight flash
0
Exterior Lamp Controls 085.
Front Fog Lamp Light
#
illuminates green. The front fog lights are on
0Front
Fog Lamps 087.
Rear Fog Lamp Light
s
illuminates yellow.
The rear fog light is on
0Rear Fog
Lamps 088.
Tail lamp Indicator Light
;
illuminates green.
The exterior lights are on
0
Exterior Lamp Controls 085.
Cruise Control Light
I
illuminates white or green.
Illuminates white
The system is on.
Illuminates green
A certain speed is stored.
Cruise control
0Cruise
Control 0148.
Bonnet Ajar Light
i
illuminates when the bonnet
is open.
Automatic engine stop/start feature
0Automatic Engine Start/Stop
Feature 0137.
Door Ajar Light
U
illuminates red.
A door or the tailgate is open.

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Vehicle Messages
Messages are indicated mainly in
the Driver Information Centre (DIC),
in some cases together with a
warning and signal buzzer.
PressSET/CLR, MENUor turn the
adjuster wheel to confirm a
message.
The vehicle messages are
displayed as code numbers.
No. Vehicle message
2 No remote detected, Press clutch
to restart
3 Coolant level low add coolant 4 A/C Off due to high engine temp
5 Steering column is locked
6 Step on brake to release park
brake
7 Turn steering wheel, Turn key Off,
Then On
8 Turn key Off, Then On
–repeat
breath test
9 Turn steering wheel, Start vehicle
again
11 Brakes worn
12 Vehicle overloaded
13 Compressor overheated
15 Check high mounted brake lamp
16 Check brake lamps
17 Headlight levelling malfunction
18 Left dipped beam failure
19 Check rear fog lamp
20 Check right dipped beam lamp
21 Check left position lamp
22 Check right position lamp
23 Reversing light failure
24 Number plate light failure 25 Check left front indicator lamp
26 Left rear turn indicator failure
27 Check right front indicator lamp
28 Check right rear indicator lamp
29 Check trailer brake lamp
30 Check trailer reversing lamp
31 Check left trailer indicator lamp
32 Check right trailer indicator lamp
33 Check trailer rear fog lamp
34 Check trailer rear lamp
35 Replace Battery In Remote Key
36 Stabilitrak Initialising
38 Take steering (text approval still
pending)
48 Side detection system
unavailable
49 Lane departure warning
unavailable
50 Reset bonnet
–see owner's
manual
52 Change timing belt
53 Tighten fuel cap / Electric
vehicles

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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . 85
Headlamp Main/Dipped-BeamChanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Headlamp Range Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Headlights When Driving Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Hazard Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Front Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Rear Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cornering Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Position Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Reversing Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Misted Lamp Covers . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Interior Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lighting Features
Centre Console Lighting . . . . . . . 90
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Battery Power Protection . . . . . . 91
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
Light Switch
Turn light switch:
O
: Lights off
;: Sidelights
2: Dipped beam
Control indicator
; 0Tail light
Indicator Light 074.
When dipped beam is on,
;
illuminates. Control indicator; 0
Tail light Indicator Light 074.

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Hazard Lights
Operated with|.
In the event of an accident with
airbag deployment the hazard
warning flashers are activated
automatically.
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
Lever up : Right indicator
Lever down : Left indicator
If the lever is moved past the
resistance point, the indicator is
switched on constantly. When the
steering wheel moves back, the
indicator is automatically
deactivated.
For three flashes, e.g. when
changing lanes, press the lever until
resistance is felt and then release.
Move the lever to the resistance
point and hold for longer indication. Switch the indicator off manually by
moving the lever to its original
position.
Front Fog Lamps
Operated with#.

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Rear Fog Lamps
Operated withs.
Light switch in position
;: Rear
fog light can only be switched on
with front fog lights.
Cornering Lights
Corner lighting
On tight bends or when turning off,
depending on the steering angle or
the indicator light signal, an
additional left or right reflector is
switched on which illuminates the
road in the direction of travel. It is
activated up to a speed of 40 km/h.
Position Lamps
When the vehicle is parked, the
parking lights on one side can be
activated:
1. Switch off ignition.
2. Move indicator lever all the way up (right parking lights) or
down (left parking lights).
Confirmed by a signal and the
corresponding indicator control
indicator.

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Vehicle Care
General Information
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Vehicle Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
End-of-Life Vehicle Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your OwnService Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 162
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Headlamps and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Front Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . 165
Taillights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Side Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . 167 Centre High-Mounted Brake
lamp (CHMBL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Number Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 168
Interior Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Instrument Panel Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Electrical System
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Vehicle Tools
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Wheels and Tyres
Wheels and Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Winter Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Tyre Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Tyre Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Tyre Pressure MonitorSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Tread Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Wheel Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Tyre Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Tyre Repair Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Tyre Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Compact Spare Tyre . . . . . . . . . 186
Jump Starting
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Towing the Vehicle
Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Appearance Care
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192