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Controls in detail
The rmotronic* (intelligent air conditionin g)
Th ermotronic control panel 1 Cont
rol panel 2 Swivelling centre air vent, right
3 Airflow thumbwheel, swivelling side
vent, right
4 Airflow thumbwheel, swivelling side
vent, left
5 Swivelling centre air vent, left
6 Swivelling side vent, left
7 Cockpit vent, upper section
8 Cockp
itair vent thumbwh eel,
upper secti on 9 Swivelling centre air vent airflow
thumbwheel
a Swivelling side vent, right G
Risk of injury When Thermotronic is in operation, very hot
or very
cold air can flo wfrom the air ve nts.
This can ca use burns or frostbite to unpro-
tected skin in the immediate vicinity of the
vents. Keep bare skin away from these air
outl ets. Ifnecessary, use the air-distribution
control to direct th eairflow to a differe nt
area of the vehicle interior. P8
3.40-2673 -31_G1 1 Air distribution, left
2 Switches demisting on
/off 3 Increases the temperature on the
left-hand
side 4 Dis
play 5 Increases the airflow
6 Increases the temperature on the
right-hand side
7 Switches
the rear window heating
on /o ff 8 Air distribution, right
9 Switches the activated charcoal fil-
ter on
/off a Switches cooling on
/off
Switches re sidual heat on /off b Reduces the
temperature on the
right-hand side c Reduces the airflow
d Reduces the
temperature on the
left-hand side e Switches air-recirculation mode
on
/o ff f Switches Thermo
tronic on/o ff g Automatic air
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Controls in detail
The rmotronic* (intelligent air conditionin g)
Rear-compartment air condi tion ing is con-
trolled via the Thermotronic control panel
( = page 155).
You can adjust airf low and air direction for
each rear air vent individually.
i Thetemperature of the air from the rear air
vents is thesa me as that ofthecentre air ven ts
in the cockpit.
The rear air vents are located on the centre
console in the rear.
1 Airflow
2 Swivel ling centre air vent, left
3 Swivel ling centre air vent, right Controlling air distribution
6
Slide the slider for left-hand centre air
ve nt 2 or right-hand centre air vent 3
to the left, rig ht,up or down.
The airflow is direct edaccordingly.
i For draught-free ventilation, move sliders 2
and 3on the centre
air vents upwards. Controlling
the airfl ow
6 Turn thumbwheel 1upwards or down-
wards to set the desired airflow. Rear-compartmen
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178 Controls in detail
Open-air
You can open and close the side windows
electrically.
iFrom the outside it is also possible to:
! open the side windows usingth e summer
opening feature ( =page 183)
! closethe side windows using the conve n-
ience closing feature (
=page 184)
From th edriver' sse at you can disable operation
of the rear side windows ( =page 67). Open-air
Opening
and closing the windows G
Risk of inju ry Make sure that nobody can become trapped
between the side window and the door frame
as you open the side windows. Do not touch
or lean against the side window during the
opening procedure, ot
herwise you could be
caught between the side window and the door
fr am e by the downwards movem ent of the
side window. If there is a risk of entrapment,
release or press the switch to close the win-
dow. G
Risk of injury Make sure that nobody can become tr
apped
as you close a side window .If there is a risk of
entrapment, releas ethe switch to reopen the
side window. G
Risk of injury Your vehicle can be started using a valid
KEY
LESS GO key. For this reason, children
should never beleft unsupervised in the
vehicle. Always take the KEYLESS GO key
with you, even if you are only leaving the
ve hicle for a short time.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle even if they are secured in a child
restraint syst em. The childre ncould:
! injure them selves on parts of the vehicle
! be serious lyor ev enfatally harmed by
prolonged exp osure to heat
! pres sthe central loc king switch,thereby
releasing the child-proof locks, and then
open the doors.
If the children open a door:
! they could cause injury to others
! they could get out of th evehicle, injuring
thems elves as they do so or they could
be injured by passing vehicles Ac
tivate the child-proof locks in the rear and
disable rear operation of the windows
(= page 67) if children are travelling
in the
vehicle. Children could otherwise open a
door or window while the vehicle is in
mo tion, adjus tthe steering wheel manually
or electrically and ther eby injure themselves
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Your vehicle's dr iving systems are
described on the following pages:
! Cruise control, Distronic* and
Speedtronic, which can be used to con-
tro lyour vehicle's speed
! Parktronic*, which assists you with
park ing and manoeuvring
The BAS, ABS, ESP and SBC driving safety
systems are described in the "Safety" sec-
tion ( =pag e68). Cr
uise control maintains your vehicle's
speed.
Us ecruise control if road and traf fic condi-
tions make it appropriate to maintain a
steady speed for a prolonge dperiod. You
can store any road speed above 30 km /h. Dr
iving systems Cruise control
G
Risk of accident The cru
ise control function cannottake
ac count of road and traf fic condition s.
Always pay attenti onto road and traffic con-
ditions, even when cruise control is acti-
vated.
Cruise control is only an aid designed to
assist driving. Youare respo nsible for the
vehicle's speed and for braking in good
time. G
Risk of accident Do not
use cr uise control:
! if road andtraffic conditions do not per-
mit a constant drivi ngspeed to bemain-
tained (e.g. dense traffic or winding
roads ).You could otherwise cause an
accident
! on slippery road surface s.The drive
wheels may lose their grip when braking
or accelerating and the vehicl ecould
skid
! when visibility is bad, e.g. in fog, heavy
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Controls in detail
Driving systems Distronic menu in
the operating system
You can read the current settings for
Distronic inthe Distronic menu. The
multi-function display shown depends on
whether Distronic is activ ated or deacti-
va ted and the distance warning function is
switched on or off.
6 Press the èorÿ button repeat-
edly until one of the following dis plays
appe ars.
Di str onicdeactiv ated
When Distronic is deactivated, you will see
the standard Distronic display in the multi-
function display. 1
Vehicle in front, if detected
2 Actual dist ance to the vehicle in front
3 Specified distance to the vehicle in
front
4 Own vehic le
5 Symbol for distance warning function
switched on
Di stronic activated
When Distronic is activated, the stored
speed will be shown in the multi-function
display for approximately five seconds.
When Distronic is activated, you will see
the following display inthe multi-function
display: 1
Distronic activated Cruise
control le ver
The cruise control lever is used to operate:
! cruise control or Distronic*
! variable Speedtronic
The cruise control lever is the uppermost
lever on the left of the steering wheel.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise con-
trol lever indicates which system you have
selected:
! Cruise control, Distronic*:
LIM indicator lamp off
! variable Speedtronic
LIM indicator lamp lit
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Driving systems
Setting the specified distance forDistr
onic
You can set the speci fied distance for
Distronic by varying the time span
between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. This time
span specifies the distance to be main-
tained from the veh icle in front by Dis-
tronic in rel ation to your vehicle's speed.
You can see the distance inthe multi-func-
tion display or speedometer disp lay.
1 Toswitch the distance warning func-
tion on /off
2 Toset the speci fied distance Increasing the specified distance
If you increase the specified distance,
Distronic maintains a greater distance
from the vehicle in front.
6 Turn thumbwheel 2towards ¯.
Decreasing the specified distance
If you decrease the specified distance,
Distronic maintains a shorter distance
from the vehicle in front.
6 Turn thumbwheel 2tow ards ® . Distance warning function
Thi
sfunction warns you when the distance
to the vehicle in front istoo small, even
when Di stronic is deactivated:
! The l distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
! You may hear an intermittent signal. You must brake yourself to maintain the
correct distance from the vehicle in front
and
toavoid crashing.
i Distronic does not always clearly recognise
compl ex road and traffic situations . You will then
receive an incorrect dis tanc ew arning signal or
none at all.
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Risk of accident Pa
y careful att ention to th etraffic situation
if:
! thel distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster li ghts up
! and/ oran intermittent signal sounds
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Controls in detail
Features
The socket can be used for accessories
with a maximum power consumption of
18 0W.
If your vehicle isequipped with a non-
smoking package*, a stowage compart-
ment with a 12V socket is fitted instead of
an ashtray.
1 Cover
2 Socket
6 Press on the chrome label of cover 1.
The stowage compartment opens.
6 Fold socket cover 2to the right. The steering wheel heating heats the
leather area
sof the steering wheel.
The lever is located on the left under the
steering column.
1 To switch on the steering wheel heat-
ing
2 Indicator lamp
3 To switch off the steering wheel heat-
ing Switching on
6
Make sure that the ignition is switched
on.
6 Turn the switch on the leve rin the
direction of arrow 1and release it.
The switch jumps back and indicator
lamp 2lights up.
The steering wheel isheated inaccord-
an ce with the temperature. Switching off
6
Turn the switch on the lev er inthe
direction of arrow 3and release it.
The switch jumps back and indicator
lamp 2goes out.
i Thesteering wheel heating switche soff
autom atically when you remove the key from the
ignitio nlock. 12V
socket* P
P6 8.00-3576 -31 neu Steering wheel heating*
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Features
Example 1 To engage the mobile phone
2 Lugs
3 Telephone bracket
6 Slide the bottom of the mobile phone
into lugs 2 in telephone bracket 3.
6 Press the mobile phone in the direction
of arrow 1unti lit engages in tele-
phone bracket 3.
The mobile phone is connected to the
hands-free system and the multi-func-
tion steering wheel. The battery
isch arged, depen ding on
it s charge status and the position of the
key inthe ignition. The charging proc-
ess is indicated on the mobile phone
display.
i The vehicle reads the telephone books
st ore d on theSIM card and inthem obile phone
me mory. If the same entr y is stored in both tele-
phone books, both entri eswill be displayed in
th e multi-function display.
You can make a call using the sand
t buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel. You can control other functions
of the mobile phone using the operat ing
system ( =page 133).
i When you remove the key from the ignition
lo ck, the mobile phone remains switched onfor
ap proxi mately ten minut es(run-on time). If you
ma ke a call during thi stime, the mobilep hone
wi llbe switched off approximately ten minutes
af ter you have hung up. Run-o
ntim e:
Yo u can change the run-on time by creating an
additional telephone boo kentry on the SIM card.
Fo r the name, enter "Nachlaufzeit" (run-on time)
and for thenumber, enterafigure between "1"
and "30" (minute s). If you do not enter a figure or
you enter an invalid figure, a run-on time of
appr oximately ten minutes will still apply.
You can read about how to make a telephone
book entry in the operating instructions for your
mobile phon e.
Own number sending:
The hands -free system cannot tell whether own
nu mb er sending is enabled or disabled in the
mobile phon e.The telephone number is there-
fore always sentby defau lt.
By creating an additional telephone book entry
on the SIM card , you can switch the own number
sending function on or off:
For the name, ent er"CALLID" and for the
number ,enter a "0" or a "1". Entering:
! "0" enable sown number sending
! "1" dis ables own number sending
You can read about how to make a telephone
book entry in the operating instructions for your
mobile phon e.
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