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Vehicle tool kit*
Introduction
When securing the vehicle in case of a breakdown, please note the legal re-
quirements for each country.
Vehicle tool kit
For vehicles with a factory-fitted spare wheel or temporary spare wheel, in
addition to winter wheels, the luggage compartment may contain additional
vehicle tools ⇒ page 247.
Additional information and warnings:
● Working in the engine compartment ⇒ page 180
● In case of emergency ⇒ page 241
● Change wheel ⇒ page 252
● Tire Mobility Set ⇒ page 258
WARNING
When the vehicle tool kit, tire mobility set and spare wheel are loose in
the interior they can be violently thrown in case of a sudden manoeuvre
or braking and especially in accidents causing serious injury.
● Ensure that the vehicle tool kit, the tire mobility set and the spare
wheel or temporary spare wheel are safely secured in the luggage com-
partment.
WARNING
Unsuitable or damaged vehicle tools can cause injury or accidents.
● Never work with inappropriate or damaged tools.
 Location
Fig. 139 In the luggage
compartment: The carpet
is raised
The vehicle tool kit, spare wheel, temporary spare wheel and the tire mobili-
ty set are stored in the luggage compartment under the carpeted floor panel
⇒ Fig. 139.
● If necessary, remove the luggage compartment variable floor ⇒ page 98.
● Raise the carpet at the recess (arrow) ⇒ Fig. 139.
Note
After use, return the jack to its initial position using the handle in order to
securely store it in the vehicle. 
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Preparations for changing a wheel
Check list
Before changing a wheel, complete the following operations in the order
given ⇒ 
:
1. In the event of a flat tyre, park the vehicle a safe distance from traffic and on suitable ground.
2. Apply the handbrake firmly ⇒ page 134.
3. Automatic gearbox: move the selector lever to position P
⇒ page 124.
4. Stop the engine and remove the key from the ignition ⇒ page 119.
5. Manual gearbox: Select a gear ⇒ page 124.
6. Have all vehicle occupants get out of the vehicle and wait in a safe place (for example, behind the safety barrier).
7. Chock the wheel opposite the wheel being changed with a stone or similar object.
8. If the luggage compartment is full: take the baggage out of the vehi- cle.
9. Remove the spare wheel or the temporary spare wheel and the vehi- cle tool kit from the luggage compartment.
10. Remove the wheel trims ⇒ page 250.
WARNING
Failure to follow the checklist prepared for your own safety could lead to
accidents and severe injuries.
● Always complete the operations given in the checklist and observe
the general rules of safety.
 Wheel bolts
Fig. 144 Changing a
wheel: Slacken the wheel
bolts.
Fig. 145 Changing a
wheel: Tyre valve
1 and
position of anti-theft
wheel locking bolt 2
Only use the tool supplied with the vehicle to loosen the wheel bolts.
Loosen the wheel bolts only about one turn before raising the vehicle with
the jack.
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Changing a wheel
Fig. 148 Changing a
wheel: loosen wheel
bolts with the socket at
the end of the wheel
brace
Removing the wheel
● Please observe the check list ⇒ page 253.
● Loosen the wheel bolts ⇒ page 253.
● Jacking up the vehicle ⇒ page 255.
● Using the hexagonal socket in the wheel brace ⇒ Fig. 148, unscrew the
slackened wheel bolts and place them on a clean surface.
● Take off the wheel.
How to use the spare wheel or temporary spare wheel
Check the direction of rotation of the tyre ⇒ page 218, Tyre code.
● Place the spare wheel or temporary spare wheel into position.
● Replace the wheel bolts and tighten slightly using the hexagonal socket
on the end of the wheel brace.
● To tighten the anti-theft locking wheel bolts use the corresponding
adaptor.
● Lower the car with the jack. ●
Tighten all of the wheel bolts clockwise ⇒ 
. Tighten the bolts in diago-
nal pairs (not in a circle).
● Put the caps, trim or full hubcap back on ⇒ page 250.
WARNING
If the wheel bolts are not treated suitably or not tightened to the correct
torque then this could lead to loss of vehicle control and to a serious ac-
cident.
● All the wheel bolts and hub threads should be clean and free of oil
and grease. The wheel bolts should be easily tightened to the correct tor-
que.
● The hexagonal socket in the wheel brace should be used for turning
wheel bolts only. Do not use it to loosen or tighten the wheel bolts.

After changing the wheel
● Clean the vehicle tools, if necessary and put them away in the luggage
compartment foam holder ⇒ page 247.
● Store the spare wheel, the temporary spare wheel or the changed wheel
securely in the luggage compartment.
● Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts checked as soon as possi-
ble with a torque wrench ⇒ page 254.
● Have the flat tyre replaced as quickly as possible. 
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Vehicle identification data
Fig. 166 Vehicle data la-
bel:
Fig. 167 Vehicle identifi-
cation number
Vehicle identification number
The vehicle identification number (chassis number) can be read from out-
side the vehicle through a viewer in the windscreen ⇒ Fig. 167. 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
.
Vehicle data plate
The vehicle data label ⇒ Fig. 166 is at the front of the spare wheel well. It
contains the following data:
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. 
Specific vehicle weight information
The instructions in the official vehicle documents take precedence. All the
technical data provided in this documentation is applicable to the basic
model. The vehicle data label in the Maintenance Programme or the vehicle
documentation shows which engine is installed in your vehicle.
The figures may be different depending whether additional equipment is fit-
ted, for different models and for special vehicles.
Kerb weight values shown in the following table apple for a vehicle with
driver (75 kg), liquids including a fuel tank 90% full, in addition to tools and
a spare wheel ⇒ 
. The kerb weight indicated increases with optional
equipment and retrofitting of accessories, while proportionally reducing car-
rying capacity.
The load is equivalent to the following weights: 
1
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stopping on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Driving abroad Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Driving advice Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Driving in winter Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . 200
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Driving tips Driving a loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
E
Ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Economic driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
EDL See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Electrical components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 242
Electrical consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Electrical power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
electric windows Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Electric windows
see Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Electric Windows Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Electronic differential lock system (EDL) . . . . 140
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) . . . . . . . 139
Emergency brake indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . 244 Driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Emission control system Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Engaging gears Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Engine Noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Running-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Water box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
G 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Environment Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Exterior aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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Index

Sale of vehicleIn other countries / continents . . . . . . . . . 234
Salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Scrapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Seat belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Automatic belt retainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Belt tension limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seat belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seat belt status display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Twisted belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seat belt warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Adjusting the steering wheel position . . . . 52
Adjust the rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . 51
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Fitting the rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . 52
Front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Rear backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Removing and fitting rear head restraints . 52
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Set Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Side airbags See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Sistemas ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Sitting position Incorrect position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Sliding/tilting electric panoramic sunroof . . . . 43 Anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Small window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Socket 12 Volts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Spare fuel canister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Spare key see vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30
Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Driving advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Special features Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
High pressure cleaning equipment . . . . . . 199
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 137, 288 Pushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Radio reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Special notes Long parking times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278, 279
Tow starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Starting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Starting using an external battery See Starting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Electromechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Tendency to pull to one side . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Steering wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Storage compartment Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Driver side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Sudden braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
298 Index

Sunglasses storage compartment . . . . . . . . . 110
Sun visor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Symbolssee warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Systems ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 140
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Electronic differential lock system (EDL) . 140
Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) . . . . 139
Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Optical parking system (OPS) . . . . . . . . . . 150
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Parking distance warning system . . . . . . . 150
Safety Assist (City Safety Assist function) 155
TC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Traction control system (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . 140
Traction Control (TC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
T Tank flap close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
TC see Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Technical data
Axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Manufacturer identification plate . . . . . . . 283
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Vehicle data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Technical information Type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Temperature display Liquid coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Driving advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Things to note Disconnecting the vehicle's battery . . . . . . 21
parking distance warning system . . . . . . . 150
Removing the key from the vehicle . . . . . . 121
Water underneath the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 168 Tightening torque
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
TIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Tips for driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Before starting out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
tire mobility set Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Tire Mobility Set Check after 10 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Do not use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Inflating a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Sealing a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
see Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Tools see Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, 278 Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Front towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Special notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278, 279
Tow bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Tow starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Traction control system (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Traction Control (TC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Trailer coupling Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Transporting a load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
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Transporting a load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 75Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Transporting objects Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Driving with the rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 105
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Treadwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Turn signal convenience feature . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Two-way radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Tyre load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tyre pressure Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tyre repair kit see Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . 220
U Unlocking from the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fabric trim cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Padding cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Treating your upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
V Valve caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Vehicle Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
locking and unlocking from the exterior . . . 33
locking or unlocking from the inside . . . . . 34
Parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Securing in case of a breakdown . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Checking the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . 194
Discharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Explanation of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Starting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Vehicle care Aerial built into the window . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Airbag modules (dash panel) . . . . . . . . . . 208
Aluminium wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
anodized surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . 201
Chrome wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Cleaning compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Cleaning seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cleaning wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Cleaning windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 201
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
De-icing the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fabric trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
High pressure cleaning apparatus . . . . . . 199
Padding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Protection of vehicle undercarriage . . . . . 203
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198, 199
Treating your upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Vehicle paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Windscreen wiper service position . . . . . . . 91
Wooden trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Vehicle code Vehicle data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Vehicle data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Vehicle diagram Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Vehicle key assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Vehicle mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Vehicle telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Vehicle's battery Automatic consumer disconnection . . . . . 196
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Running flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Vibrations Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
W Warning and control lamps Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Warning lamp Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
City Safety Assist function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Engine oil pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
with high pressure cleaning apparatus . . 199
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Water box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Wear of tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252, 253 Caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Wheel load capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Beadlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Bolted trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
See "Wheels and tyres" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Avoiding damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Damaged tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Errors in wheel alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Foreign bodies in the tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Interchanging tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Older tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Replacing tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Run-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219, 220
storing the replaced wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Storing tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Tyre code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tyre identification number (TIN) . . . . . . . . 219
Tyre load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tyres with directional tread pattern . 211, 220
Valve caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Wear of tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Wheel balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Wheel trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Full hub caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Hub caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Wheel bolt caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windscreen Heat-insulating glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Windscreen washer water Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Windscreen wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Lifting the wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Replacing the wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Window wiper lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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