Checking and topping up fluids
With the ignition switched off, top up the fluid
for the windscreen washer and headlight washer
system*.
electrolyte to escape – risk of explosion and
chemical burns! Please seek advice from a
qualified workshop.
– Leave the bonnet open while the 12-volt ve-
hicle battery is charging. Closing the bonnet
could cause an electrical short circuit – risk
of fire!
CAUTION
– The anti-freeze concentration must be
matched to the climate of the country in
which you are driving. If the concentration is
too high, damage to the car may result.
– Never put in radiator anti-freeze or other
additives.
Note
Important: Before you charge the battery
make sure you read the manufacturer's in-
structions for using the battery charger.
– Never use washer fluid which contains paint
thinners or solvents as it can damage the
paintwork.
Windscreen washer
system
Service interval display
The service interval display detects when the
next service is due for your vehicle.
There are two service interval display levels:
– Inspection or oil change reminder: After a cer-
tain mileage, a service reminder will appear in
the instrument cluster display each time the ig-
nition is switched on/off. The distance or time
remaining will be shown briefly.
Fig. 206 Engine compartment: Cap of windscreen washer
container
– Inspection or oil change due: When your vehi-
cle is due for an inspection, oil change or both,
the corresponding reminder Inspection due!,
Oil change due! or Oil change and inspection
due! will appear briefly after you switch the ig-
nition on/off.
Please refer to the safety information
ðpage 320, General information.
The container for the windscreen washer con-
tains the cleaning fluid for the windscreen/rear
window and the headlight washer system*
ðpage 323. For the container capacity, please
refer to ðpage 378.
Checking the service intervals
You can check the distance and time remaining
until the next oil change and next service inspec-
tion.
Clean water should be used when topping up. If
possible, use soft water to prevent scaling on the
washer jets. Always add washer fluid to the wa-
ter. In cold weather you should add anti-freeze to
the water to prevent it from freezing.
Applies to MMI: On the home screen, select CAR
> Settings & service > Service intervals.
Applies to: vehicles with flexible oil change service
You cannot check the service interval on a new ve-
hicle until it has been driven for about 500 km.
Driver messages
The following driver messages may appear, de-
pending on the equipment installed in your vehi-
cle:
Qualified workshops reset the service interval af-
ter the oil is changed. The distance to the next oil
change is initially displayed based on the driving
profile prior to the oil change. Your own personal
driving profile is used subsequently to calculate
Please add washer fluid
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