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Vehicle Equipment 
This the equipment 
of the equipment  may be 
* 
tain on others  or 
not 
Illustrations 
Each in the 
ture  and 
may  or may  not have.  depending  on the are 
right. 
imagine 
thing  is 
the you find  the 
the 
features 
of your pear  in this 
like this throughout this manuaL 
Texts printed in  
     
        
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SAFETY FIRST 
Fastening the safety 
tender A  -Front edge of buckle 
B -Distance of buckle and body-
dent. 
To use the safety extender,  insert the 
into  the respective  safety (1). 
Then,  grasp 
(4 ) and in  a continuous tion  across  your chest  and 
with an Make sure the safety or the extender  is 
not  tw isted. 
line (C) to be less than 6 inches (15 em)-see illustration! 
duce safety belt effectiveness and cause injury. 
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SAFETY 
Tether Anchors 
restraint anchors (tether anchors) 
the instructions provided by the manufacturer of 
the 
year wagen have tether  anchors as standard  equipment.  T
he  illustration  shows the tether  anchors 
for  the  rear  seating  positions: 
Tether  anchors  for the  three  rear seating 
posit ions are 
on the rear  side  of the 
rear  seat  back  rest (arrows). 
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B45-421K 
Driver's seat 
To av oid  contact with the  airbag  while  it  is 
unfold ing,  the  driver  must not sit any  closer 
to the steering  wheel than necessary  and 
ways properly wear the three  point safety 
belt  provided . 
We recommend  that you adjust  the driver's 
seat  as fo llows : 
- adjust  the seat  in fore  and 
aft direct ion so 
that  you can easily  push the pedals 
tance  from the center of your  breastbone to the center of the airbag  cover on the 
steering  wheel must be at 1 
inches (25 em) or more. illustration  above and chapter 
ministration (NHTSA) may permit you to have an on/off switch for 
the airbag For address and 
To contact you  may  either 
Department of D.C. 
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Please read this important information before reading 
your booklet. 
tended to be  offered  at the time of pr inting. 
Some of the  equipment  may be at 
a 
date  or not  at 
* 
Please  note that items  marked with an asterisk  may be standard  on certain models . op tional  on others  or 
not 
Notes about Environment 
Texts identified by this symbol and written in italics are 
important notes regarding 
the environment and how you can help protect it. 
Each illustration  in the  manual  shows a fea
ture  and 
may  or may  not have , depe nding  on  the 
The illus trations  are simply to show you how a  feature and  its  function. 
At the back of this  book,  you tensive  Alphabetical This help 
you  to find  informat ion  quickly  by  using  key 
words . 
page,  you find the 
of the 
features of your i n  the  order  th ey 
right.  forward. backward , etc.),  you 
should  imagine  yourself 
as sitting in the facing  in the driving  direction . 
be 
one of  th e  W arning  and  indicato r 
lig hts marked with a 
minates turn off the turn  on th e e mergen cy flasher and use 
other  warning  devices to  
     
        
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The arrangement of the instruments  in the may  vary depending  on model and engine  version. 
The  illustration  shows the arrangement 
of the instrumen t in a U.S. 
Pos. Page 
1 -Tachometer ......................  8 
2 
Engine coo lant 
temperature  gauge ....... : ...... 9 
3-Fuel  gauge ...................... 
Speedometer  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  1 
Digital  clock .................... 1 
Display  for Selector  lever position 
(only 
indicator  lights ............ 15 
1  -Tachometer 
The red area  at  th e  end of the  scale  indica
tes  maximum  permissible  engine RPM (
re
volutio ns  per  minute) for  all  gears  after th e 
break-in  period. Before  reachi ng  this 
selec t the  next  higher  gear or selector  lever 
position 
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces engine noise. 
Shift to the  next  lower gear when  engine RPM drops below  
     
        
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6 -
The  MFA  (Multi-F unktions- Anzeige)  or shows the 
Outside  temperature 
Momentary consumption 
Average consumption 
Distance  driven 
Average  driving  speed 
or 
The illustration  shows the 
average consumption. 
Note 
dis
depressing  button B in the with the ignition 
switched 
-
function in re
verse  sequence . 
The memories 
The system is equipped  with two automatic 
memories: 
The 
used. 
When  the ignition 
is turned  on again,  accu 
     
        
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Remote 
acti
vating  or deactivating  the anti-theft 
system) 
- Use  the 
feat ure 
(  open  the driver's  door 
-th e  rear 
- Act ivating  the 
The  remote  transmitter  and the batter ies mote is shown in the  illustration. 
are 
the range 
be activated  unintentionally,  even if 
you are out of the  operating  range. 
mote 
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