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page
window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2 -Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3 -Adjuster control for outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4 -Air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
5 -Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
6 -Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 7 4
7 -
illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
8 -Height adjuster for steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
9 -
cluster: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Warning indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-Steering lock ignition starter switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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15 -Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
16 -
side Air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
idle speed boost
( D1esel models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
-Turn signals with knobs for cruise control ................. .
21 -Horn (works only when the ignition is switch on)
22 -Driver 's side air bag ................................... .
23 -Windshield wiper washer lever
w ith knobs for multi -function indicator .................... .
24 -Air conditioning switches ...............•........•.......
25 -Ashtray .............................•.................
26 -Gearshift lever (Manual transmission) .................... .
Selector lever (Automatic transmission) ............... .... .
27 -
29 -Rear window defogge r switch ................•...........
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82
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For technical reasons, the arrangement of the switches and
indica to r/warnin g lig hts may differ. The govern ing factor is the symbol on the sw itch itself.
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Warning
Your tant in dicat or a nd warning devices to tor the continued
warnings and
important
in serious age.
The engine compartment of any motor vehicle is a potentially
hazardous area. Before you check
anything in the engine compartment, stop the engine and let it cool down.
Always exercise extreme caution
when
working under the engine
hood . 1
- Coolant
........ 67
2 - Safety
.................... 69
3 - Rear
indicator light ....... (Diesel
. .......... 71
9 - Turn signals .................... 71
-High beam ..................... 71
and Canada
This come on for a few seconds just
as a functiona l check when you switch on th e ignition.
the does not go off afterwards , or
ther th e
off the road. turn off the engine and it cool down.
Check
on next
page .
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1 -Lights
-Daytim e runn ing lights
-Low and high b eam
that you may be more visible to other ers during day time driving , your is
eq uipped with Daytime Running Lights
(D RL 's). Wh en the ignition is sw itche d
the head li ght s
pos ition . Do not
use the daytime running lights for night time
or other
ligh t conditions . the DRL
position , you can use the high bea ms for
signaling but you ca nno t u se them for
continuous To u se the high
beam. the lig ht sw itch must be turn ed to th e position . Turning
the swit ch to the
position turn
on the side marker lights, instrument panel
bring the beam head lights to brightness and enable use of the
high beams. To conserve battery power, the
headlights go o ut whe n the
i g n ition is turn ed off or when starting the
gine . To turn off the exte rior lights , turn the
light sw itc h
to the position before iting the
Note
headlig ht swi tch is o n and ignition key is removed a chime er 's door is This is you r remi nder
to switch off the lights before leav ing the
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The cruise control
any other selected driving positions the
cr uise control is
of the cruise
The cruise control is operated with sliding
button A and pressure button 8 located at
the end of the turn signal /headlight dimmer switch lever.
To keep the under do not use the cruise when driving on winding or roads, in heavy or in varying traffic.
Do not use the Resume feature
when the previou sly set speed is too
fast for existing
conditions .
With button 8, the programmed speed can
also be increased. When the button is de
pressed , the accelerates until the
button is released.
AND
you acce lerate-for example when pass
ing -the previously programmed speed
be resumed automatically after the acceler
ator pedal is rel eased .
When the cruise control is switc hed on,
do not s
hift into N (Neutral ) withou t
pressing the clutch! The engine rev
up immediately and may possibly be damaged.
The cruise control is tempora rily disen
gaged when brake or
(Resume ) and the vehicle automataccelerate to th e previously pro
grammed speed.
A programmed speed can be completely
erased from the memory of the cruise con
trol system by s liding button
A to the