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tion of travel)
⇒page 120, “Deactivating an airbag”. If this is not done, there
is a risk of the child suffering severe or even fatal injuries if the front passenger airbag is deployed. In certai
n countries national legal provisions
also require that the side airbags be
deactivated. When transporting a child
on the front passenger seat, please comply with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.•
If the front passenger airbag has been
switched off by a specialist garage
using the vehicle system tester, the si
de passenger airbag* remains switched
on. In certain countries national legal provisions require that besides the front passenger airbag also the side airbag is deactivated. Please comply with any differing national legal regula
tions regarding the use of child safety
seats.•
If a child safety seat in which the child faces in the direction of travel is
used on the front passenger seat, the
front passenger seat must be moved
back fully. For vehicles with height ad
justable front passenger seat, the seat
must be put in the highest position.•
If this is not done, a child seated on the front passenger seat may suffer
severe or even fatal injuries if the
front passenger airbag or airbags are
deployed. Have the airbag (or ai
rbags) deactivated if necessary
⇒page 120.
•
You should have the front passenger airbag (or airbags) reactivated just
as soon as you no longer use a child sa
fety seat on the front passenger seat.
Child safety and side airbag* Children must never be seated in
the deployment area of side
airbags.In the event of a side collision, the si
de airbags offer the vehicle occupants
enhanced protection. The side airbags are inflated in fractions of
a second in order to be able to provide
this protection
⇒page 119, “Function of
the side airbags”.
An airbag inflating develops such a strong force that an occupant who has not adopted an upright seated position may suffer
injuries from the airbag or as a result
of objects which are located within th
e deployment area of the side airbag.
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 131 Seated position of an unprotected child at risk from side airbagFig. 132 Child properly protected by safety seat
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This applies particularly to children if they are not transported in accordance with legal requirements. The child is protected when seated in a child safety seat matching its age. Adequate room is available between th
e child and the deployment area of the side airbag and
head airbag. The airbag offers optimal protection.
WARNING
•
It is essential to always switch off the front passenger airbag and possibly
the side airbag* when attaching a child safety seat on the front passenger seat where the child is seated with its back facing in direction of travel (in some countries also when the child is facing the direction of travel) ⇒ page 120. If this is not done, there is a risk of the child suffering severe or even fatal injuries if the front passen
ger airbag is deploy
ed. In certain coun-
tries national legal provisions also re
quire that the side
airbags be deacti-
vated. When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.•
When transporting a child on the fr
ont passenger seat, please comply
with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.•
Children must never be seated with their head in the deployment area of
the side airbag - risk of injury!•
Do not place any objects within the deployment area of the side airbag -
risk of injury!Child seatClassification of child seats into groups Only child safety seats which have an official approval and are suit- able for the child, may be used.ECE-R 44 standard applies to child safety seats. ECE-R means: Standard Economic Commission of Europe - Regulation.
Child safety seats which have been tested for conformity to ECE-R 44 standard have a non-detachable test seal (a large E within a circle and below this the test number) attached to the seat. Child safety seats are classified in 5 groups: Children of more than 150 cm in height may use the seat belts fitted to the vehicle without a seat bolster.Use of child safety seatsAn overview of the usefulness of child se
ats on each of the seats according to the
EG guidelines 77/541 and ECE 44 standard:
Universal category - seat is suitable for all approved types of child safety seats. The seat can be fitted with
fixing eyes for the “
ISOFIX
*”system.
Group
Weight
0
0 - 10 kg
⇒page 127
0+
up to 13 kg
⇒page 127
1
9 - 18 kg
⇒page 127
2
15 - 25 kg
⇒page 128
3
22 - 36 kg
⇒page 128
Child seat of the group
Front passenger
seat
Rear seat outside
Rear seat middle
0


0+


1


2 and 3
AUA+
AUA+
AU
AUA+
AUA+
AU
AUA+
AUA+
AU
AU
AU
AU
AUA+
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Child seats of group 0/0+The optimal solution for babies of up to
about 9 months old weighing up to 10 kg
or babies up to about 18 mont
hs old weighing up to 13
kg is a child safety seat
which can be adjusted into the reclining position
⇒fig. 133
.
In view of the fact that such child seats are installed that the child is seated with its back facing the direction of travel, they
must not be used on the front passenger
seat
⇒page 124, “Use of child safety seats on the front passenger seat”.WARNING
•
It is essential to always switch off the front passenger airbag (airbags)
when attaching in exceptional circumstances a child safety seat on the front passenger seat where the child is seated
with its back facing in direction of
travel (in some countries also when the child is facing the direction of travel).
− in a specialist garage − or by using the switch for the front passenger airbag*
⇒page 121.
•
In certain countries national legal provisions require that besides the
front passenger airbag also the front passenger side airbag is deactivated. Please comply with any differing national legal regulations regarding the use of child safety seats.
•
If this is not done, a child seated on
the front passenger seat may suffer
severe or even fatal injuries if the
front passenger airbag or airbags are
deployed.•
You should have the front passenger ai
rbag (or airbags) reactivated just
as soon as you no longer use a child sa
fety seat on the front passenger seat.
Child safety seats in Group 1Child seats in Group 1 are for babies and sm
all children up to 4 years of age with a
weight of between 9 and 18 kilograms. It is
best for children in the lower range of
this group, to use a child seat which allows
the child to sit with its back to the direc-
tion of travel. It is best for children in the upper range of the Group 0+, to use a child seat which allows the child to sit
⇒fig. 134
in the direction of travel.
Child safety seats in which the child is seat
ed with its back facing the direction of
travel, must not be used on the front passenger seat
⇒page 124, “Use of child
safety seats on the front passenger seat”.
WARNING
•
It is essential to always switch of
f the front passenger airbag (airbags)
when attaching in exceptional circumstances a child safety seat on the front
Fig. 133 Child seats of group 0/0+
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 134 Child seat with padded table in Group 1 installed on rear seat bench facing the direction of travel
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passenger seat where the child is seated
with its back facing in direction of
travel (in some countries also when the
child is facing the direction of travel).
− in a specialist garage − or by using the switch for
the front passenger airbag*
⇒page 121.
•
In certain countries national legal provisions require that besides the
front passenger airbag also the front pa
ssenger side airbag is deactivated.
Please comply with any differing nati
onal legal regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats.•
If this is not done, a child seated on the front passenger seat may suffer
severe or even fatal injuries if the
front passenger airbag or airbags are
deployed.•
You should have the front passenger ai
rbag (or airbags) reactivated just
as soon as you no longer use a child sa
fety seat on the front passenger seat.
Child safety seats in Group 2For children up to about 7 years of age
weighing between 15 and 25 kg the optimal
solution is a child safety seat in comb
ination with the three-point seat belt
⇒ fig. 135
.
WARNING
•
When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply
with the appropriate national regulati
ons regarding the use of child safety
seats. If required, the airbag has to be deactivated,
− in a specialist garage − or by using the switch for the front passenger airbag*
⇒page 121.
•
The shoulder part of the seat belt
must run approximately across the
middle of the shoulder and fit snugly agai
nst the chest. It must on no account
run across the neck. The lap part of the seat belt must run across the pelvis and fits snugly; it must not run over the belly. Tighten the belt webbing over your hip if necessary.•
Please comply with any differing nati
onal legal regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats.Child safety seats in Group 3For children of about 7 years of age weighi
ng between 22 and 36 kg and of a height
of less than 150 cm, the optimal solution
is a child safety seat (seat bolster) in
combination with the three-point seat belt
⇒fig. 136
.
Children of more than 150 cm in height may use the seat belts fitted to the vehicle without a seat bolster.
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 135 Child seat in Group 2 installed on the rear seat facing the direction of travel
Fig. 136 Child seat in Group 3 installed on the rear seat facing the direction of travel
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WARNING
•
When transporting a child on the front passenger seat, please comply
with the appropriate national regulations regarding the use of child safety seats. If required, the airb
ag has to be deactivated,
− in a specialist garage − or by using the switch for the front passenger airbag*
⇒page 121.
•
The shoulder part of the seat belt must run approximately across the
middle of the shoulder and fit snugly against the chest. It must on no account run across the neck. The lap part of the seat belt must run across the pelvis and fits snugly; it must not run over th
e belly. Tighten the belt webbing over
your hip if necessary.•
Please comply with any differing nati
onal legal regulations regarding the
use of child safety seats.Attaching a child seat us
ing the “ISOFIX” system
There are two locking eyes between th
e rear exterior seat backrest and
the surface of the seat itself
on both sides for fixing the
ISOFIX
system
child seat in place. One can mount
a child safety seat using the
ISOFIX

system quickly, easily and reliably.
The installation must be carried out
according to the supplied instructions. The seat must click into place audibly when installing. Install child seat – Insert the mounting funnels onto the locking eyes between the seat
backrest and the seat cushion
⇒
fig. 137
.
– Push the notched arms of the chil
d seat over the mounting funnels
into the locking eyes, until it is heard to lock
⇒
fig. 138
.
–
Pull on both sides of the child seat!
One can mount a child safety seat using the “ISOFIX” system quickly, easily and reli- ably. Please pay close attention to instruct
ions from the manufacturer of the child
safety seat when installing and removing the seat. Child seats fitted with the “ISOFIX” syst
em can only be mounted and fixed in a
vehicle fitted with an “ISOFIX” system when
these child seats have been released for
this type of vehicle according to the ECE-R 44 standard. You can obtain child seats with the “ISOFIX” attachment system from specialist garages who will also installed it as well.
Fig. 137 Locking eyes (ISOFIX system)
Fig. 138 The ISOFIX child seat is pushed into the mounting funnels
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Complete installation instructions are
enclosed with the child safety seat.
WARNING
•
The locking eyes have just been de
veloped for child safety seats which
use the “ISOFIX” system. You should
therefore never attach other child
safety seats, seat belts or obje
cts to the locking eyes - hazard!
•
Ask a specialist garage whether a
child seat which you bought for
another vehicle is recommended for use in your vehicle before using a child seat with “ISOFIX” system.•
Certain child seats which use the “ISOFIX” system can be attached with
standard three-point seat belts. Please pay close attention to instructions from the manufacturer of the child safety seat when installing and removing the seat.
Note
•
Child seats which use the “ISOFIX” system are currently available for children
weighing from 9 up to 18 kg. This correspo
nds to an age range of from 9 months to
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Index AAbroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 104
electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Alternator
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Antilock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Antilock brake system (ABS)
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Auto Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Automatic seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Automatic vehicle wash systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Automatic wiper/washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143BBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 168
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Inspecting the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Operation in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Belt
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 159Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Brake
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Bulbs
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Button for the central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . 40Buttons on the driver's door
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
CCar state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Changing the engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Changing wheels around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Check engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Child safety seat
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Classification into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Use of child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Children and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Climatronic
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Setting temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning) . . . . . . . 89 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Clothes hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Cockpit
General view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Convenience operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Converting/masking over headlights . . . . . . . . . . 142Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Coolant quantity
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Coolant temperature/coolant level
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Correct seated position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Counter for distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Cup holder
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
DDeactivating
an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Deactivating an airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55De-icing the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Detachable towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Diesel engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Door
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138EEDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Electric sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Electrically adjustable exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 58Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 36
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Electronic stability programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Electronic stability programme (ESP)
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Emergency wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Engine
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Engine compartment
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Engine electronics
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Engine revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 142 ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Exhaust gas
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Exhaust gas inspection
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Exterior mirror heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58FFirst-aid box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
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