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Driving sys tems Vehicle
level
Yo ur vehicle autom atical ly ad justs its
he igh tto reduc efuelco nsumpt ion an d im-
pr ove road safety.
Accord ing to thevehicl eheig htset, the
ve hicle auto matically adjusts its height de-
pe ndi ng on th ecurrent spee d. As the
sp eed incr eas es,the vehicle lo wersby up
to 10 mm. Asthe sp eedd ecreas es ,it rises
to the set he ight. !
When you switch offthe engine, theve hicle
low ers by approximately 5mm. Wh enparking,
ma ke sure that you stop your vehic lein a posi-
ti on where it willno trest on any thing, e.g. the
ke rb, when it islow ered .There isothe rwise a risk
of damage tothev ehicle.
Se ttin g th evehi cle le velm anua lly
Se lect the "Norm al"settingf ornorm al
ro ad cond itions and "Raise d" when using
sn ow chains or invery poor surface cond i-
tion s.
1To se t the vehicle level
2 Indicat orlamp
Settin gthe raised level
6 Startthe engine.
If in dica torlamp 2isno tlit:
6 Pressbutton 1.
Indicat orlamp 2comes on. The vehi-
cle isad justed to th era ised leve l.
Settin gthe norm allev el
6 Startthe engine.
If in dica torlamp 2is lit:
6 Pressbutton 1.
Indicat orlamp 2goes out.The vehicle
is ad justed to the norm allevel. G
Risk of accide nt If
yo u wish to leave the vehicle or park it ,
de activa te HOLD an dse cu re the ve hicle
agains t rollinga way. Ac
tive Bo dyContro l* G
Risk of inju ry When you
switch offth eengi ne,th eve hicle
lo wer s.Th erefor e, ma kesure th atnob odyis
in the vicini tyof the wh eelhousingor under
th ev ehicle when you stoptheengine .
Somebod ycou ldotherw ise become
trap ped. G
Risk ofinju ry Make su
re thatnobod yis in the vicin ity of
th ew heelhous ingo rund erthe vehic lewhile
loweri ngthe vehi cle. There is otherw isea
risk ofinjury. P32.22-2422-31216_R
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Driving sys tems
Parktroni cis ac tiva tedau tom atically when
yo u switch on the ignition, releas et he
elec tric park ing br ak eor star t th een gine
an d shi ftthe autom atic tr ansmission to D,
R or N.
Pa rktro nicsw itcheso ffat speeds exceed-
in g 18 km /h.Par ktro nicis reac tiva ted at
lo wer speeds. Pa rktronic is deactiv ated
whe nyou shift th e automatic tr ansm ission
to Por secur eth eve hicle with th e elect ric
pa rki ng brake andsw itcho fftheengine.
Parktroni cdetects th ear ea around your
ve hicleu sing six sens ors in the fr ont bump-
er and four sens ors in there ar bumper. 1
Parktroni cse nsors Range of the
sensors
Side view Vi
ew from above
Fro ntsen sors
Rear se nsors
! Pay par ticular at tent ion toobj ects above or
be low thesensors when parking ,suc has flower
pot sor trail er towb ars.Pa rktronic does not
det ectsu ch obj ects when they are in the im me-
diate vic inity of theve hicle. Yo ucould dam age
th eve hicle or theo bjec ts.
P54.65-3122-31
P54.65-3123-31 Centre approx.
100cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 60 cm Centre app
rox. 120 cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 80 cm P5
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Driving sys tems
Counte rsteer ing
1 Red li nessh ow th ecu rrent ste ering
whe elang le
2 Yellow line sshow th erequired steering
whe elang le
6 Turn thestee ring wh eelwhile theve hi-
cl e is stat iona ry until th ered line s1
corresp ond to the yellow lines 2.
The lines 2turn green and awhite
br ac ket with an arrowisdispl ayed to
re present the target position. Drivin
gin to th efina lp osition
1 Gree nline swh en the stee ring wh eel
ang le is correct
6 Maintai nt he steer ing wh eel angle and
re ve rsec arefully until the vehicle is in
the final position.
The "Parking guidance finished" mes-
sage appears onthe mult i-fu nc tion dis-
play and awa rning to nesoun ds.
Th ePa rk Assist warningt oneaddit ion-
al ly so undsif th edista nceto the rear is
too short. Fi
na lpos ition
Depending on the size of th eparking
spac e,theve hicle may be at anangle to
th eke rb. Inthis case Pa rkingGuidan cewill
gu ideyo u up to there ar en dof thepark ing
spac e, ifpossibl e.
6 Take upthe fi nalpo sitio n by manoe u-
vring ifnece ssary.
6 Obse rveth e Pa rkAssist disp lay. 216_R
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Loadin gand stowing Unf
olding the ski bagand lo adingskis
1 Hand le
2 Cover
6 Foldd own there ar seat armre st. 6
Turn handle 1and pull up wards in the
di re ction of the arrow.
6 Folddown cover 2.
1 Skibag
6 Pullsk ibag 1into the vehic leint erior
and unfol dit.
1 Hand le 6
Open thebo ot lid.
6 Pull hand le1 on th eflap.
6 Fold th eflap to the side unt ilit is held
in place bythe mag net.
6 Pus hthe skisinto the skibag from the
boot.
1 Strap
6 Pull strap 1tight by the loose end un-
til the skis are heldfirmly in plac ein the
sk ibag. Lo
ading and sto wing Skibag*
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Risk of inju ry The
skibag isdesig nedto car ryup tofour
pai rsofskis .Dono tus et he skibag tocarry
any other type of load.
Th esk ibag must alway sbe secure dwhen
la den. Othe rwis e,injur ies could be caused
by it in the eve ntofan ac cide nt.
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P91.12-2943-31 P91.12-2944-31
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Lo ad ing and st owing
1 Hook
2 Securing ring
6 Engage hook 1 in se curing ring 2.
6 Pullthe strap tight by the loose end. Re
movi ngthe skis and foldin gu pthe sk
ibag
6 Loosen the two straps.
6 Detach the hook from the secur ing
ring.
6 Take th esk is ou to f the skibag.
6 Clos e the flap inthe boot.
6 Pull thesk ibag flat andfol ditup.
6 Stow thesk ibag inthere ar seat back-
rest.
6 Lift up thecover.
i You should alway scl ose theflap in theboot
if you do not need the ski bag. This prev entsun-
au thorised ac cess from the veh icle in terior to
th e boo t. Rem
ovingthe skib ag
Th es kiba gc an be remov edfor clea ning or
drying. 1
Recess
2 Flap
6 Ope nthe boot lid.
6 Open flap 2.
6 Pres sre cess 1to the left an dpu llout
the fram ewith the skibag.
P91.12-2945-31
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Risk of poisoni ng When
thesk ibag has beenremove d, alwa ys
drive with the bo otlid closed. Exhaust fumes
co uld ot herwise get into the vehi cle interi or. P64.00-2028-31216_R
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Loadin gand stowing
i You will find an over view of the stowage
compar tmentson ( =page 22). Gl
ov eco mp artm ent
1 Toopen the gl ovecomp artment
2 Tounlo ck
3 Tolock
The glove compar tmentc an belock ed
an du nloc ked using th eeme rgen cy key
el em ent (
= pa ge 470).
6 Toopen: press button 1.
6 Toclos e:fol dth ecov erupwa rds.
6 Tolock: inse rt th eeme rgen cykey ele-
me nt into the lock and tur nito ne qu ar-
ter tur nclockwi se.
6 To unlo ck:insert the emerge ncy key
elemen t into the lock and turn itone
quar tertu rn ant i-cl oc kw ise. Specta
cles comp artment
Yo uca nst or esp ecta cles in the overhead
control pane l.
1 Toopen the specta cles co mpartme nt
6 To ope n:press mark1 .
6 Toclos e:fold the spect acles compar t-
me ntupwa rds untilit en gage s. Stowage
comp artments G
Risk of inju ry The
stow ageco mpartme ntsmustbe close d
when item sarestored in them.
Lu ggage nets are notdesigned tosecure
heav yitems ofluggage. Sh arp-e dged and
fr agi leobjects mustnot be car ried inthe
lu ggage net.
Yo uor oth ervehic leocc upants cou ldbe in-
jur ed by objec tsbei ngthrown around ifyo u:
! brak esh arply
! chan ge di rection suddenly
! havean acc ident P68.00-4343-31 P68.00-4344-31216_R
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Lo ad ing and st owing Sto
wage box in there ar*
1 Han dle
2 Cover
6 To ope n:folddown there ar seat arm-
rest.
6 Turn handle 1and pul lupw ards in the
dire ction of the arrow.
6 Fold do wncover 2. Cup holder
Stow age compa rtme ntin fro ntof the
centre armrest(with cu pho lder* )
1 Mark
2 Handle
6 To open: pressthe front of mark1 .
6 Toclose: press the coverso that it en-
gage s.
i Youcanremo vethecup holde rtoclea nit.
You shoul dclean thec up holder with cl ean,luke-
wa rm water only.
6 Toremo ve:pull th ecu pho lder upby
silv erhand le2 inthedirect ion of the
arro w.
6 Tofit: press down to engage. Observe
the in stallatio npo sition ind icat ed by
"Front".
P91.12-2941-31 G
Risk of inju ry Ke
ep the cup holder clos ed while thevehicle
is in mo tion .O therwi se,vehic leoccu pants
co uld be inju re d by obj ects bei ng thrown
around if you:
! brak esh arply
! chan ge di rection suddenly
! have an ac cident
Only use thec up holders for containers of
the right size andw hich have lids . Other-
wi se, the dr inks cou ldspill.
Cup holde rsshou ldnot be used fo r hot
dr ink s.Otherwise, youmay scald yours elf. P68.00-4349-31216_R
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Features Sw
itch ingof fcool ing
6 Press switch 3toOF F.
Th e in dica torlamp in the sw itch goes
out. Setting a low
cooli ng level
6 Pressthe ri ght-hand side of sw itch 1. Setting a
high coolin gl evel
6 Press the le ft-h an d side of switch 1. Caring
forthe coolb ox
If yo uar enot using th ecool boxfor along
pe riod, yoush ou ldsw itch itoff, defrost it
an dclea nit. Then le avethe lid open for a
whi le. Rem
ovingthe coolbox
Yo uca nre mo ve the coolb oxfor
mai nten ance orto in stall the skibag
( = pa ge 353). 1
Screws
2 Flap
3 Plug
6 Switch off the coolbox ( =page 363).
6 Disc onnec t plug3.
6 Undo both screws 1.
6 Pullout theco olbox.
6 Clos eflap 2. Fit
ting the coolbox
6 Foldflap 2 totheside un tilit is he ldin
place bythe mag net.
6 Slid ein theco olbo x.
6 Tighten both screws 1.
6 Conne ctplug 3.
P86.61-2059-31 Mobile
phone* G
Risk of acc ident Obs
erve the legal requirements for the
count ryinwh ich yo uarecurren tly dri ving
when operating mobile communi cations
equ ipme ntin the car.
If it is permitted to operatecom munications
equ ipme ntwh ilet he vehicle is in moti on,
you muston ly operate it when roadandtraf-
fi c con dition spe rmit .You may otherwise be
dis trac tedfrom the traf fic condi tion s,cause
an accid entan di njur eyou rselfa nd oth ers.
Two-way radios an dfax ma chines without
low-re fection exterior aerials mayinterf ere
with the carelectr onicsan dth ereb yje op-
ar dise the opera tiona lsafet yof thevehic le
an dyou rsa fety. Therefo re, on ly us ethese if
they are correctl yconne cted to a separate,
low-re flec tion ex terioraerial. 216_R
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