Unlocking and locking
48 Closing a window– A window is closed through pulling lightly on the respective button in the door. The
closing process stops when
one releases the button.
– Additionally you can close the window auto
matically (fully clos
ed) by pulling the
button up to the stop. Renewed pulling of the button causes the window to stop immediately.
The buttons for the individual windows are located in the armrest of the driver's door ⇒ page 47, fig. 40
, front passenger door and in the rear doors*
⇒page 48.
Buttons for the power windows in the armrest for the driver Button for the power window in the driver's door Button for the power window in the front passenger's door Button for the power window in the rear door on the right* Button for the power window in the rear door on the left* Safety pushbutton* Safety pushbutton* You can deactivate the buttons for power wind
ows at rear doors by pressing the safety
pushbutton
⇒page 47, fig. 40
. The buttons for power windows at rear doors are
activated again by pressing
the safety pushbutton again.
If the buttons for the rear doors are deactivated, the indicator light
in the safety
switch lights up.
WARNING
•
If you lock the vehicle from the outside, do not leave any person in the
vehicle since it is no longer possible to
open the windows from the inside in an
emergency.•
The system is fitted with a force limiter
⇒page 49. If there is an obstacle, the
closing process is stopped and the window
goes down by several centimeters.
You should then take particular care when closing the windows! You may otherwise suffer severe injuries as a re
sult of getting an arm, for example,
jammed in the window!
•
It is recommended to deactivate the el
ectrically operated
power windows in
the rear doors (safety pushbutton)
⇒page 47, fig. 40
when children are
being transported on the rear seats.
Note
•
After switching the ignition off, it is still
possible to open or close the windows for a
further 10 minutes. The automatic closing and opening functions will not operate during this time. The power windows are sw
itched off completely once you open the
driver or front passenger door.•
When driving always use the existing he
ating, air conditioning and ventilation
system for ventilating the interior of the vehicle. If the windows are opened, dust as well as other dirt can get into the vehicle an
d in addition the wind noise is more at
certain speeds.Button in front passenger door and in rear doorsA button for the relevant window is provided in these doors.Opening a window– Lightly press the appropriate button
down
and hold it until the window has moved
into the desired position.
AAABACADAS
AS
AS
AS
WARNING (continued)
AS
Fig. 41 Position of button in front passenger door
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55
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Rain lights If you switch on the windscreen wipe in th
e operation rain sensor* for longer than 10
seconds or in the operation permanent wipe (position 2 or 3)
⇒page 63 switching on
for longer than 15 seconds, the side lights
and low beam are switched on automati-
cally. The light switches off if the windscreen wipe is in operation rain sensor* for more than 4 minutes or is not switched
on in the operation permanent wipe.
WARNING
The automatic light control only operat
es as a support. Th
e driver is not
released from his responsibility to inspect the light and if necessary to switch on the light depending on the light conditions. The light sensor cannot detect for example rain or snow. For these conditions we recommend to switch on the low beam
!
Note
•
Do not affix any stickers in front of the light sensor, so that you do not impair its
function or put it out of operation.•
The same principles as for using the automa
tic light control also
apply to the light
which is switched on manually
⇒page 53.
Cornering lights*The cornering lights are used to illuminate
the curves by means of the cone of light
swiveling together with the front headlight with Xenon lights*. This function is active when the speed of the car increases to more than 10km/h. The swiveling function of the headlights ca
n be switched off / on via the menu point
Assistant
in the main menu of the Information display*
⇒page 24.
WARNING
If the cornering ligh
ts are defective, the headlights are automatically lowered to
the emergency position, which prevents a
possible dazzling of oncoming traffic.
Thus the illuminated length of the road is shortened. Drive carefully and have the car inspected immediatel
y by a specialist garage.
Coming Home FunctionThe function makes it possible to switch on the lights in the darkness for a short time after leaving the vehicle.Switching on Coming Home Function– The light switch is in the position automatic driving lamp control
and the low
beam illuminates.
– Switch off the ignition. – After opening the driver's door, the function Coming Home is switched on.– Close all the doors and the boot lid and lo
ck the vehicle. After a short time, switch
all lights off.
Depending on equipment fitted the function Coming Home switches on the following lights:•
Parking lights,
•
Low beam,
•
Entry lighting in the exterior mirrors,
•
Licence plate light.
Coming Home Function The lights go out 10 seconds after cl
osing all the doors and the boot lid.
If a door or the boot lid re
mains open, the lights go out
60 seconds after switching off
the ignition. The function Coming Home is controlled with the light sensor in the mount of the inte- rior rear mirror. If the light intensity is higher than the set value of the light sensor, the Coming Home Function is not switched on after switching off the ignition.
Note
•
If the Coming Home Function is switched
on constantly, the battery will be heavily
discharged particularly in short-haul traffic.•
The switching on of the described lights
should only be undertaken in accordance
with the legal requirements.
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58Headlamp range adjustment
Once the low beam is switched on
you can then adapt the range of the
headlights to the lo
ad of the vehicle.
– Turn the control dial
⇒fig. 48
until you have adjusted the low beam so that
oncoming traffic is not dazzled.
Settings The positions correspond
approximately to the
following vehicle loads:
Front seats occupied, luggage compartment empty. All seats occupied, luggage compartment empty. All seats occupied, luggage compartment laden.Driver seat occupied, lu
ggage compartment laden.
Caution
Set the headlight beam adjustment in such
a way as to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic.
Note
Headlights fitted with Xenon bulbs* adapt
automatically to the load and driving state
of the vehicle (e.g. accelerating, braking) wh
en the ignition is switched on and when
driving. Vehicles which are equipped with
Xenon bulbs* do not have a manual head-
light range adjustment control.
Switch for hazard warning lights
– Press switch
⇒fig. 49
to switch the hazard warning light system on or off.
All the turn signal lights on the vehicle flas
h at the same time when the hazard warning
light system is switched on. The indicator light for the turn signals and the indicator light in the switch also flash at the same time. You can also switch on the hazard warning light system if the ignition is switched off. The hazard warning light system is switched
on automatically if an airbag is deployed
in the event of an accident. Please comply with any legal requirements when using the hazard warning light system.
Note
Switch on the hazard warning light system if, for example:•
you encounter traffic congestion,
•
your vehicle breaks down or an emergency situation occurs.
Fig. 48 Dash panel: Lights and Visibility
A-A1A2A3
Fig. 49 Dash panel: Switch for hazard warning lights
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60Interior lightingVehicle interior lighting in the front and lighting of storage compartment on front passenger sideFig. 51 Front vehicle interior lightingSwitching the interior light on– Press the switch at the point of the symbol
⇒fig. 51
.
Switching the interior light off– Press the switch at the point of the symbol
O.
Door contact setting– Position the switch into middle position.
On vehicles without interior monitor*, the
middle position is ma
rked with a symbol
⇒fig. 51
on the left.
Lighting of storage compartment on the front passenger side– When opening the flap of the storage comp
artment on the front passenger side the
lighting in the storage compartment comes on.
– The light switches on automatically when
the parking light is switched on and goes
out when the flap is closed.
The interior light comes on as soon as you
unlock the car or open
a door or when the
ignition key has been removed. The light go
es out again about 30 seconds after all the
doors have been closed. The interior lighting
is switched off when you lock the car or
switch the ignition on. This only applies wh
en the switch for the corresponding interior
lights is standing n the door contact setting. The interior lighting goes off after about 10
minutes when a door has been left open in
order to avoid discharging the battery of the vehicle. If the switch is in the position
(permanent lights), the interior lighting goes off at the
latest after 10 minutes in order to avoi
d discharging the battery of the vehicle.
Two diffuse lights* are integrated in the in
terior lighting, which
illuminates the shift
lever and the middle of the dash panel.
They are switched on automatically when
switching on the parking light. On vehicles with interior monitor, the il
lumination unit does not have any diffuse
lights*.
Note
We recommend having these bulbs re
placed by a specialist garage.
Front reading lightsFig. 52 Front reading lightsFront reading lights– You switch on or off the reading light on the right or left by pressing the switch
⇒ fig. 52
.
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64The windscreen wipers and the wash system only operate if the ignition is switched on and the bonnet is closed
9).
If the intermittent wipe is switched on, the intervals are also controlled depending on speed. The rain sensor* automatically regulates
the break between the individual wiper
strokes depending on the intensity of the rain. The rear window will be wiped again if the front window wipers are on when reverse gear is selected. The windscreen washer nozzles are heated* when the ignition is switched on.Top up with wash liquid
⇒page 214.
Winter position If the windscreen wipers are in rest positi
on, they cannot be folded out from the wind-
screen. For this reason we recommend adjusting the windscreen wipers in winter so that they can be folded out from the windscreen easily. You can set this rest position as follows:•
Switch on the windscreen wipers.
•
Switch off the ignition. The windscreen wipers remain in the position in which they
were when switching off the ignition. You can also use the service position
⇒page 65 as a winter position.
WARNING
•
Properly maintained wind
screen wiper blades are essential for clear visi-
bility and safe driving
⇒page 65.
•
Do not use the windscreen washer sy
stem at low temperatures, without
heating the windscreen beforehand.
Otherwise the window cleaner could
freeze on the windscreen and re
strict the view to the front.
•
The rain sensor only operates as a support. The driver is not released from
the responsibility to set the function of the windscreen wipers manually depending on the visibility conditions.
Caution
In frosty weather, please firs
t of all check whether the windscreen wiper blades are not
frozen to the windscreen before switching them on. Switching on windscreen wipers when the blades are frozen to the windscreen may result in damage both to the blades and the motor of the windscreen wipers!
Note
•
If the slower or the faster wiper setting is switched on
⇒page 63, fig. 57
and
the vehicle speed decreases to below 4 km/h, the lower wiper step is switched on automatically. At a speed increase of more
than 8 km/h the previous wiper setting is
established again.•
If there is an obstacle on the windscre
en, the wiper will try to push away the
obstacle. If the obstacle continues to block
the wiper, the wiper stops after 5 cycles, in
order to avoid a damage to the wiper. Re
move the obstacle and and switch on the
wiper again.Automatic rear window wiper*If the windshield wiper lever is in the posi
tion or , the rear window wiper carries
out a wiping process every 30 seconds or
10 seconds at a speed above 5 km/h.
When the rain sensor* is active (the lever
is in the position ) the function is only
active if the front window wipers continue
to operate (no break between each wiping
process). Activation/deactivation The function of the automatic rear window wiper is activated/deactivated in the infor- mation display* in the menu: „
Setup „
Lights & Vision (Lights & Vision) „
Rear wiper
Note
The function of the automatic rear window
wiper is only valid for vehicles which are
equipped with the information display*. The function is activated in the factory.
9)On vehicles which do not have
a contact switch for the bonnet, the windshield wiper and wash
system operates also when
the bonnet is opened.
A2
A3
A2
A3
A1
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71
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
•
The seat backrests must not be angled too far back when driving otherwise
this will affect proper operation of the se
at belts and of the airbag system - risk
of injury!
Note
If the movement of the seat is inadverten
tly interrupted during an adjustment, once
again press the switch in the appropriate di
rection and continue with the adjustment
of the seat to the end.Storing settingStoring seat and exterior mirror settings for driving forward– Switch on the ignition. – Adjust the seat
⇒page 70.
– Adjust both exterior mirrors
⇒page 67.
– Press button
SET
⇒fig. 64
.
– Press one of the memory buttons with
in 10 seconds after pressing the button
SET
- an acknowledgement signal confirms that the seat setting is stored.
Storing exterior mirror setting for reversing*– Switch on the ignition.
– Turn the exterior mirror control to position
⇒page 67.
– Engage the reverse gear. – Move the right exterior mirror
into the desired position
⇒page 67.
– Take the vehicle out of gear. The set posi
tion of the exterior mirror is stored.
Memory buttons Memory for the seat offers the possibility to store the individual driver seat and external mirror position. An individual posi
tion can be allocated to each of the three
memory buttons
⇒fig. 64
, that is three in total. Af
ter pressing the corresponding
memory button , the seat and the exterior
mirror are automatically moved into the
positions which have been allocated to this button
⇒page 71.
Emergency Off You can interrupt the setting operation at any time, if you operate any button of the driver seat.
Note
•
For safety reasons, it is not possible to store this position if the inclination angle of
the seat backrest is more than 102
° in relation to the seat cushion.
•
When storing settings with the memory
buttons, we recommend that you begin
with the front button and assign a memory button to each additional driver.•
Each new setting stored with the same button erases the previous setting.
•
Each time you store the seat and exterior mirror settings for driving forward you
also have to re-store the individual setting
of the exterior mirror on the passenger side
for reversing.Assigning remote control to the memory buttonsAfter storing the settings of the seat and exterior mirrors, you have 10 seconds in order to assign the radio remote control to the appropriate memory button. – Withdraw the ignition key.
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 64 Driver seat: Memory buttons and SET button
AA
AB
ABAB
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74Rear seatsAdjusting seats in forward/back directionFig. 67 Releasing at the front / rearTo enlarge the luggage compartment, the ou
ter rear seats can be pushed forwards,
folded fully forwards or the seats can be removed.Moving seats in forward/back direction– Pull the lever
⇒fig. 67
up in direction of arrow or on the release loop in
direction of arrow
⇒fig. 67
and move the seat into the desired position .
Note
Please refer to the following guidelines
⇒page 139, “Correct seated position for the
occupants on the rear seats”.
Adjusting the seat backrestAdjust the angle of the seat backrest– Pull the lever
⇒fig. 68
and adjust the desired an
gle of the seat backrest.
Folding rear seats forwardsFig. 69 Fold seat forward / secure folded forward seatsFolding rear seats fully forwards and secure– Open the guide loop for the seat belt on the side of the outer seats and put the belt
tongue into the opening of the wheel housing on the respective side trim panel - safety holder.
– Remove the head restraint from the rear middle seat
⇒page 73.
– Move the rear exterior seats as far as possible to the rear
⇒page 74.
AA
A1
A2
A3
Fig. 68 Adjusting the seat backrest
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78•
Do not place any footmats or other additional floor coverings in the area of
the pedals in order to ensure that all the pedals can be fully depressed and are able to return unobstructed to their initial position - risk of accident!•
There must be no objects on the floor
which could roll under the pedals. You
would then no longer be able to apply
the brakes, operate the clutch or acceler-
ator - risk of accident!Luggage compartmentLoading the luggage compartmentPlease observe the following in the interest of having good handling characteristics of your vehicle: – Distribute the items of luggage as evenly as possible. – Place heavy objects as far forward as possible.– Attach the items of luggage to the lashing eyes or the fixing net*
⇒page 79.
In the event of an accident, there is such a
high kinetic energy wh
ich is produced by
small and light objects that they can cause se
vere injuries. The magnitude of the kinetic
energy depends on the speed at which the vehi
cle is travelling and on the weight of the
object. The speed at which the vehicle is travelling is in this case the more significant factor. Example: In the event of a frontal collision at a speed of 50 km/h, an unsecured object with a weight of 4.5 kg produces an ener
gy, which corresponds to 20 times its own
weight. This means that it results in a weight of approx. 90 kg. You can imagine the inju- ries that can occur, if this “bullet” is fl
ying through the interior
compartment and hits
an occupant.
WARNING
•
Store the objects in the luggage compartment and attach them to the
lashing eyes, e.g. with the fixing nets.
•
Loose objects in the passenger compartment can be thrown forward during
a sudden manoeuvre or in case of an a
ccident and can injure the occupants or
other oncoming traffic. This risk is still increased, if the objects which are flying around are hit by a deployed airbag. In this case, the objects which are thrown back can injure the occupants - hazard.•
Please note that the handling properti
es of your vehicle may be affected
when transporting heavy objects as a result
of the displacement of the centre of
gravity. The speed and style of driv
ing must be adjusted accordingly.
•
The items carried in the luggage compartment should be stowed in such a
way that no objects are able to slip forward if there are any sudden driving or braking manoeuvres undertaken - risk of injury!•
Never drive with the boot lid fully open
ed or slightly ajar otherwise exhaust
gases may get into the interior of the vehicle - risk of poisoning!•
On no account exceed the permissible
axle loads and the permissible gross
weight of the vehicle - risk of accident!•
Never transport occupants in the luggage compartment!Caution
Please ensure that the heating elements of the rear window heater are not damaged as a result of objects sliding in this area.
Note
Tyre pressure must be adjusted to the load
⇒page 215.
WARNING (continued)
WARNING (continued)
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