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4) to toggle between high and low beams.
High beam flash
1. Turn the ignition key to position II.
2. Pull the turn signal lever to position
3. The high beams will remain on until the lever is released.
Home safe lighting
When you leave your car at night, you can make use of the home safe ligh\
ting function to illuminate the area in front
of the car.
1. Remove the key from the ignition switch.
2. Pull the direction indicator lever as far as possible towards the ste\
ering wheel (to position 4) and release it.
3. Exit the car and lock the doors.
The headlights and parking lights will illuminate and remain on for 30
1, 60 or 90 seconds. The time interval can be
changed according to your preferences by using the Personal Settings fun\
ction, see
page 72 for more information.
1Factory setting
58 02 Instruments and controls
Trip computer
The trip computer stores information gathered from several systems in yo\
ur car and has four menus (five on Canadian
models) that can be shown in the information display.
l MILES TO EMPTY TANK
l AVERAGE (average fuel consumption)
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Manual wiper function
From position 0, move the lever upward. The windshield wipers will sweep\
one stroke at a time for as long as the
lever is held up.
Intermittent wiper function
With the lever in this position, you can set the wiper interval by movin\
g the thumb wheel (C) upward to increase
wiper speed or downward to decrease the speed.
Continuous wiper function
The wipers operate at "normal" speed.
High speed wiper function.
A -Windshield washers
Pull the lever toward the steering wheel and release it. The wipers will\
make 2-3 sweeps across the windshield after
the lever has been released.
CAUTION
Use ample washer fluid when washing the windshield. The windshield shoul\
d be thoroughly wet when the wipers
are in operation.
Headlight washers (certain models)
When the lever has been pulled, high pressure jets mounted in the bumper\
will spray the headlights.
The following applies to conserve washer fluid (see
page 55 for information on the light switch positions):
Low/high beam headlights on
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The headlights will be washed the first time the windshield is washed. T\
hereafter, the headlights will only be washed
once for every five times the windshield is washed within a 10-minute pe\
riod.
Parking lights on
Optional Bi-Xenon headlights will be washed once for every five times th\
e windshield is washed.
Normal halogen headlights will not be washed.
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Right-side steering wheel lever
B - Rain sensor (option)
The rain sensor automatically regulates windshield wiper speed according\
to the amount of water on the windshield.
The sensitivity of the rain sensor is adjusted by moving the thumb wheel\
(C in the illustration on the previous page)
up (the wipers will sweep the windshield more frequently) or down (th\
e wipers will sweep the windshield less
frequently).
On/Off
To activate the rain sensor:
1. Switch on the ignition.
2. Put the windshield wiper lever in position 0.
3. Press button B (see the illustration on the previous page). The rai\
n sensor symbol will appear in the lower display.
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WARNING
l Always remove the ignition key when the vehicle is unattended.
l Never leave children unattended in the vehicle.
l Make sure that the windows are completely unobstructed before they are
operated.
l Press down the front part of one or both buttons A as far as possible an\
d release to automatically open the front
window(s) completely.
l To stop the window at any time, pull the button up.
Closing a window
l Lightly pull up the front edge of any of the buttons (A or B) to the f\
irst detent ("stop") to close a window to the
position of your choice.
l Pull up the front part of one or both buttons A as far as possible and r\
elease to automatically close the front window
(s) completely.
All windows
Button C can be used to open or close all of the windows at the same tim\
e.
l Briefly press the right side of the button to automatically open all of \
the windows.
l Press and hold down the left side of the button to close all of the wind\
ows.
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Mirrors
Rearview mirror
Auto-dim function An optional integrated sensor reacts to headlights fro\
m following traffic and automatically reduces
glare.
Rearview mirror with compass (option)
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risk of condensation forming on the insides of the windows, especially i\
n winter.
Timer
The timer function minimizes the risk of fogging, or stale air when the \
recirculation function is selected.
See
page 73 for information on setting the recirculation timer.
NOTE
Recirculation is always disengaged if the defroster button is engaged to\
clear ice or condensation from
the side windows.
4. Defroster
Directs airflow to the windshield and side windows and increases blower \
speed.
When the defroster is activated:
l Air flows to the windows at high blower speed.
l The LED in the defroster button lights up when this function is activate\
d. The air conditioning system
is controlled to provide maximum air dehumidification.
l The air conditioning is automatically switched on (can be switched off \
by pressing button 5).
The air is not recirculated.
5. Airflow controls
Press one of the three buttons in the illustration to activate the selec\
ted airflow. A symbol
in the display above the climate control panel and a lit LED in the sele\
cted button indicate that the manual
function has been selected. With manually selected airflow both warm and\
cool air can be selected. See
also the table on
page 85.
6. Air conditioning On/Off
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ON: The air conditioning system is engaged when the ON light is lit and is\
controlled
automatically by the system to maintain the selected temperature.
OFF: The system is disengaged when the OFF lights up
When OFF is selected and the OFF LED is lit, the air conditioning system\
is deactivated.
84 03 Climate
Electronic Climate Control (ECC)
Other functions are still controlled automatically.
When Defroster (4) is selected, the air conditioning system is activat\
ed for maximum dehumidifying.
7 and 8. Heated front seats (option)
Maximum heating: Press the button once - both LEDs light up.
Reduced heating: Press the button a second time - one LED lights up.
Seat heating off: Press the button a third time - no LEDs are lit.
9. Rear window and door mirror defrosters
Press to defrost the rear window and door mirrors.
The rear window and door mirrors are defrosted simultaneously if the swi\
tch is pressed once. The
function is active if one LED is lit in the switch. The door mirrors are\
deactivated automatically after
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1. Driver's side reading light
2. Courtesy lighting
3. Passenger's side reading light
The front seat reading lights can be switched on and off by pressing but\
tons 1 or 3.
l The courtesy lighting (2) can be set to three positions:
l Off - Press the right side of the button.
l Neutral position - the interior courtesy lighting comes on when a door i\
s opened, and is switched off
when the door is closed.
l ON - Press the left side of the button.
Rear seat reading lights
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The rear reading lights can be switched on or off by pressing the respec\
tive buttons.
Courtesy lighting - automatic function
The interior lighting has a built-in automatic function that switches on\
the courtesy lighting for 30
seconds when:
l the car is unlocked from the outside using the key or remote control
l the engine is switched off and the ignition key is turned to the 0 posit\
ion.
The courtesy lighting lights up or remains on for 5 minutes when:
l one of the doors is opened and left open.
l the courtesy lighting has not been switched off (the right side of butt\
on 2 depressed).
The automatic lighting goes out when:
l the engine is started
l the car is locked from the outside using the key or remote control.
If the courtesy lighting is not switched off manually, it will be turned\
off automatically 5 minutes after the
engine has been switched off.
99 04 Interior
Interior lighting
Vanity mirror
Raise the cover to switch on the light.
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