Important safety notes

You will find an illustration of the instrument cluster in the "At a glance" section. WARNING   A driver's attention to the road and traffic conditions must always be his/her p ...

Tachometer

The red band in the tachometer indicates the engine's overrevving range. Do not drive in the overrevving range, as this could damage the engine. The fuel supply is interrupted to protect the ...

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Checking Coolant
The vehicle must be on a level surface when checking the coolant level. Check to see if coolant is visible in the coolant surge tank. If the coolant inside the coolant surge tank is boiling, do not ...

Menu options
The start menu can be displayed using the menu control switch on the steering-wheelmounted controls. 1. While the MAP or STATUS screen is displayed, push and hold the menu control switch u ...

Cruise control lever
1 To store the current speed or a higher speed 2 To store the current speed or a lower speed 3 To deactivate DISTRONIC 4 To store the current speed or to call up the last stored speed ...