Vehicle battery
Maintenance
The battery is maintenance-free, i.e., the electrolyte will last for the life of the battery.
Your service center will be glad to advise you on questions regarding the battery.
Battery replacement
Use approved vehicle batteries only
Only use vehicle batteries that have been
approved for your vehicle by the manufacturer;
otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged and systems or functions may not be
fully available.◄
After a battery replacement, have the battery registered on the vehicle by your service center to ensure that all comfort functions are fully available and that any Check Control messages are no longer displayed.
Charging the battery
Note
Do not plug the charger into the socket
Do not connect battery chargers to the
factory-installed sockets in the vehicle. Doing so
may result in damage to the vehicle.◄
Starting aid terminals
In the vehicle, only charge the battery via the starting aid terminals, in the engine compartment with the engine off.
Power failure
After a temporary power loss, some equipment needs to be reinitialized.
Individual settings need to be reprogrammed:
► Seat and mirror memory: store the positions
again.
► Time: update.
► Date: update.
► Radio station: save again.
► Navigation system: wait for the operability of
the navigation.
Disposing of old batteries
Have old batteries disposed of by your service center or bring them to a recycling center.
Maintain the battery in an upright position for transport and storage. Secure the battery so that it does not tip over during transport.
See also:
Interior lamps
General information
The interior lamps, footwell lamps, entry lamps
and courtesy lamps are controlled automatically.
The brightness of some of these lamps is influenced
by the thumbwheel for the ...
DTMF suffix dialing
DTMF suffix dialing can be used for gaining access
to network services or for controlling devices,
e.g., to make a remote inquiry of an answering
machine. The DTMF code is needed for this
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Opening
▷ Press the switch to the
resistance
point.
The window opens while the switch is held.
▷ Press the switch beyond the
resistance
point.
The window opens automatically.
Pressin ...