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Rain closing feature (sliding/tilt-
ing sunroof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Rain sensor Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Range (on-board computer) . . . . . ..136
Rear bench seat Folding forward/back . . . . . . . . . .194
Rear foglamp
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278
Rear-view mirror
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Anti-dazzle (manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) . . . . .86
Rear window
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . ..182
Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . .286
Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..99
Replacing the wiper blade . . . . . . .322
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
Remote control Auxiliary heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Changing the batteries (auxiliary
heating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
Garage door opene r.. . . . . . . . . . .209
Programming (garage door
opener) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . ..321 Reserve
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293
Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293
Restraint System
see SRS
Restraint systems
For children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Reversing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..167
Reversing lamp Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279
Roof load, maximum . . . . . . . ..363, 364
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Run-on time (mobile phone) . . . . . ..207 S
Safety net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Seat Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76, 77, 78
Correct driver's seat position . . . . . .91
Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Seat belt
Adjusting the height . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90, 291 Seat cushion
Removing (rear bench seat) . . . . . .196
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Seat ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . .285
Securing a load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Securing hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Selector lever Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
Service products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .372
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370
Windscreen washer fluid . . . . . . . .372
Settings
Calling up a stored setting . . . . . . . .87
Factory (key ).. . . . . . . . . . . . . .66, 67
Factory (KEYLESS GO) . . . . . . . . . . .68
Factory (on-board computer) . . . . .127
Setting the unit (on-board computer)
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Shift ranges
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . .108
Sidebags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Side window Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302
Side windows
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
Opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Resettin g.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Index
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Sliding/tilting sunroof
. . . . . . . . . ..187
Rain closing feature . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Sliding sunroof
see Sliding/tilting sunroof
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . .205
Rear compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Spare wheel
Storage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359
Spare wheel bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . ..69
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Speed
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .353
Speed limiter
Speedtronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Speedometer
Digital speedometer (on-board
computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Setting the unit (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Speedtronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Display message . . . . . . . . . .267, 268
Permanent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Variabl e.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Station
see Radio
Status line (on-board computer) . ..1 17
Selecting the displa y.. . . . . . . . ..129
Steering wheel
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Buttons (on-board computer) . . . . .115
Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . ..84
Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . .286
Stowage compartment . . . . . . . . . ..201
Armrest (under) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Centre console (rear) . . . . . . . . . . .202
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Stowage compartments
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Stowage space
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Submenu (on-board computer) . . ..1 27
Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Time/date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Summer opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Sun visor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Supplemental Restraint System see SRS
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290
Surround lighting
Switching on/off (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Switching off the alarm
ATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 T
Tailgate Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . .309
Limiting the opening angl e.. . . . . ..73
Opening/closing (automatically) . . .71
Opening/closing (manually) . . . . . . .70
Tail lamps
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366
Tank contents Calling up the range (on-board
computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Technical data
Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .353
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352 Index
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Overhead control panel
34 Overhead control panel
Function Page
1 X
To switch the left-
hand reading lamp on/off 97
2 ¦
To switch the rear
interior lighting on/off 97
3 ¥
To switch the auto-
matic interior lighting con-
trol on/off 97
4 ð
To switch the front
interior lighting on/off 97
5 X
To switch the right-
hand reading lamp on/off 97
6
a
To open/close the
sliding/tilting sunroof* 187
7 Rear-view mirror
85
8 Transmitter buttons for the
garage door opener*
209At a glance
* optional
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Occupant safety
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R
independently of the front airbags
R regardless of whether the front-passenger
seat is occupied PRE-SAFE
®
system
PRE-SAFE ®
system takes pre-emptive meas-
ures to protect you in certain hazardous sit-
uations.
PRE-SAFE ®
intervenes in the event of:
R emergency braking situations, e.g. if BAS
Brake Assist intervenes
R critical situations involving driving dynam-
ics, e.g. if the vehicle oversteers or under-
steers significantly due to physical limits
being exceeded
If you are driving faster than approximately
35 km/h, PRE-SAFE ®
takes the following
measures in the aforementioned situations:
R It tensions the front seat belts.
R Vehicle with memory functions*: it adjusts
the front-passenger seat if this is in an
unfavourable position.
R If the vehicle skids, it closes the sliding/
tilting sunroof* and side windows so that
only a small gap remains. If the hazardous situation passes without
resulting in an accident, PRE-SAFE
®
releases
the belt pretensioning. You can then reverse
all settings made by PRE-SAFE ®
again.
If the seat belts are not released:
X Move the backrest or the seat back slightly
until the belt tension is reduced.
The locking mechanism releases. G
Risk of injury
Make sure when adjusting the seat that
nobody can become trapped.
! Make sure that there are no objects in the
footwell or behind the seats when adjusting
the seats. You could otherwise damage the
seats and the objects. NECK-PRO head restraint
NECK-PRO head restraints are designed to
increase protection to the driver's and front-
passenger's head and neck. To this end, the
head restraints on the driver's and front-
passenger seats are moved forwards and
upwards in the event of a rear-end collision
when viewed in the direction of travel. This
provides better head support. G
Risk of injury
Head restraint covers prevent the NECK-
PRO head restraints from triggering cor-
rectly. Consequently, the NECK-PRO head
restraints cannot provide the intended level
of protection. Do not use head restraint
covers.
If the NECK-PRO head restraints are triggered
in an accident, you must reset the head
restraints on the driver's and front-passenger
seats (Y page 310). Head restraints that have
been triggered are tilted forwards. Safety
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Anti-theft syste
ms64R
the vehicle is unlocked again
R a door is opened and closed again
R the vehicle is locked again Interior motion sensor*
If the interior motion sensor is primed, a vis-
ual and audible alarm is deployed if move-
ment is detected in the vehicle interior while
the vehicle is locked. This occurs, for exam-
ple, if someone breaks the side windows of
your vehicle or reaches into the vehicle's inte-
rior.
Priming the interior motion sensor X
Make sure that: R
the side windows are closed
R the sliding/tilting sunroof* is closed
R there are no objects, e.g. mascots, hang-
ing on the rear-view mirror or on the
grasp handles on the roof trim.
This will prevent false alarms.
X Make sure that all the doors and the tail-
gate are closed.
X Lock the vehicle with the key or, on vehicles
with KEYLESS GO*, with the locking button
on the door handle.
The interior motion sensor is primed after
approximately 40 seconds.
Deactivating the interior motion sensor To prevent a false alarm, deactivate the inte-
rior motion sensor if you lock your vehicle and
R
people or animals remain in the vehicle
R a window remains open
R the sliding/tilting sunroof* remains open
It is possible to deactivate the interior motion
sensor using the on-board computer for the
next time the vehicle is locked
(Y page 134). The interior motion sensor
remains deactivated until you unlock and lock
the vehicle again. If you select
Interior motion sensor in
the "Display with ignition switched off" func-
tion contained in the Vehiclesubmenu,
(Y page 131) the following message appears
in the multi-function display after switching
off the ignition: X
Press -.
The Interior motion sensor off mes-
sage appears in the multi-function display.
i If you press +, the interior motion sen-
sor will remain activated.
X Lock the vehicle with the key or, on vehicles
with KEYLESS GO*, with the locking button
on the door handle.
The interior motion sensor remains deacti-
vated until:
R
the vehicle is unlocked again
R a door is opened and closed again
R the vehicle is locked again Safety
* optional
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Opening and closing
...........................66
Key positions ....................................... 75
Seats .................................................... 76
Steering wheel .................................... 83
Mirrors ................................................. 85
Memory functions* .............................87
Seat belts ............................................. 89
Lights ................................................... 92
Windscreen wipers .............................98
Side windows ...................................... 99Driving and parking
..........................103
Transmission ..................................... 106
Instrument cluster ............................113
On-board computer ..........................115
Off-road driving ................................. 138
Driving systems ................................ 145
Air conditioning ................................. 169
Sliding sunroof .................................. 187
Loading and stowing ........................190
Features ............................................. 203 Controls
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Opening and closing
66 Opening and closing
Key
The vehicle's equipment includes two keys
with remote control. Each key contains an
emergency key element.
The key is configured at the factory to cen-
trally lock and unlock the following:
R the doors
R the tailgate
R the fuel filler flap G
Risk of accident
If children are left unsupervised in the vehi-
cle, they could:
R open a door from the inside at any time,
even if it has been locked
R start the vehicle using a key which has
been left in the vehicle
R release the parking brake
They could endanger themselves and oth-
ers. Never leave children unsupervised in
the vehicle. Always take the key with you
when leaving the vehicle, even if you are
only leaving it for a short time. 1
j To lock the vehicle
2 i To unlock, open* or close* the tail-
gate
3 k To unlock the vehicle
4 Battery check lamp
i The key can also be used to open/close
the sliding/tilting sunroof* and the side
windows. You can open them using the
summer opening feature (Y page 101). You
can close them using the convenience clos-
ing feature (Y page 102). Factory settings X
To unlock centrally: press thekbut-
ton.
The turn signals flash once. The locking
knobs in the doors pop up. The anti-theft
alarm system* is deactivated.
When it is dark, the surround lighting also
comes on if it is activated in the on-board
computer.
i If you do not open either a door or the
tailgate after you have unlocked the vehi-
cle, it will automatically relock after approx-
imately 40 seconds.
X To lock centrally: press thejbutton.
The turn signals flash three times if the
doors and tailgate are closed. The locking
knobs in the doors drop down. The anti-
theft alarm system* and the immobiliser
are primed.
Individual settings You can change the setting of the locking
system in such a way that pressing the
k
button only unlocks the driver's door
and the fuel filler flap. This could be useful if
you frequently travel on your own. Controls
* optional
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Opening and closing
68
i
You can also use the KEYLESS GO key to
open and close the side windows and slid-
ing/tilting sunroof*. You can open them
using the summer opening feature
(Y page 101). You can close them using
the convenience closing feature
(Y page 102).
i If the vehicle has been parked for a long
time, you must pull the door handle to acti-
vate the KEYLESS GO functions.
Important notes R
If the KEYLESS GO key is removed from the
vehicle (e.g. in luggage or an article of
clothing), it will no longer be possible to
lock or start the vehicle.
R If the KEYLESS GO key is removed from the
vehicle while the engine is running, e.g. if
the front passenger leaves the vehicle with
the KEYLESS GO key, the following mes-
sage will appear in the multi-function dis-
play as you pull away: Key not detec-
ted.
R If the KEYLESS GO key is in the vehicle, the
vehicle can be started at any time. If you
have left the KEYLESS GO key in the vehi-
cle, the following message will appear in the multi-function display when you lock
the vehicle:
Key still in vehicle .
Factory settings X
To unlock centrally: pull the door handle.
The turn signals flash once. The locking
knobs in the doors pop up. The anti-theft
alarm system* is deactivated.
When it is dark, the surround lighting also
comes on if it is activated in the on-board
computer.
i If you do not open either a door or the
tailgate after you have unlocked the vehi-
cle, it will automatically relock after approx-
imately 40 seconds.
i There is a danger of the vehicle being
unlocked unintentionally. This could occur
if the KEYLESS GO key is within one metre
of the vehicle and the door handle is
splashed with water. This could also occur
when cleaning the door handle. 1
Locking button on the door handle
X To lock centrally: press locking button
1 on the door handle.
The turn signals flash three times. The lock-
ing knobs in the doors drop down. The anti-
theft alarm system* and the immobiliser
are primed.
Individual settings You can change the setting of the locking
system. When you now grasp the door handle
on the driver's door, you will only unlock the
driver's door and the fuel filler flap. This could
be useful if you frequently travel on your own.
X
To change the setting: press thek
and j buttons simultaneously for Controls
* optional
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