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.
See also:
Socket for OBD Onboard
Diagnosis
There is an OBD socket on the driver's side for
checking the primary components in the vehicle
emissions.
Emissions
The warning lamp lights up:
Emissions are deteriorating. Have
the vehic ...
HDC Hill Descent Control
The concept
HDC is a downhill driving assistant that automatically
controls vehicle speed on steep downhill
gradients. Without applying the brakes, the
vehicle moves at slightly more than walking
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Switch off any functions that
are not currently needed
Functions such as seat heating and the rear window
defroster require a lot of energy and consume
additional fuel, especially in city and stopand-
go traffic.
Therefore, switch off these functio ...