General notes
Display messages appear in the multifunction display.
Display messages with graphic displays may be shown in simplified form in the Operator's Manual and may differ from the messages shown in the multifunction display.
Please respond in accordance with the display messages and follow the additional notes in this Operator's Manual.
Certain display messages are accompanied by an audible warning tone or a continuous tone.
When you stop and park the vehicle, please observe the notes on: • HOLD function • Parking
Hiding display messages
■ Press the or
button on the steering wheel to
hide the display message.
The display message is cleared.
The multifunction display shows high-priority display messages in red. Some high-priority display messages cannot be hidden.
The multifunction display shows these messages continuously until the causes for the messages have been remedied.
Message memory
The on-board computer saves certain display messages in the message memory.
You can
call up the display messages:
■ Press the or
button on the steering wheel to
select the Serv. menu.
If there are display messages, the multifunction display shows 2 Messages, for example.
■ Press the or
button to select the entry, e.g. 2
Messages.
■ Pressato confirm.
■ Press the or
button to scroll through the display
messages.
When the ignition is switched off, all display messages are deleted, apart from some highpriority display messages. Once the causes of the high-priority display messages have been rectified, the corresponding display messages are also deleted.
Headlamp cleaning system
The headlamps are cleaned automatically if the "Wipe with washer fluid"
function is operated five times while the
lights are on and the engine is running. When
you switch off ...
Roof carrier
Important safety notes
WARNING
When you load the roof, the center of gravity
of the vehicle rises and the driving
characteristics change. If you exceed the
maximum roof load, the driving
charact ...
Driving tips
Accelerator pedal position
Your style of driving influences how the
automatic transmission shifts gear:
• little throttle: early upshifts
• more throttle: late upshifts
Kickdown
Use kickdown for ...