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108 Controls in detailOpening and closing
3
Deactivating the automatic locking
function for the entire vehicle
\1
Close all the doors.
\1
Turn the key to position
1 or
2 in the
ignition lock (
\2
page 111).
\1
Press upper part
1
of the switch.
Keep it pressed for approximately
5seconds.
The indicator lamp in the switch
flashes twice.
Activating the automatic locking
function for the sliding doors and the
rear door
\1
Close all the doors.
\1
Turn the key to position
1 or
2 in the
ignition lock (
\2
page 111).
\1
Press lower part
2
of the switch.
Keep it pressed for approximately
5seconds.
The indicator lamp in the switch
flashes four times.
Deactivating the automatic locking
when driving function for the sliding
doors and the rear door
\1
Close all the doors.
\1
Turn the key to position
1 or
2 in the
ignition lock (
\2
page 111).
\1
Press lower part
2
of the switch.
Keep it pressed for approximately
5seconds.
The indicator lamp in the switch
flashes twice.
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111 Controls in detail
Key positions
3
\3 Key positions
0
To remove the key, to lock the steer-
ing wheel
1
To unlock the steering wheel (power
supply for some consumers, e.g. radio)
2
To switch on the ignition (power sup-
ply for all consumers)
Preglow
1 and drive position
3
To start
1 Only vehicles with a diesel engine
iThe key can only be removed from
position
0. Also observe the notes in
the “Driving and parking” section
(
\2
page 183).
To unlock the steering, turn the
steering wheel slightly while turning
the key to position
1.
On vehicles with a battery isolating
switch, you must first switch on the
electrical system (\2
page 340).
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122 Controls in detailSeats
3
\1To raise:
pull the head restraint up
to the desired position.
\1To lower:
press release button
1
and slide the head restraint down to
the desired position.
\1To adjust the angle:
hold the head
restraint by the lower edge and fold
it to the desired position.
Removing the head restraints
\1
Pull the head restraint up as far as it
will go.
\1
Press release button
1
and pull the
head restraint out.
Installing the head restraints
\1
Insert the head restraint so that the
rod with the notches is in the direc-
tion of travel on the left.
\1
Push the head restraint down until it
engages.The switches for the driver’s and pas-
senger’s seat are on the center console.
1Normal heating
2Rapid heating\1
Switch on the ignition (
\2
page 111).
!
CAUTION
Make sure that the head restraint is
reinstalled in such a way that its front
faces in the direction of travel (com-
fort head restraint).
Seat heating*
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131 Controls in detail
Lighting
3
Switching on the low-beam head-
lamps
\1
Turn light switch to
B
.
The
B
indicator lamp in the in-
strument cluster lights up.
Switching on the high-beam head-
lampsThe combination switch is located on
the left of the steering wheel.
1High-beam headlamps
2Headlamp flasher\1
Turn key to position
1 in ignition lock
(
\2
page 111).
\1
Turn light switch to
B
.
U
Automatic headlamp control*
M
Lights off
C
Parking lamps, license plate
and instrument lighting on
B
Low-beam headlamps on
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132 Controls in detailLighting
3
\1
Press combination switch forward 1
.
The indicator lamp
A
in the in-
strument cluster lights up.
Headlamp flasher
\1
Turn key to position
1 in ignition lock
(
\2
page 111).
\1
Pull combination switch briefly in
direction
2
.
Constant headlamp mode*On vehicles with steering wheel buttons,
you can set constant headlamp mode
(\2
page 171). This does not apply to
countries in which there is a legal re-
quirement to use constant headlamp
mode.
\1
Turn light switch to
M
.
The low-beam headlamps, parking
lamps and license plate lamp are
switched on when the engine is
running.
The
B
indicator lamp in the in-
strument cluster lights up.
Automatic headlamp control*The parking lamps, low-beam head-
lamps and license plate lamp are
switched on automatically when the
brightness of ambient light falls below a
predetermined level.
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136 Controls in detailLighting
3
The hazard warning lamps still operate if
the ignition is switched off and the key is
removed.
The switch is located on the center con-
sole.1Hazard warning lamps switch
\1To switch on:
press the hazard war-
ning lamps switch.
All turn signals and the switch flash.
\1To switch off:
press the hazard
warning lamps switch again.
Hazard warning lamps
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Warning
G
The rear lamps are concealed when the
rear doors are opened 90° (detent posi-
tion).
The vehicle is then not sufficiently safe-
guarded at the rear and may only be seen
by other road users when they are close
to the vehicle. This could lead to an acci-
dent.
Make sure, therefore, that the vehicle is
safeguarded at the rear in accordance
with national legal requirements, e.g.
with a warning triangle.
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137 Controls in detail
Lighting
3
Standard front interior lighting1To switch on the interior lighting
2Automatic control
3To switch off the interior lighting
Front interior lighting with overhead
control panel*1
To switch the left-hand reading lamp on / off
2To switch the right-hand reading lamp
on / off
3Right-hand reading lamp
4Interior lamp
5To switch automatic control on / off
6To switch the interior lighting on / off
7Left-hand reading lamp
Automatic controlThe front interior lighting (but not the
rear interior lamps) comes on if you:\4
unlock the vehicle
\4
open a door
\4
remove the key from the ignition lock
The front interior lighting switches off
again automatically.
\1To switch off:
press button
5
.
The interior lighting remains off even
if you open a door.
\1To switch on:
press button
5
.
The automatic function is activated. The
interior lighting switches on and off
again automatically.
Front interior lighting
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139 Controls in detail
Lighting
3
Rear interior lamp with switch
1To switch on the rear interior lighting
2To switch off the rear interior lighting
3Automatic control
Switching the convenient rear interi-
or lighting* on/offOn panel vans / crewbuses equipped
with the convenient rear interior lighting,
the rear interior lighting master control
switch is between the steering wheel
and the ignition lock.There is a switch on each rear interior
lamp, which can be used to switch the
lamp concerned on / off separately, re-
gardless of the position of the master
control switch.
iThe rear interior lamps switch off au-
tomatically after 20 minutes if a slid-
ing door or rear door is open.
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