Contents
Safety and Security...........................  63
Occupant safety...................................  64
Air bags ..........................................  66
Occupant Classification System .....  71
Seat belts .......................................  76
Children in the vehicle ....................  79
Panic alarm ..........................................  83
Activating .......................................  83
Deactivating ...................................  83
Driving safety systems .........................  84
ABS ................................................  84
BAS ................................................  86
ESP
®...............................................  86
Anti-theft systems................................  90
Immobilizer.....................................  90
Anti-theft alarm system ..................  90
Tow-away alarm .............................  91
Controls in detail...............................  93
Locking and unlocking .........................  94
SmartKey .......................................  94
Opening the doors from the
inside .............................................  98
Opening the trunk ..........................  99
Closing the trunk..........................  100
Valet locking ................................  101
Trunk lid emergency release ........  102
Automatic central locking ............  102
Locking and unlocking from the 
inside ...........................................  103
Seats .................................................  104
Seat heating* ...............................  104
Lumbar support*..........................  105
AIRSCARF neck-level heating* .....  105
Memory function* .............................  107
Storing positions into memory .....  108
Recalling positions from
memory ........................................  108Lighting .............................................  109
Exterior lamp switch ....................  109
Combination switch .....................  113
Corner-illuminating front
fog lamps* ...................................  114
Hazard warning flasher ................  115
Interior lighting ............................  116
Door entry lamps .........................  117
Instrument cluster .............................  118
Adjusting instrument cluster 
illumination ..................................  118
Tachometer..................................  119
Outside temperature indicator .....  119
Resetting trip odometer ...............  120
Clock............................................  120 
105 Controls in detail
Seats
Lumbar support*
The curvature of the seats can be adjusted 
to help enhance lower back support and 
seating comfort.
1Upper seat curvature
2Lower seat curvature
Switch on the ignition (page 37).
Turn adjustment wheels 1 and 2 
until you have reached the desired seat 
curvature.
AIRSCARF neck-level heating*
The AIRSCARF neck-level heating provides 
the area surrounding the occupants’ necks 
with a heated air stream flowing from 
openings in the head restraints.
1AIRSCARF switch
2Indicator lamps
Warning!G
When switching on the AIRSCARF neck-level 
heating, the air streaming from the openings 
may be very hot. When in close proximity to 
the openings, you could be seriously 
burned. To help avoid serious personal 
injuries, switch the AIRSCARF to a lower 
heating level.