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313
If and when
Move the selector lever to its intermediate position or to P ⇒ page 174.
St op the engine and remove the key from the ignition ⇒ page 170.
Have all occupants leave the vehicle and move to safety, for example
behind a guard rail.
When leaving the vehicle, take all keys with you.
Place an emergency warning triangle to indicate the position of your ve-
hicle to other road users.
Allow the engine to cool and check if a specialist is required.
Examples of when to use the hazard warning lights:
● If the vehicles ahead suddenly slow down or reach the end of a traffic
jam, to w
arn the vehicles behind.
● In case of an emergency.
● If the vehicle breaks down.
● When being towed.
Alwa
ys comply with the applicable laws regarding the use of hazard warn-
ing lights.
If the hazard warning lights are not working, you must use an alternative
method of drawing attention to your vehicle. This method must comply with
traffic legislation. WARNING
Failure to follow the checklist prepared for your own safety could lead to
acc ident

s and severe injuries.
● Always complete the operations given in the checklist and observe
the genera
l rules of safety. 4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
WARNING
The components of the exhaust system reach very high temperatures.
This c

ould cause a fire and considerable damage.
● Always park your vehicle so that no part of the exhaust system can
come in cont
act with flammable materials (such as dried grass or fuel). Note
● The vehicle battery will discharge and run down if the hazard warning
lights r

emain on for too much time (even with the ignition turned off).
● For some vehicles, the brake lights will blink when braking suddenly at
speeds
of approximately 80 km/h to warn vehicles behind. If braking con-
tinues, then the hazard warning lights will automatically be turned on at the
speed of less than approximately 10 km an hour. The brake lights remain lit.
Upon accelerating, the hazard warning lights will be automatically turned
off. Safety First Operating instructions Practical tips Technical Data

322
If and when
Fuses
Introduction Due to the constant update of vehicles, fuse assignments depending on
equipment and the u
se of
the same fuse for various electrical components,
at the time of printing this manual it is not possible to provide an up-to-date
summary of the electrical components fuse positions. For detailed informa-
tion about the fuse positions, please consult a Technical Service.
In general, a fuse can be assigned to various electrical components. Like-
wise, an electrical component can be protected by several fuses.
Only replace fuses when the cause of the problem has been solved. If a
newly inserted fuse blows after a short time, you must have the electrical
system checked by a qualified dealership as soon as possible.
Additional information and warnings:
● Working in the engine compartment ⇒ page 275WARNING
The high voltages in the electrical system can give serious electrical
shock s, c

ausing burns and even death!
● Never touch the electrical wiring of the ignition system.
● Take care not to cause short circuits in the electrical system. WARNING
Using unsuitable fuses, repairing fuses or bridging a current circuit with-
out f u

ses can cause a fire and serious injury.
● Never use a fuse with a higher value. Only replace fuses with a fuse of
the same amperag
e (same colour and markings) and size.
● Never repair a fuse.
● Never replace a fuse by a metal strip, staple or similar. CAUTION
● To avoid damage to the vehicles electric system, before replacing a fuse
t urn off

the ignition, the lights and all electrical elements and remove the
keys from the ignition.
● If you replace a fuse with higher-rating fuse, you could cause damage to
another part
of the electrical system.
● Protect the fuse boxes when open to avoid the entry of dust or humidity.
Dirt and humidity
inside fuse boxes can cause damage to the electrical sys-
tem. Note
● One single consumer could have more than one fuse.
● Sev er

al consumers could run over one single fuse. 

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If and when
Several warning and control lamps should light up for a few seconds when
the ignition is sw
itched. This signals that the lamp is working properly. They
will switch off after a few seconds.
Checking the bulbs of a trailer
For vehicles with the factory fitted trailer system, certain trailer lights are al-
so controlled if the socket is correctly connected.
A fault on a trailer turn indicator is indicated on the instrument panel by the
indicator blinking twice as fast (  or ) ⇒ page 95.
● General fault of all indicators on one side.
● Fault in one tail light (on some models, also the registration light).
● Fault in two brake lights. WARNING
If the warning lamps and messages are ignored, the vehicle may stall in
traffic, or m a

y cause accidents and severe injuries.
● Never ignore the warning lamps or text messages.
● Stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible. CAUTION
Failure to heed the warning lamps and text messages when they appear
ma y

result in faults in the vehicle. Note
A fault in the LED on the tail lights will not be indicated. However, if the fault
affects al

l the LEDs then this will be indicated by the indicator . Information for replacing bulbs Checklist
To r
ep

lace a bulb, carry out the following operations always in the order giv-
en ⇒  :
Park the

vehicle a safe distance from traffic and on suitable ground.
Connect the electronic parking brake ⇒ page 183.
Turn the light switch to position 0 ⇒ page 95.
Move the gear lever into the neutral position ⇒ page 95.
Automatic gearbox: Move selector lever to position P ⇒ page 174.
Stop the engine and remove the key from the ignition ⇒ page 170.
Manual gearbox: Select a gear ⇒ page 174.
Wait until all of the passenger compartment lights are turned off
⇒ page 95.
Allow the corresponding bulb to cool. Visually inspect fuses to see if any are blown ⇒ page 322.
Replace the bulb according to the instructions ⇒  . Bulbs should only
be rep l

aced by new identical models. Bulb information is displayed on
the bulb socket or on the bulb itself.
In general, never touch the bulb glass directly. The heat of the bulb
would cause the fingerprint to evaporate and condense on the reflector.
This will impair the brightness of the headlight.
Check if the new bulb is working. If the bulb is not working, it may not
have been correctly fitted, it could be damaged or the connector may
not be correctly connected.
Every time a bulb for the headlights is replaced, visit a specialised
workshop to check the headlights. 
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
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328
If and when WARNING
Failure to follow the checklist prepared for your own safety could lead to
acc ident
s and severe injuries.
● Always complete the operations given in the checklist and observe
the genera
l rules of safety. CAUTION
Always remove and fit headlights carefully to avoid damage to the paint-
work and other

vehicle parts. 
To replace halogen headlight bulbs Fig. 203 In the engine
comp
ar

tment: Left-hand
side headlight lining. A dipped beam headlights,
B daytime lights and
C main beam headlights
and side light
s. Fig. 204 Left headlight
There is no need to remove the headlight to replace bulbs.
Comp l

ete operations only in the sequence given: fig. 203,
fig. 204 A B C
Indicators (small lamp
holder) Dipped beam head-
lights Daylight driving lights Main beam headlights Side lights
1. Always take the checklist into account and take the necessary actions
⇒ pag
e 327.2. Open the bonnet
 ⇒ page 275. 

330
If and when
To replace the xenon headlights bulb Fig. 205 In the engine
comp
ar
tment: Turn signal
cover. Fig. 206 Turn signal in-
dicat
or l

amp holder 1 and turning light
2 .
There is no need to remove the headlight to replace bulbs.
Comp l

ete operations only in the sequence given: Turn signal indicators
1 Turning lights
2 1. Always take the checklist into account and take the necessary ac-
tions ⇒

 page 327. 2. Open the bonnet
 ⇒ page 275. 3. Rotate the cover ⇒ 
fig. 205 in the dir
ection of the arrow and remove
it. 4. Rotate the lamp holder
1 ⇒ fig. 206 to the left all the way
and p
u

ll it out backwards with
the bulb. Press the wire clip downwards
and pu
l
l the lamp holder 2 ⇒ fig. 206 out w
ith the b
ulb. 5. Depending on the model, the bulb is removed directly from the
lamp ho l

der or it may need to be rotated and then removed. 6. Replace the faulty bulb by a new identical bulb.
7. Place the bulb holder in the
hea
dlight

and rotate to the right
all the way. Place the lamp holder in the
hea
dlight
and pull the wire clip
upwards until it clicks into place. 8. Rotate the cover ⇒ 
fig. 205 in the op
posite direction to the arrow as
far as it will go. Always seek the help of a specialist when changing the Xenon dipped beam
and fu
l

l beam headlamps ⇒  in Introduction on page 326.
Note
The illustrations show the left hand headlight. The structure of the right
hand s ide he

adlight is symmetric. 

Brakes
Assi
sted braking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Emergency brake indicator in case of sud- den braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Running-in brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187, 189
Brake system Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Brake systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Braking assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Braking assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Braking assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Breakdown Securing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Bulb fault See changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
C
Card compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Care See "Care of your vehicle" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Care of your vehicle Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Caring for paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Catalytic
converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141, 148
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 77 Antitheft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Locking and unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . 76
Central locking system After airbag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Opening doors individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Centre armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Changing Windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Bodywork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Front bumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Halogen headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Initial operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Sea changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332, 333
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Engaging gears (manual gearbox) . . . . . . 177
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Manually unlocking the gear selection lev- er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Selecting gears (automatic gearbox) . . . . 178
Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Changing gears Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Changing the battery of the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Changing the wheel After changing the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Checking Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Checklist Before working in the engine compart-ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
In case of an emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Check list Preparations for changing a wheel . . . . . . 306
Raising the vehicle with the jack . . . . . . . . 310
Checklist Refilling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . 40
Check list Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 367
Index

Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Chil
d s
afety seat
Securing with seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
ISOFIX child seat on rear seats . . . . . . . . . . 43
Mounting child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Mounting systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
On rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
On the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Securing using a Top Tether retaining strap 45
Securing using ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Securing using LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . 40
Weight categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Child seats Disabling the front passenger airbag . . . . . 35
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 151
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
See "Care of your vehicle" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Cleaning chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Cleaning the vehicle Folding exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Climatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Climatr
onic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Indirect ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
User instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Climatic see "Climate control" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Climatronic see "Climate control" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Closing Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Electric sliding door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
See "Locking" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Code number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Collection of end-of-life vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Combined weight rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Compartment Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Compartments Card compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Front central armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Other stor
age compartments . . . . . . . . . . 147
Portable waste bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Rear floor area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Spectacle case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Connectors Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Consumer disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Consumption How it is determined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Control lamp AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Brake pad wear indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . 279
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Engine oil sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Lane assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Pressing the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Windscreen wiper fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Controlling function Electric exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113368
Index

Control of function
Rain sen sor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Convenience closing Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Convenience functions Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Convenience opening Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Convenient entry function for the third row of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Coolant Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
See engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Counter steering assistance system . . . . . . . . 168
Crossing a river Salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 150
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Curtain airbags See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 D
Damaged ty res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Dangers of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Data link connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Data plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Model identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . 345
Data registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Data storage during the journey . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Data stored by the control units . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Daytime driving light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
De-icing the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
De-icing the locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Details Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Diagnostics connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Filter pre-heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Winter-grade diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Differential lock
See "Brakin g assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . 190
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Dipped beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 58
Disposal Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Belt tension device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
End-of-life vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . 315
Warning indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Drawbar load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Driving Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cross country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Data storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ecological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Economic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fuel level to low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 369
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Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Underc
arri
age guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Driving abroad Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Driving advice For a loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Driving in winter Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Windscreen washer bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
DSG automatic gearbox See "Automatic gearbox" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
DSG Automatic gearbox Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . 102 Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . 102
E
Ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Economic driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 EDS
See "Brakin g assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electrical components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 313
Electrical consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 166
Electric child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Electric devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Electric sliding doors Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Rollback anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Electric sockets Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Automatic one-touch operation . . . . . . . . . 90
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
One-touch opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Electronic differential lock system (EDS) . . . . 190
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Electronic stability programme ESC (ESP) . . . 189
Emergencies Fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Hazard warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Emergency brake indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . 314
Driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Manually unlocking the gear selection lev- er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Panoramic sliding roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Passenger side door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Engine Noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Running-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 173 12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Pre-heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Water box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Filler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Engine fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228370
Index

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
chan
ging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Filler opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
ESC See "Braking assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . 189
ESP see ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Exterior aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Automatically folding exterior mirrors . . . 112
Controlling function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Synchronised mirror adjustment . . . . . . . . 112
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Extinguisher Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
F
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Fault Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Park assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Rear a
ssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Fault memory Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Faults Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Filling capacity AdBlue tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Refilling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Filter pre-heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
First-aid kit Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Fitting Tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Folding down rear seats Load space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Folding in exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Folding the backrest of the front passenger
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
F
our-wheel-drive Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Front airbags See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Front passenger airbag Deactivating using the key switch . . . . . . . . 35
See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Depending on the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Information on consumption . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Fuel consumption Economic driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Why does fuel consumption increase? . . . 229
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fuel tank flap Closure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Function control Tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Identification using colours . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 371
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