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A-ContinuousopeningandclosingB-Settingventdirection
Centralandsidevents
Openingvents
Rotatethumbwheelupward.
Closingvents
Rotatethumbwheeldownward.
Changingairowdirection
Swiveltheventfinsinthedesireddirection.
Outsideairorconditionedaircanbedeliveredfromallventsdependingontheair-distributionsettingontheoperatingpanel.
Fresh-airintake
Inordertoensureunhinderedairintake:
Keepthefresh-airintakebetweenthewind-shieldandtheluggagecompartmentlidfreefromsnow,iceandleaves.
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EmergencyFlasherSwitch
Switchingonandoff
Operationalreadinessoftheemergencyflasherdoesnotdependontheignitionlockandturnsignalleverposition.
Ifyourcarisdisabledorparkedunderemer-gencyconditionsswitchontheemergencyflasherinthedashboard.Allturnsignalsandtheindicatorlightintheswitchflashwiththesamefrequency.
Pressbutton.
Warning!
Riskofaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Wheneverstalledorstoppedforemergencyrepairs,movethecarwellofftheroad.Switchontheemergencyflasherandmarkthecarwithroadflaresorotherwarningdevices.
Donotremaininthecar.Someoneapproach-ingfromtherearmaynotrealizeyourvehicleisstoppedandcauseacollision.
Warning!
Dangerofre.
Donotparkoroperatethevehicleinareaswherethehotexhaustsystemmaycomeincontactwithdrygrass,brush,fuelspillorotherflammablematerial.
Warning!
Hotenginecompartmentcomponentscanburnskinoncontact.
Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecompartment,turntheengineoffandletitcooldownsufficiently.
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Ashtray
Opening
Openashtraylid.
Emptying
Openashtrayandcarefullypulloutashinsert.
Leaveashtraylidopen.Pushinashinsert.
Warning!
Dangerofre.
Neveruseashtrayforwastepaperdisposal,asitcouldposeafirehazard.
Danger!
Dangerofreinenginecompartmentduetoburningcigarsorcigarettes.Seriouspersonalinjuryordeathcouldresultfromreintheenginecompartment.
Donotthrowanylitcigarsorcigarettesoutofthevehicle.TheycanbeblownintotheairinletsAbytheairflowandcauseafireintheenginecompartment.
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CigaretteLighter
Warning!
Dangerofreandburning.Thecigarettelighterisreadyforuse,regardlessoftheignitionlockposition.
Neverleaveunsupervisedchildreninthecar.
Nevertouchtheheatingelementorsidesofthelighter.
Holdthelighterbytheknobonly.
Heatinglighter
Openashtraylid.
Pushinknobofthecigarettelighter.Whenreadyforuse,thelighterwillsnapback.
Noteonoperation
Thelighterreceptacleisnottobeusedforelectricalaccessories(exceptforthetirefillingcompressor).
Pleaseobservethechapter”SOCKETS”onpage166.
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Instoragetraybetweentheseats
Sockets
Electricalaccessoriesshouldpreferablybeconnectedtothe12Vsockets.
Pleaseobservethemaximumpowerconsump-tion.
Noteonoperation
Thetirefillingcompressormustbeconnectedtothecigarettelighter.
Inthepassenger’sfootwell
Noteonoperation
Thesocketsandthustheconnectedelectricalaccessorieswillfunctioneveniftheignitionisswitchedoffortheignitionkeyiswithdrawn.
Iftheengineisnotrunningandtheaccessoriesareswitchedon,thevehiclebatterywillbedischarged.Donotoperateadditionalaccessoriesformorethan5minuteswhenengineisoff.Continuingtodosomaydrainthebatterysuchthatitmaygocompletelydead.
Maximumpowerconsumptionforbothsocketstogether:70W.
Inthepassenger’sfootwellwithBoseSurroundSound-System
Pleaseobservethepowerspecificationsfromtheaccessorymanufacturer.
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Storageinthepassenger
compartment
Warning!
Unsecuredluggageandheavyobjectsmaycomelooseduringbraking,rapiddirectionalchangesorinanaccidentandcauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotcarryitemsofluggageorobjectsinthepassengercompartmentunsecured.
Donottransportanyheavyobjectsintheoddmentstrays.
Additionalstoragepossibilities
–inthedoors,
–inthedoorsillnexttothepassenger’sseat,
–inthecenterconsole,
–clotheshookonbackofseatbackrest,
–oddmentstraywithcoinholderbetweenseats,
–glovecompartmentwithCDandpenholder,
–sidestoragecompartmentsbehindtheseats.
Oddmentstraybetweentheseats
Opening
Pressreleasebuttonandliftthelid.Thereisacoinholderandsocketintheforwardpartoftheoddmentstray.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SOCKETS”onpage166.
Glovecompartment
Warning!
Dangerofinjurybytheglovecompartmentlidincaseofanaccident.
Keeptheglovecompartmentlidclosedwhiledriving.
Opening
Pullthecatchandopenthelid.
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Locking
Lockthecatchtosecurethecontentsagainstunauthorizedaccess.
CDholder
Occupieddrawersareindicatedbyaredwindow.
Openingdrawers
Pushthebuttonofthedraweryouwishtoopen.
Closingdrawers
Foldupdrawerandcloseuntilitengages.
Penholder
ApencanbeclippedinontherightsideoftheCDholder.
Sidestoragecompartmentsbehindthe
seats
Warning!
Dangerofinjuryduringbraking,rapiddirec-tionchangesorinanaccident.
Donotcarryitemsofluggageorobjectsinthepassengercompartmentunsecured.
Donottransportanyheavyobjectsintheoddmentstrays.
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Opening
Liftlidonthehandhold.
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