| Front axle | Four link suspension - front axle, top and bottom transverse links, stabilizer bar, twin-tube gas-filled shock absorbers or suspension struts (air spring suspension) with variable height settings and damping characteristics | |
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| Rear axle | Self-tracking trapezoidal links-axle, stabilizer bar, individual wheel suspension, twin-tube gas-filled shock absorbers with coil springs or air springs with variable height settings and damping characteristics | |
| Front and All Wheel Drive | |||||||||
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| Standard suspension 1BA | Sport suspension 1BE | Rough terrain suspension 1BR | Urban suspension 1BB | Sport suspension quattro GmbH 1BV | Sport suspension S6 1BD | Air spring suspension 1BK | Air spring suspension allroad 1BY | ||
| Wheelbase | Mm | Approx. 2845 1 | Approx. 2850 1 | Approx. 2841 1 approx. 2945 2 | Approx. 2845 1 approx. 2950 2 | Approx. 2853 1 | Approx. 2848 1 | Approx. 2846 1 approx. 2950 2 | Approx. 2846 1 |
| Front track width | Mm | Approx. 1613 3 | Approx. 1616 3 | Approx. 1610 3 | Approx. 1613 3 | Approx. 1616 3 | Approx. 1630 3 | Approx. 1614 3.4 | Approx. 1608 4.5 |
| Rear track width | Mm | Approx. 1621 3 | Approx. 1625 3 | Approx. 1617 3 | Approx. 1621 3 | Approx. 1627 3 | Approx. 1612 3 | Approx. 1622 3.4 | Approx. 1605 4.5 |
| Max. steering angle at inside wheel | Degrees | 38 ° 12' | 38 ° 18' | 38 ° 30' | 38 ° 12' | 38 ° 18' | 38 ° 18' | 38 ° 18' | 38 ° 18' |
1 - Vehicles with "short" wheelbase.
2 - Vehicles with "long" wheelbase.
3 - Specifications correspond to a rim offset (ET) of 35 mm.
4 - Specified values correspond to the standard level on an air spring suspension.
5 - Specifications correspond to a rim offset (ET) of 38 mm.
Note. Specified values valid for all engine versions. Track widths change when using wheels with different rim offset.
| Steering gear | Maintenance-free rack-and-pinion steering with speed-dependent power assist | |
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| Turning circle diameter | Approx. 11.90 m * See note Approx. 12.30 m * See note | |
* Vehicles with "short" wheelbase.
* Vehicles with "short" wheelbase.