tow Seat Alhambra 2010 Repair Manual

If and when 378
xScrew in the tow ring into its position anticlockwise as far as it will go
Ÿ. Use a suitable tool to firmly tighten the tow ring in its location.
xAfter towing, remove the tow ring by turning it clockwise and put the cover
back in place.
Caution
xThe tow ring must always be completely and firmly tightened. Otherwise,
it could be released while towing and tow-starting.
xVehicles with a factory fitted towing device, can only be used for towing
with a tow-bar, specially designed to fit on a tow hitch ball. Otherwise, the tow
hitch ball and the vehicle may be damaged. Otherwise, a tow rope should be
used.
Towing advice
Towing requires some experience, especially when using a tow-rope. Both
drivers should be familiar with the technique required for towing. For this
reason, inexperienced drivers should abstain.
While driving, avoid excessive traction forces and jerking. When towing on an
unpaved road, there is always a risk of overloading and damaging the
anchorage points.
If the vehicle is towed, with the hazard warning lights on and the ignition
switched on, the turn signal may be used to indicate changes of direction.
Simply operate the turn indicator lever as usual. Meanwhile, the hazard
warning lights will go off. When the turn signal lever is returned to the rest
position, the hazard warning lights will be turned on automatically.
Notes for the driver of the towed vehicle
xLeave the ignition on to avoid locking the steering wheel, to release the
electronic parking brake and to activate the turn signal indicators, the horn
as well as the window wipers and window washers.
xAs the power assisted steering does not work if the engine is not running,
you will need more strength to steer than normally.
xThe brake must be depressed must harder as the brake servo does not
operate. Avoid hitting the towing vehicle.
xNote the instructions and information contained in the instruction manual
for the vehicle to be towed.
Notes for the driver of the towing vehicle
xAccelerate gently and carefully. Avoid sudden manoeuvres.
xBrake well in advance than usual and brake gently.
xNote the instructions and information contained in the instruction manual
for the vehicle to be towed.

General notes on the technical data 380
Vehicle code
Vehicle identification number
The vehicle identification number (chassis number) can be read from outside
the vehicle through a viewer in the windscreen Ÿfig. 230. This viewer is
located in the lower part of the windscreen. The vehicle identification number
(chassis number) is also stamped on the right water drain channel. The water
drain channel is located between the suspension tower and the wing. Open
the bonnet to read the vehicle identification number
’ Ÿpage 304.
Vehicle data plate
The vehicle data plate is attached to the luggage compartment, and contains
the following information:
Vehicle identification number (chassis number)
Vehicle type, engine power, gearbox type
Engine and gearbox code, paint number, interior equipment.
Optional extras, PR numbers
These data are also provided in the Maintenance Programme.Type plate
The type plate is visible when the driver door is opened, on the lower part of
the strut. Vehicles for certain export countries do not have a type plate.
The manufacturer's type plate contains the following data:
Gross vehicle weight
Maximum authorised weight of vehicle and trailer
Maximum gross front axle weight
Maximum rear axle weight
Fig. 230 Vehicle identifi-
cation number.
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8

General notes on the technical data 382
Towing a trailer
Trailer weights
Trailer weight
The trailer weights and drawbar loads approved are selected in intensive
trials according to precisely defined criteria. The approved trailer weights are
valid for vehicles in the EU for maximum speeds of 80 km/h (in certain
circumstances up to 100 km/h). The figures may be different in other coun-
tries. All data in the official vehicle documents take precedence over these
data Ÿ.
Drawbar load
The maximum permitted weight exerted by the trailer drawbar on the ball joint
of the towing bracket must not exceed 85 kg.
In the interest of road safety, we recommend that you always tow
approaching the maximum drawbar load. The response of the trailer on the
road will be poor if the drawbar load is too small.
If the maximum permitted drawbar load is not reached (e.g. in the case of
small single-axle trailers, light and without load, or tandem axle trailers with
a wheelbase of less than 1 m) it is compulsory for the drawbar load to be at
least 4% of the trailer's weight.
WARNING
xFor safety reasons, do not exceed the 80 km/h limit. This is also valid in
countries where higher speeds are permitted.
xNever exceed the maximum trailer weights or the drawbar load. If the
permissible axle load or the permissible total weight is exceeded, the
driving characteristics of the vehicle may change, leading to accidents,
injuries and damage to the vehicle.
Wheels
Tyre pressure, snow chains, wheel bolts
Tyre pressures
The sticker with the tyre pressure values can be found on the inside of the
tank flap. The tyre pressure values given there are for cold tyres. The slightly
raised pressures of warm tyres must not be reduced. Ÿ
Snow chains
Snow chains may be fitted only to the front wheels.
Consult the chapter “wheels” of this manual.
Wheel bolts
After the wheels have been changed, the tightening torque of the wheel bolts
should be checked as soon as possible with a torque wrench Ÿ. The tight-
ening torque for steel and alloy wheels is 120 Nm.
WARNING
xCheck the tyre pressure at least once per month. Checking tyre pressure
value is very important. If the tyre pressure is too high or too low, there is
an increased danger of accidents, particularly at high speeds.
xIf the torque of the wheel bolts is too low, they could loosen while the
vehicle is in motion. Risk of accident! If the tightening torque is too high,
the wheel bolts and threads can be damaged.
Note
We recommend that you ask your Authorised Service Centre for information
about appropriate wheel, tyre and snow chain size.

Index393
Index
"Safe" security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
A
Abroad
Extended stay abroad with your vehicle . . 283
Sale of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
ABS
See "Braking assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Adaptive headlights
Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
AdBlue
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Minimum quantity for a refill . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Tank filling capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Additional equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Additional heater
See "Auxiliary heater" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Adjusting passenger exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . 132
Adjustment
Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Electric front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Mechanical front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Seat with position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Adjustments
Folding the backrest of the front passenger's
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Headlight range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Aerial built into the window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
AFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Air conditioning
see "Climate control" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 33
Cleaning instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Deactivating the front passenger airbag . . . 36
Deactivating using the key switch . . . . . . . . 36
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Differences between front passenger airbag
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Locking the vehicle after airbag deployment . .
84
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Use of child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
All-wheel drive
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Anodized surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Antifreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Antitheft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Antitheft alarm system
Anti-tow system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
False alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Antitheft bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Anti-theft locking bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Anti-theft wheel locking bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Anti-tow system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Index 394
Anti-trap function
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Assist systems
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Braking assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
DCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Dynamic chassis control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Electronic stability programme (ESP) . . . . 216
Optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Park Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Rear assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Traction control when accelerating (TCS) . 217
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Assistance systems
Electronic differential lock system (EDS) . . 217
Assisted braking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222Automatic belt retainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Switching Auto Hold off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Switching the start assist off . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Automatic consumer disconnection . . . . . . . . 321
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
DSG automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Ignition key lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Kickdown system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Launch-Control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Manually unlocking the gear selection lever . .
352
Please also see "Changing gears" . . . . . . . 201
See "Automatic gearbox" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187, 298
Automatic off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Remote control range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Remote control: replacing the battery . . . . 189
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 190
User instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Auxiliary heater remote control
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189AUX-IN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
B
BAS
See "Braking assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . 217
Battery
Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Discharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
See Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Battery acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Before starting out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Belt tension device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Belt tension limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Bicycle carrier
Installing a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Maximum load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Bonnet
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Bottle capacity
Windscreen washer water bottle . . . . . . . . 129
Bottle holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Index 398
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . 348
Warning indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Drawbar load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Driving
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cross country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Data storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ecological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Economic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Fuel level to low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Undercarriage guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Driving abroad
Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Driving advice
For a loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Driving in winter
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Windscreen washer bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
DSG Automatic gearbox
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
DSG automatic gearbox
See "Automatic gearbox" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Dynamic chassis control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243, 244
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . 120
E
Ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Economic driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
EDS
See "Braking assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . 217
Electric child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Electric devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Electric sliding doors
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Rollback anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Electric sockets
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Automatic one-touch operation . . . . . . . . . 103
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
One-touch opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Electrical components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175, 346
Electrical consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 191
Electronic differential lock system (EDS) . . . . . 217
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Electronic stability programme (ESP) . . . . . . . 216
Emergencies
Fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Hazard warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Emergency brake indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 348
Driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Manually unlocking the gear selection lever . .
352

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Panoramic sliding roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Passenger side door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Engine
Noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Running-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Pre-heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Starting engine with KESSY . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Stopping the engine with KESSY . . . . . . . . 199
Unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Water box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Filler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Engine fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Filler opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
ESP
See "Braking assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Exterior aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Automatically folding exterior mirrors . . . . 132
Controlling function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Synchronised mirror adjustment . . . . . . . . 132
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Extinguisher
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
F
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Fault
Dynamic chassis control . . . . . . . . . . 243, 244
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Park assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Rear assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236Fault memory
Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Faults
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Filling capacity
AdBlue tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Refilling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Filter pre-heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
First-aid kit
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Fitting
Tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Foldable wedges
See on-board tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Folding down rear seats
Load space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Folding in exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Index 400
Folding the backrest of the front passenger's seat
141
Four-wheel-drive
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Front airbags
See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Front passenger airbag
Deactivating using the key switch . . . . . . . . 36
See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Depending on the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Information on consumption . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Fuel consumption
Economic driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Why does fuel consumption increase? . . . 256
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Fuel tank flap
Closure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Full beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Function control
Tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Identification using colours . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358Preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
G
G 12 plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Garage door remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Erasing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
General overview of the engine compartment 383
Glove box lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
H
Handbrake
See "Parking brake" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Hazard warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Headlamp range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Headlights
Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Headlights control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Main beam headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . 118Sidelights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Turning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
High pressure cleaning equipment . . . . . . . . . 271
Hitch ball
Electric release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
I
Ignition
See "Engine and ignition" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Key removal lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Operating fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
In case of a breakdown
Securing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
In case of an emergency
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
In case of a breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Protecting yourself and securing the vehicle . .
345
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Indicator
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Index 402
Locking
From the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
KESSY system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
The tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
The vehicle from the outside . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Locking button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Luggage compartment
Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Folding down rear seats to create load space . .
147
Luggage compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . 121
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Rails and attachment system . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Luggage compartment baggage net . . . . . . . . 158
Luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
M
Main beam headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Main panel
Turn signal and main beam lever . . . . . . . . 115
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Malfunction
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Diesel particle filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
DSG Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
DSG automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Please also see "Changing gears" . . . . . . . 201
MEDIA-IN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Menus
Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Mirrors
Adjusting passenger mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Folding exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Synchronised mirror adjustment . . . . . . . . 132
Mobile telephone
Using without an exterior aerial . . . . . . . . . 289
Mobile tow hitch
Installing a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Model identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283, 286
Modifications to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
N
Net
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
New tyres and wheels
About your tyres and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . 325Noise
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Noises
Assisted braking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Notes for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
O
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Oil
See engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Older tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Onboard diagnostic system (ODB) . . . . . . . . . 289
On-board tools
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Foldable wedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Opening
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Electric sliding door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
From the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
See "Unlocking" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Index403
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
The tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Opening doors individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Operating fault
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Operating faults
Radio reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Overview
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
P
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Panoramic sliding roof
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Park Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Park assist system
Automatic stoppage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230Leaving the parking space . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Preparing to park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Switching on or off (leaving the parking space)
232
Switching on or off (parking) . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210, 213
Parking aid system
Use of high pressure cleaning equipment . 271
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Automatic release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
See "Parking brake" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Parking distance warning system
Use of high pressure cleaning equipment . 271
Parking indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 226
Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
With towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 203
Petrol
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Pollution filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Portable waste bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Pre-heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Preparation
Checking the engine coolant level . . . . . . . 315
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Work in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . 306
Preparations
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Topping up the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . 310
Preparing for the journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Principles of physics regarding a frontal collision .
18
Programmable remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Programming the garage door remote control 110
Protection of vehicle undercarriage . . . . . . . . . 276
Pushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
R
Radio reception
Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Operating faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Rails and attachment element system
Baggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155