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141 Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
Rear passenger compartment ventila-tion and rear automatic climate control
Deactivating
For an improved cooling or heating output 
in the front passenger compartment, you 
can switch off the rear passenger compart-
ment ventilation.
Press button§ (
page 135).
The indicator lamp on the button 
comes on.
The operation of the rear automatic 
climate control and the fresh air supply 
to the rear compartment is shut off.
Activating
Press button§ again.
The indicator lamp on the button goes 
out.
The rear automatic climate control 
switches to automatic mode and fresh 
air enters the rear compartment.Automatic mode
The automatic climate control panel for the 
rear is located on the rear center console. 
1Air volume control
2Air distribution control
3Automatic control (air distribution, air 
volume)
Press buttonU.
The indicator lamp on the button 
comes on.
The automatic climate control cools or 
heats the interior depending on the 
temperature selected on the front 
climate control unit.Adjusting air volume and air distribu-
tion manually
Adjusting air volume
Press upper part of buttonR.
The blower setting is increased each 
time the button is pressed.
Press lower part of buttonR.
The blower setting is decreased each 
time the button is pressed.iWhen the air volume or air distribution 
control is pressed, the automatic mode 
is switched off. The indicator lamp in 
buttonU is turned off. Temperature 
setting remains in automatic mode.
 
     
        
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142 Controls in detailAutomatic climate control
Adjusting air distribution
Press upper part of buttonÔ.
Air is directed upwards.
Press lower part of buttonÓ.
Air is directed to the footwell.
Front and rear air ventsAdjusting side air vents
Turn thumbwheel4 (
page 135) to 
one of the following positions:
!When in manual mode, the rear blower 
setting cannot be increased beyond 
the setting for the front blower setting. 
For example, if the driver or front pas-
senger changes the blower setting to 
level 3, the rear blower will not go high-
er than level 3 as well.
iFor draft-free ventilation, adjust the air 
vents upwards.
To allow unrestricted operation of the 
automatic climate control, the air vents 
should remain open.
Symbol
Function
h
Open
l 
Ventilation of side 
windows in area of 
exterior mirror
M
Closed
 
     
        
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143 Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
Center air vents
Opening 
Turn thumbwheel for center air vent1 
(page 135) upward to positionh.
Closing
Turn thumbwheel for center air vent1 
downward to positionM.
Use the left thumbwheel to adjust the cen-
ter air vents on the left and in the center. 
Use the right thumbwheel to adjust the 
right center air vent.Rear passenger compartment air vents
1Left center air vent, adjustable
2 Right center air vent, adjustable
iThe temperature at the air vents for the 
rear passenger compartment is the 
same as at the dashboard center air 
vents. 
     
        
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144 Controls in detailPower windows
Power windowsOpening and closing the side windows
The side windows can be opened and 
closed electrically. The switches for all the 
side windows are on the driver’s door. The 
switches for the respective windows are 
on the passenger door and on the rear cen-
ter console.
1Left front window
2Right front window
3Right rear window
4Left rear window
5Rear window override switch 
(
page 73).
Additional switches for the rear windows 
are located on the rear center console.6Left rear window
7Right rear window
Turn key in the steering lock to 
position1 or2.
Warning!
G
When closing the windows, make sure that 
there is no danger of anyone being harmed 
by the closing procedure.
The closing of the door windows can be im-
mediately halted by releasing the switch or, 
if switch was pressed past the resistance 
point and released, by pressing the respec-
tive switch.
If the window encounters an obstruction 
that blocks its path in a circumstance where 
you pressed the switch past the resistance 
point and released it to close the window, 
the automatic reversal function will stop the 
window and open it slightly.
If the window encounters an obstruction 
that blocks its path in a circumstance where 
you are closing the window by pressing the 
switch and holding it there, the automatic 
reversal function will not operate.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the 
key from the steering lock, and lock your ve-
hicle. Do not leave children unattended in 
the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked 
vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equip-
ment can cause an accident and / or serious 
personal injury. 
     
        
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145 Controls in detail
Power windows
Opening the windows
Press switch1 to4 at the 
symbolk to the resistance point.
The corresponding window will move 
downwards until you release the 
switch.
Closing the windows
Press switch1 to 4 at the 
symbolj to the resistance point.
The corresponding window will move 
upwards until you release the switch.Fully opening the windows 
(Express-open)
Press switch1 to4 at the 
symbolk past the resistance point 
and release.
The corresponding window opens com-
pletely.
Fully closing the windows 
(Express-close)
Press switch1 to4 at symbolj 
past the resistance point and release.
The corresponding window closes com-
pletely.
Stopping windows
Press respective switch again.
Warning
G
If you pull and hold the switch up when clos-
ing the window, and upward movement of 
the window is blocked by some obstruction 
including but not limited to arms, hands, fin-
gers, etc., the automatic reversal will not op-
erate.
!If the upward movement of the window 
is blocked during the closing proce-
dure, the window will stop and open 
slightly.
Remove the obstruction, press the 
switchj again past the resistance 
point and release.
If the window still does not close when 
there is no obstruction, then hold the 
switchj down. The side window 
will then close without the obstruction 
sensor function.Warning!
G
Driver’s door only:
If within five seconds switch  j is again 
pressed past the resistance point and 
released, the automatic reversal will not 
operate. 
     
        
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146 Controls in detailPower windowsSynchronizing power windows
The power window must be resynchroni-
zed each time
after the battery has been discon-
nected.
if the power windows cannot be fully 
opened (Express-open) or closed (Ex-
press-close).
Synchronizing the power windows
Switch on ignition.
Press the power window switches at 
the symbolj until the side win-
dows are closed.
Hold the switches for approximately 
one second.
The power window are synchronized.
Rear quarter windows*
The switches are on the upper part of the 
center console.
1Left side
2Right side
Turn key in the steering lock to 
position1 or2.Opening the windows
Press and hold the upper part of 
switches1 or2.
The corresponding window will move 
downwards until you release the 
switch.Warning!
G
When closing the windows, make sure that 
there is no danger of anyone being harmed 
by the closing procedure. The closing of the 
windows can be immediately halted by 
releasing the switch.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the 
key from the steering lock, and lock the ve-
hicle. Do not leave children unattended in 
the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked 
vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equip-
ment may cause an accident and / or seri-
ous personal injury. 
     
        
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147 Controls in detail
Power windows
Closing the windows
Press and hold the lower part of 
switches1 or2.
The corresponding window will move 
upwards until you release the switch. 
     
        
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148 Controls in detailSliding / pop-up roof*
Sliding / pop-up roof*Opening and closing the sliding / pop-up roof
The sliding / pop-up roof can be opened 
and closed electrically. The switch for the 
sliding / pop-roof is on the overhead 
control panel.
1Push up to raise roof at rear
2Push back to slide roof open
3Push down to lower roof at rear
4Push forward to slide roof closedWith the roof closed or tilted open, a 
screen can be slid into the roof opening to 
guard against sun rays. When sliding the 
roof open, the screen will also retract.
Warning!
G
When closing the sliding / pop-up roof, make 
sure that there is no danger of anyone being 
harmed by the closing procedure.
The closing procedure can be immediately 
reversed by moving the switch in 
direction1 or2.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the 
key from steering lock and lock your vehicle. 
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. 
Unsupervised use of vehicle equipment may 
cause an accident and / or serious personal 
injury.!To avoid damaging the seals, do not 
transport any objects with sharp edges 
which can stick out of the 
sliding / pop-up roof.
Do not open the sliding / pop-up roof if 
there is snow or ice on the roof, as this 
could result in malfunctions.
The sliding / pop-up roof can be opened 
or closed manually should an electrical 
malfunction occur (
page 265).