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Repairs to either of the frontseat covers, the sensorsattached to the seats as well as tothe roof lining should only be carriedout by properly trained technicians.Injuries may result if the side airbagsare triggered inadvertently.
Do not block, obstruct or coverthe airbag because it mayprevent proper deployment. Do notpoke any sharp objects into the areaswhere airbags are fitted. This coulddamage the airbags.
Do not use any accessory seatcovers that are not specificallydesigned for seats with side airbags.These seat covers must be fitted byproperly trained technicians.
WARNING
Always wear the seat belt andkeep sufficient distancebetween the driver and the steeringwheel. Only when the seat belt isused properly, can it hold the bodyin a position which allows the airbagto achieve its optimum effect. Thereis a risk of injury when the airbagdeploys.
The seat and back must be setcorrectly for the airbags to beoptimally effective. See Sitting inthe correct position (page 120).
This is the ideal seating position forthe driver and front passenger andhelps reduce the risk of injury fromsitting too close to an inflating airbag.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The front airbags activate duringsignificant collisions which areeither frontal or up to 30degrees from the left or the right.The airbags inflate within a fewthousandths of a second. They willdeflate on contact with the frontoccupants thus cushioning forwardbody movement.
During minor collisions as well asoverturns and rear or side collisions,the front airbag system will not beactivated.
WARNINGS
Repairs to the steering wheel,steering column and airbagsystem should be carried out byproperly trained technicians.
Always keep the areas in frontof the airbags free. Never affixanything to or over these areas.
These areas should only be wipedwith a damp cloth, never with a wetcloth.
Side air bags
A label on the seatback indicates thatside airbags are fitted. The sideairbags are fitted on the side of theseatbacks of the front seats. In caseof a severe lateral collision, the airbagon the side affected by the collisionwill be inflated.
The airbag will inflate between thedoor panel and occupant. Once theoccupant’s body contacts the airbag,the propellant escapes, therebycushioning the impact.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ADJUSTING THE
STEERING WHEEL
WARNING
Never adjust the steering wheelwhen the vehicle is moving.
Note:Make sure that you are sittingin the correct position. See Sittingin the correct position (page 120).
WARNING
Make sure that you fully engagethe locking lever when returningit to its original position.
HORN
The horn can also be operated whenthe ignition is off.
AUDIO CONTROL
Select radio, CD or cassette modeon the audio unit.
The following functions can beoperated with the remote control:
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Volume up: Press the top button onthe back of the remote control.
Volume down: Press the bottombutton on the back of the remotecontrol.
Seek
Move the lever up or down:
•In radio mode, this will locatethe next radio station up or downthe frequency band.
•In CD mode, it will select thenext or previous track.
Mode
Briefly press the button on the side:
•In radio mode, this will locatethe next pre-set radio station.
•In CD mode, this will select thenext CD if a CD changer is fitted.
•In all modes to abort a trafficmessage during broadcasting.
Press and hold the button on theside:
•In radio mode to change thewaveband.
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To select or deselect voice control,press the button on the top.
For further information see theseparate handbook.
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Some models without autowipers arefitted with a speed-dependent frontscreen wiper system.
When the vehicle is slowed to walkingspeed or is brought to a standstill, thewiper speed will automatically switchto the next lower wiper speedsetting.
When the vehicle speed is increased,the wiper speed will return to themanually-chosen setting.
Moving the wiper lever when thesystem is operating will switch off thesystem.
If the vehicle is again slowed towalking speed or is brought to astandstill, the system is reactivated.
WINDSCREEN WASHERS
WARNING
Do not operate the washer formore than 10 seconds at a time,and never when the reservoir isempty.
While the button at the end of thelever is pressed the washer will workin conjunction with the wipers.
After releasing the button, the wipersoperate for a short time.
REAR WINDOW WIPER
AND WASHERS
Intermittent wipe
Pull the lever towards the steeringwheel.
Reverse gear wipe
The rear wiper will be activatedautomatically when selecting reversegear if:
•the rear wiper is not alreadyswitched on,
•the wiper lever is in position A, B,C or D and
•the front wiper is operating (whenset to position B).
The rear wiper will follow the frontwiper interval (at intermittent ornormal speed).
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WARNING
Do not operate the washer formore than 10 seconds at a time,and never when the reservoir isempty.
While the lever is pulled towards thesteering wheel the washer will workin conjunction with the wipers.
Once the wash/wipe cycle iscompleted, the wipers will pause andthen perform one more wipe to clearthe windscreen.
After releasing the lever, the wipersoperate for a short time.
ADJUSTING THE
WINDSCREEN WASHER
JETS
The eye ball jets can be adjustedprecisely using a pin.
HEADLAMP WASHERS
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine LIGHTING CONTROL
Lighting control positions
OffA
Side and tail lampsB
HeadlampsC
Front fog lampsD
Rear fog lampsE
Parking lampsF
Parking lamps
CAUTION
Prolonged use of the parkinglamps will discharge the battery.
Switch off the ignition.
Push the lighting control inwards andturn it to position F.
Main and dipped beam
Pull the lever fully towards thesteering wheel to switch betweenmain and dipped beam.
Headlamp flasher
Pull the lever slightly towards thesteering wheel.
Home safe lighting
Switch the ignition off and pull thedirection indicator lever towards thesteering wheel to switch theheadlamps on. You will hear a shorttone. The headlamps will go offautomatically after 3 minutes with anydoor open, or 30 seconds after thelast door has been closed.
With all doors closed, but within the30 second delay, opening any doorwill result in the 3 minute timerstarting again.
The home safe lights can becancelled by either pulling thedirection indicator lever towards thesteering wheel again or by turningthe ignition switch ON.
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