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Manually adjustable front seats with
”Easy Entry” function, Coupé and
Convertible versions Manual seats have a feature called ”Easy
Entry”, which facilitates movement to and
from the rear seat. Activate ”Easy Entry” as follows:
1 Raise the release lever and hold it in its
uppermost position until the backrest is
tipped forward.
2 Slide the seat forward. The whole seat is
now shifted to its forward position.
Resetting:
1 Slide the seat back to the desired
position.
2 Fold the backrest to the upright position.
Lock the front to rear seat adjustment.
After resetting you should ensure that the
backrest and seat are properly secured.
WARNING
Always check that the catch engages
properly after the backrest is raised.
Check also that the seat’s lateral
adjuster is properly secured by trying
to shift the seat. Both the backrest and
the whole seat must be locked in
place; otherwise you are at risk of
injury during braking or in a collision.
IB805
Manually adjusted front seat, Coupé and
Conver tible versions 1 Release lever, tipping backrest forward
2 Activation of the ”Easy Entry” feature when
the backrest is tipped forward
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116 Interior equipment, trunkElectrically adjustable front seats
(certain variants)Both seats can be operated from outside
when one of the front doors is opened, to
improve access to the car.
For safety reasons, if the door is closed, the
seat can only be adjusted when the ignition
is ON.
Note, that both front seats can be adjusted
up to 30 seconds after the door has been
closed.
Height Raise the seat by lifting the front switch bar
straight up.
Lower the seat by pushing the front switch
bar down.
The same switch bar can be used to adjust
the height of the front and rear edges of the
seat independently by moving half of the
switch in the direction desired.
Legroom adjustment For power seats, slide the switch bar for-
ward or rearward to the desired position.
WARNING
The seats are actuated by powerful
motors. Bear this in mind when adjusting
the seat, and make sure that nothing gets
caught and damaged.
Bear in mind that children can be injured
if they play with the electrically-operated
seats.
IB807
IB806
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Backrest rake angle Push the rear lever forward or rearward to
adjust the rake angle of the backrest.
Memory function (certain variants)In some variants the electrically adjustable
driver’s seat has a memory function. Three
different settings can be programmed.
1 Make the desired adjustments to the
seat setting.
2 Store the setting of the seat by keeping
the ”M” depressed and at the same time
pressing one of the memory buttons, 1,
2 or 3. The SID will acknowledge stor-
age with a chime.
When you next wish to activate the memory
function, keep the desired memory button
depressed while the seat adopts the pro-
grammed settings.
To change any of the three programmed
settings, repeat stages 1 and 2.
IB809
IB808
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118 Interior equipment, trunkElectrically heated front seats
(option on some model vari-
ants/markets)Both front seats incorporate heating for the
seat cushion and backrest. It is switched on
and off using the buttons on the instrument
panel.
The heating is thermostatically controlled. It
comes on when the temperature of the seat
cushion goes below 79°F (26°C) and turns
off when it reaches 97°F (36°C).
Shut off the heating once the seat is warm.
Electrically heated seat cushions
in the rear seat
(option on some model variants /
markets) Electrically heated seat cushions for the two
outer seats in the back are available as an
option.
The ON/OFF control button for the cushion
heating is located on the back of the center
console.
The warming-up time varies with the tem-
perature outside. You can also switch the
heat off by means of the button.
The button has an integral indicator that is
illuminated when the heating is on.
Steering-wheel
adjustmentThe steering wheel can be positioned
fore-and-aft by pulling the lever to the left.
Set the steering wheel to the desired posi-
tion and return the lever to the locked status. Horn signalThe horn is operated by pressing at the
outer edges of the airbag module in the
center of the steering wheel.
WARNING
For safety reasons, you should adjust the
steering wheel only while the car is sta-
tionary.
IB810
IB267
IB811
Lever for steering-wheel adjustment
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Electrical windows The electric window motors are equipped
with overload protection. If this protection
should trip, wait several seconds before
operating the electric windows again.To open Press the window symbol on the button.
The switches for the front windows have a
third position for automatic opening of the
window. Press the switch down all the way
to lower the window completely.
To cancel automatic lowering of the win-
dow, lift the switch briefly.To close Lift the symbol side of the button.
The actuating motor will be switched off
automatically when the window is fully
closed or when the switch is released.
Child safety: rear windows
(ON/OFF) The window switches on the rear doors can
be rendered inoperative by the ON/OFF
switch in the panel on the center console.
When the switch is ON, the rear side win-
dows can be operated by the switch on each
rear door.
When the switch is OFF, the rear side win-
dows can only be operated from the panel
on the center console.
WARNING
Bear in mind the pinch hazard when
the side windows are being raised.
Make sure that all passengers keep
their heads, hands and fingers clear of
the window openings before you begin
raising the windows.
Always remove the ignition key when
leaving the car to avoid the danger of
injury arising from unattended children
operating the windows.
IB245
1 Control, sunroof (soft top operation, Convertible)
2 Window switches, front
3 Control for disengaging the window switches at the rear
IB829
Extra button for the rear window operator
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120 Interior equipment, trunkSunroof (option)The sunroof is operated electrically using
the ROOF control on the center console.
The sunroof can be opened completely or
partially. As soon as you release the control
the sunroof stops.
1 If you wish to open the sunroof all the
way from the closed position, proceed
as follows:
To open: slide the control rearwards.
To close: slide the control forwards.
2 You also have the option of opening the
rear edge of the sunroof from the closed
position for the purpose of ventilation.
To open: slide the control forwards.
To close: slide the control rearwards. But you must release the control after each
position so as to shift between the two
functions.
The sunroof also has an inner sun blind that
slides by hand.
Emergency operation of the sunroofThe sunroof can be operated manually with
a screwdriver, e.g. in the case of an electri-
cal fault. Slide back the cover on the roof
console. Insert a screwdriver into the slot in
the center of the motor shaft and turn
Turn clockwise to open the sunroof.
Turn counterclockwise if the sunroof is open
at the rear edge.
WARNING
Be alert to danger of fingers being
trapped when operating the sunroof.
Always remove the ignition key when
leaving the car, to avoid the danger of
injury arising from unattended children
operating the sunroof.
IB830
IB831
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Interior lightingThe interior lighting consists of one dome
light in the front and one in the back. The
switch for the interior lighting is on the over-
head panel next to the rearview mirror.
When the switch is in the mid-position
(door-activated), the interior lighting will
come on:
When the car is unlocked from outside.
When any door is opened with the ignition
off.
When the ignition key is withdrawn from
the switch.The lighting goes out about 12 seconds
after the doors are closed or when the igni-
tion is turned on, provided that the switch is
in the mid-position.
If the doors are left open and the switch is in
position 2 or 3 with the ignition off, the inte-
rior lighting is turned off automatically after
20 minutes to preserve battery life.
The sun visors are equipped with vanity mir-
rors. On certain model variants, the sun
visors are fitted with vanity lighting, which
turns on when the cover is lifted.
9-3 Convertible: see page 52.
Trunk lightingThe trunk lighting is switched on and off
when you open and close the trunk, if the
switching button is set to ON. The lighting
can also be switched on and off using the
button on the light.
IB832
1 Interior lighting is off
2 Lighting comes on when a door is opened
3 Interior lighting on continuously
IB951
Rear-seat lighting 1 Reading lights
2 Dome light
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Cup holderThere are two cupholders, one in the fascia
under the SID unit and one in the cen-
ter-console compartment between the front
seats on certain models.
Next to the cup holder between the front
seats is a coin tray.
IB833
Cup holder in the center console
IB1329
Sun visor with vanity mirror
IB1177
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