
Seats and stowage105
Safety First
Operating instructions
Practical tips
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
•
When fitting the head restraints again, insert the tubes as far as possible
into the guides without pressing the button.
Front seatsAdjustment of the front seats
Adjusting the seat forwards and backwards
– Pull up the grip and move the seat forwards or backwards.
– Then release the grip and move the seat further until the catch engages.
Adjusting the seat height
– Pull the lever up or push down (several times if necessary) from its home position. This adjusts the seat height in stages. Adjusting the backrest angle
– Take your weight off the backrest and turn the hand wheel.
To fold and unfold the seat back* (for two-door vehicles without
the Easy - Entry* function)
–To fold the seat back down, pull the lever upwards, in the
direction of the arrow and push the seat back forwards.
–To unfold the seatback, push it back.
Folding and unfolding the seat back* (for two-door vehicles
without the Easy - Entry* function)
–To fold the seat back down, pull the lever upwards, in the
direction of the arrow and push the seat back forwards. You can
push the seat forwards at the same time to make entry to the rear
seats easier.
–To unfold the seat back, first move the seat completely back.
The Easy-Entry function facilitates the access to the vehicle rear seats. Before
lifting the seat back, return the seat to the original position. The seat inserts
when the seat back is lifted.
WARNING
•
Never adjust the driver or front passenger seat while the vehicle is in
motion. While adjusting your seat, you will assume an incorrect sitting
position. Risk of fatal accidents. Adjust the driver or front passenger seat
only when the vehicle is stationary.
•
To reduce the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger in case of
a sudden braking or an accident, never drive with the backrest tilted
towards the rear. The maximum protection of the seat belt can be achieved
only when the backrests are in an upright position and the driver and front
Fig. 67 Front left seat
controls
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A1
A2
A3A4
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A4
A1
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Safety First
Operating instructions
Practical tips
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Rear seat benchFolding down rear seats
Folding seat down
– Remove the head restraint ⇒page 104.
– Pull the front edge of the seat cushion ⇒fig. 69 upwards in
the direction of the arrow.
– Lift the cushion forwards in the direction of the arrow.
– Pull the release button ⇒ fig. 70 in the direction of the arrow and
fold the backrest forwards
– Insert the head restraints in their corresponding fastenings.
Folding seat forward
– Remove the head restraints from their fastening on the seat cushion.
– Lift the backrest until it correctly engages in the catches.
– Once the backrest is locked, pull on the central seat belt to check that the backrest has engaged properly in position.
– Check that the position lever is in neutral position.
– Replace the rear head restraints ⇒page 104.
– Lower the cushion and push it backwards below the seat belt buckles.
– Press the front part of the cushion downwards.On split rear seats
9) the backrest and cushion can be lowered and raised
respectively in two sections.
Fig. 69 Folding up the
rear seat cushionFig. 70 Button for
unlocking the rear back-
rest
9)Optional equipment
A1
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WARNING
•
Please be careful when folding back the backrest! Injuries can be
caused if the backrest is tilted without due care and attention.
•
Do no trap or damage seat belts when raising the backrest.
•
After raising the backrest, check it has engaged properly in position. Do
this by pulling on the central seat belt and checking that the position lever
is in the neutral position.
•
The three point automatic seat belt only works correctly when the back-
rest of the central seat is correctly engaged.
Stowage compartmentsStowage compartment on the front passenger sideThe compartment can be opened by pulling the lever ⇒fig. 71 .
WARNING
Always keep the stowage compartment co ver closed while the vehicle is in
motion in order to reduce the risk of injury caused by a sudden braking or
by an accident.Object compartment, driver's side
There is an object compartment on the driver's side
Fig. 71 Passenger side:
stowage compartment
Fig. 72 Driver's side
compartment
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Index251
Main beam headlights
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Main headlight lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219, 221
Maintenance airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Manual heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Manual heating system Defrosting the windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Demisting the windscreen and side windows . .118
MFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Mileage display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Mirrors Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Wing mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Multi-function display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53NNumber of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16OObject compartment right-hand front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
One-touch opening and closing
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Open stowage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Opening and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Operation when a fault occurs Panoramic/ tilt ing roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Overview Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
PPaintworkPolishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Panoramic roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Petrol engines, starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 18
Plastic key tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Plastic parts cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 164
RRadio frequency remote control
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Radio wave remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Rain sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear cupholder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Rear fog light Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rear pilot lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Rear seat folding down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear window heating Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Rearview mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Remote control key Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
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